Section 460IAC6-36-2. Code of ethics

   A provider, in the provision of services under this article, shall abide by the following code of ethics:

(1) A provider shall provide professional services with objectivity and with respect for the unique needs and values of the individual being provided services.

(2) A provider shall avoid discrimination on the basis of factors that are irrelevant to the provision of services, including, but not limited to:

(A) race;

(B) creed;

(C) gender;

(D) age; or

(E) disability.

(3) A provider shall provide sufficient objective information to enable an individual, or the individual's guardian, to make informed decisions.

(4) A provider shall accurately present professional qualifications and credentials.

(5) A provider shall accurately present professional qualifications of all employees or agents.

(6) A provider shall require all employees or agents to assume responsibility and accountability for personal competence in the practice of the person's profession and in the provision of services under this article.

(7) A provider shall require employees or agents to maintain knowledge and skills required for continued professional competence including all requirements necessary for a licensed or accredited professional to maintain the professional's licensure or accreditation.

(8) A provider shall require professional, licensed, or accredited employees or agents to adhere to acceptable standards for the employee or agent's area of professional practice.

(9) A provider shall require employees or agents to comply with all laws and regulations governing a licensed or accredited person's profession.

(10) A provider shall require all employees or agents to maintain the confidentiality of individual information consistent with the standards of this article and all other laws and regulations governing confidentiality of individual information.

(11) A provider shall require all employees or agents to conduct all practice with honesty, integrity, and fairness.

(12) A provider shall require all employees or agents to fulfill professional commitments in good faith.

(13) A provider shall require all employees or agents to inform the public and colleagues of services by use of factual information.

(14) A provider shall not advertise or market services in a misleading manner.

(15) A provider providing services shall not engage in uninvited solicitation of potential clients, who are vulnerable to undue influence, manipulation, or coercion.

(16) A provider shall make reasonable efforts to avoid bias in any kind of professional evaluation.

(17) A provider shall notify the appropriate party, which may include:

(A) the division;

(B) the Indiana state department of health;

(C) a licensing authority;

(D) an accrediting agency;

(E) an employer;

(F) the office of the attorney general, consumer protection division;

of any unprofessional conduct that may jeopardize an individual's safety or influence the individual or individual's representative in any decision making process.

(Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 6-36-2; filed Apr 16, 2004, 10:00 a.m.: 27 IR 2726; readopted filed Sep 26, 2008, 11:11 a.m.: 20081015-IR-460080618RFA; readopted filed Aug 11, 2014, 11:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-460140241RFA)

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