CONTENTS
I . INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 3 II . PREAMBLE ..................................................................................................... 3
III . PRINCIPLES , CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ADVISORY OPINIONS .... 4 The Code of Professional Conduct is organized into five sections . Each section falls under the Principle of Ethics that predominately applies to it . Advisory Opinions follow the section of the Code that they interpret .
SECTION 1 – PRINCIPLE : PATIENT AUTONOMY (“ self-governance ”) .......................... 4 Code of Professional Conduct 1 . A . Patient Involvement .................................................................................. 4 1 . B . Patient Records ......................................................................................... 4 ADVISORY OPINIONS 1 . B . 1 . Furnishing Copies of Records ............................................................... 4 1 . B . 2 . Confidentiality of Patient Records ....................................................... 5
SECTION 2 – PRINCIPLE : NONMALEFICENCE (“ do no harm ”).................................... 5 Code of Professional Conduct 2 . A . Education .................................................................................................. 5 2 . B . Consultation and Referral ............................................................................ 5 ADVISORY OPINION 2 . B . 1 . Second Opinions ................................................................................ 6 2 . C . Use of Auxiliary Personnel ........................................................................... 6 2 . D . Personal Impairment ................................................................................... 6 ADVISORY OPINION 2 . D . 1 . Ability To Practice .............................................................................. 6 2 . E . Postexposure , Bloodborne Pathogens ........................................................... 6 2 . F . Patient Abandonment ................................................................................. 6 2 . G . Personal Relationships with Patients ............................................................. 7
SECTION 3 – PRINCIPLE : BENEFICENCE (“ do good ”) ............................................... 7 Code of Professional Conduct 3 . A . Community Service .................................................................................... 7 ADVISORY OPINION 3 . A . 1 . Elective and Non-Emergent Procedures During a Public Health Emergency .......................................................................... 7 3 . B . Governance of a Profession ......................................................................... 8 3 . C . Research and Development ......................................................................... 8 3 . D . Patents and Copyrights ............................................................................... 8 3 . E . Abuse and Neglect ..................................................................................... 8 ADVISORY OPINION 3 . E . 1 . Reporting Abuse and Neglect .............................................................. 8
3 . F . Professional Demeanor In The Workplace ...................................................... 8 ADVISORY OPINION 3 . F . 1 . Disruptive Behavior In The Workplace ................................................... 9
SECTION 4 – PRINCIPLE : JUSTICE (“ fairness ”)......................................................... 9 Code of Professional Conduct 4 . A . Patient Selection ........................................................................................ 9 ADVISORY OPINION 4 . A . 1 . Patients with Disabilities or Bloodborne Pathogens ................................ 9 4 . B . Emergency Service ..................................................................................... 9 4 . C . Justifiable Criticism ................................................................................... 10 ADVISORY OPINION 4 . C . 1 . Meaning of “ Justifiable ”..................................................................... 10