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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, § 3016 - Unprofessional conduct regarding psychologists under the professions and occupations law

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“Unprofessional conduct under the professions and occupations law”

A psychologist must comply with the Office of Professional Regulation’s rules on professional conduct. Additionally, a psychologist may be disciplined if the board finds that they engaged in unprofessional conduct including:

  • Failure to make available to a patient or a succeeding health care provider copies of the patient’s record upon written request;
  • Engaging in any sexual conduct with a client or the client’s immediate family member with whom the psychologist has had a professional relationship within the previous 2 years;
  • Harassing, intimating or abusing a client;
  • Failure to comply with prevailing professional standards of care; or
  • Failure to comply with professional ethical standards.

 

 


Current as of June 2015