<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:70:03:01 Ethics</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:70:03:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:70:03:01 Ethics"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:70:03:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ethics.</b> A licensee under SDCL chapter <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4C">36-4C</A> shall comply with the following code of ethics.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Demonstrate behavior that reflects integrity, supports objectivity, and fosters trust in the profession and its professionals.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seek educational opportunities to improve and maintain their professional competence and document their participation accurately.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perform only those procedures or functions in which they are individually competent and which are within their scope of accepted and responsible practice.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Respect and protect the legal and personal rights of patients, including the right to privacy, informed consent, and refusal of treatment.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Divulge no protected information regarding any patient or family unless disclosure is required for the responsible performance of duty authorized by the patient and/or family, or required by law.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Provide care without discrimination on any basis, with respect for the rights and dignity of all individuals.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Promote disease prevention and wellness.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refuse to participate in illegal or unethical acts.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Refuse to conceal, and will report, the illegal, unethical, fraudulent, or incompetent acts of others.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Follow sound scientific procedures and ethical principles in research.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Comply with state or federal laws which govern and relate to their practice.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Avoid any form of conduct that is fraudulent or creates a conflict of interest, and shall follow the principles of ethical business behavior.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:28.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-28.5pt; line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Promote health care delivery through improvement of the access, efficacy, and cost of patient care.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&#9679;</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Encourage and promote appropriate stewardship of resources. </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 41 SDR 180, effective May 21, 2015.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4C-14">36-4C-14.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4C-15">36-4C-15</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4C-18">36-4C-18.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Reference:</b> Statement of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the American Association for Respiratory Care, 2012. Copies may be obtained from</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://c.aarc.org/resources/position_statements/documents/AARCStatementofEthicsandProfessionalConduct.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>http://c.aarc.org/resources/position_statements/documents/AARCStatementofEthicsandProfessionalConduct.pdf</span></a>. </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>