La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXV-117

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XXV-117 - Conduct

A. Impairment. A social worker shall not practice while impaired by medication, alcohol, drugs, or other chemicals. A social worker shall not practice under a mental or physical condition that impairs the ability to safely practice.

B. Medication and Mind or Mood Altering Substances. A social worker shall not dispense medication or controlled substances to a client, or accept these substances from a client for personal use or gain. In an appropriate setting, a social worker may deliver a previously dispensed medication to the client for whom it was specifically prescribed or ordered by an authorized prescriber. A social worker may witness and verify the client's disposal of the client's medication. Under no circumstances shall a social worker offer alcoholic beverages or mood altering substances to a client.

C. Investigation. All social workers shall cooperate with a social work board investigation of any social worker.

D. Responsibility to the Public. A social worker shall not knowingly participate in any activity or practice (including hiring, supervising, or concealing) by which activity or practice an individual engages or continues to engage in a practice of social work which is prohibited by R.S. 37:2709 or which activity or practice aids or abets any violation of R.S. 37:2720. A social worker who becomes aware of an activity or practice as described herein or of conduct prohibited by R.S. 37:2709 or R.S. 37:2720 shall report such information to the board at the earliest opportunity.

E. A social worker shall notify the Louisiana state Board of Social Work Examiners within seven business days of any arrests or charges, to include DWI and DUI, regardless of final disposition. Minor traffic offenses such as speeding and parking tickets do not need to be reported.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXV-117

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Certified Social Work Examiners, LR 26:299 (February 2000), amended LR 29:2382 (November 2003), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Social Work Examiners, LR 40:304 (February 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2705.C.