Okla. Admin. Code § 690:15-1-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 690:15-1-5 - Matters of professional propriety

Matters of Professional Propriety represent guidelines of conduct designed to promote the public interest and thereby better inform the public and particularly persons in need of speech-language pathology and audiology services as to the availability and the rules regarding the delivery of those services.

(1) Licensees should announce services in a manner consonant with highest professional standards in the community.

(2) Licensees should not accept compensation for supervision or sponsorship from persons being supervised or sponsored.

(3) Licensees should present products they have developed to their colleagues in a manner consonant with highest professional standards.

(4) Licensees should seek to provide and expand services to persons with speech, language, and hearing handicaps as well as to assist in establishing high professional standards for such programs.

(5) Licensees should educate the public about speech, language, and hearing processes, speech, language, and hearing problems, and matters related to professional competence.

(6) Licensees should strive to increase knowledge within the profession and share research with colleagues.

(7) Licensees should establish harmonious relations with colleagues and members of other professions, and endeavor to inform members of related professions of services provided by speech-language pathologists and audiologists, as well as seek information from them.

(8) Licensees should assign credit to those who have contributed to a publication in proportion to their contribution.

Okla. Admin. Code § 690:15-1-5

Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1255, eff 5-13-99