Chapter 100-7 IMMORAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT DEFINED
Rule 100-7-.01 Immoral and Unprofessional Conduct
(1) | Failure to comply with any portion of Chapter 100-7 shall be deemed unprofessional conduct and may subject the licensee to revocation, suspension, probation, or other disciplinary action. |
(2) | It shall be considered immoral and unprofessional conduct to knowingly performing an act which in any way aids, assists, procures, advises, or encourages any unlicensed person to practice chiropractic; |
(3) | It shall be considered immoral and unprofessional conduct to fail to release patient records in compliance with O.C.G.A. § 31-33-2, to the patient, to another healthcare professional or any other authorized person within ten (10) business days upon proper written authorization by the patient. |
Rule 100-7-.02 Inappropriate Representation
(1) | For the purposes of this Section,
inappropriate representation shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
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Rule 100-7-.03 Direct Contact with Prospective Patients
(1) | A chiropractor shall not compensate or give anything of value to a person or organization to recommend or secure the services of the chiropractor by a specific patient. |
(2) | A chiropractor shall not send, or
knowingly permit to be sent, on their behalf, any oral, written or graphic
communication to a prospective patient for the purpose of solicitation to
render patient care services if:
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Rule 100-7-.04 Standards of Practice
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For the purposes of this Section, standards of practice shall include, but not
be limited to, the following:
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Rule 100-7-.05 Sexual Misconduct
(1) | For the purposes of this Section, sexual
misconduct shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
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(2) | "Patient" as used in this Section is any person, other than a spouse, who was being examined or who was under the care or treatment of the chiropractor when the incident or incidents of sexual misconduct allegedly occurred, regardless of whether the person was billed by or was paying for chiropractic services; regardless if the alleged sexual misconduct occurred outside of professional treatment sessions; or the alleged sexual misconduct was off the premises regularly used by the licensee for the professional treatment of patients and regardless of whether the person consented. A person shall be considered a patient until six (6) months has elapsed since the last date on which the chiropractor examined or treated the person. |
(3) | "Sexual Misconduct" as used in this
Section means sexual impropriety which may include but is not limited to:
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(4) | "Sexual intimacy" as used in this Section
means acts which may include engaging in any conduct that is sexual or may be
reasonably interpreted as sexual, such as:
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Rule 100-7-.06 Incompetence, Board Sanctions and Felony Convictions
(1) | For the purposes of this rule,
incompetence, board sanctions and felony convictions shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
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Rule 100-7-.07 Patient Referrals and Patient Records
(1) | Licensed chiropractors are required to refer patients to an appropriate health care provider when it is clear that he/she knows or should have known that the patient condition is outside their scope of professional experience, training, or practice. |
(2) | Patient records must contain and be
retained in compliance with O.C.G.A 31-33-1 as well as the following:
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Rule 100-7-.08 Contractual Pre-Payments for Services
(1) | It is considered unprofessional conduct
for any chiropractor to enter into a financial contract which obligates a
patient for care or payment for care using coercion, duress, fraud,
overreaching diagnosis, harassment, intimidation or undue influence.
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(2) | Any chiropractor who enters into a pre-payment financial contract with a patient must allow the patient 48 hours to sign and return the contract. During this 48-hour evaluation period from the time when a copy of the written contract is provided to the patient; no content of the contract can be changed. |
(3) | Any chiropractor who enters into a pre-paid financial contract with a patient shall determine and record the patient's clinical objective which the pre-paid care is designed to achieve and provide the patient with a copy of this objective. |