Ethical Rules of Conduct

PURPOSE: This rule complies with section 324.159, RSMo which authorizes the Advisory Commission for Clinical Perfusionists, through the Board of Healing Arts, to promulgate ethical principles to govern the practice of perfusion in the state of Missouri. (1) A clinical perfusionist shall practice perfusion only when duly licensed to do so pursuant to the provisions of the Missouri Licensed Clinical Perfusionist Act. (2) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not procure or attempt to procure a license or renewal of a license to practice perfusion by fraud or deceit. (3) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not practice perfusion after a license has expired or has been suspended, revoked or not renewed. (4) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall notify the executive director of the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts of the suspension, probation, revocation or any final disciplinary action of any past or currently held permits, licenses, or certificates required to practice perfusion in this or any other jurisdiction of the United States, U.S. territories, District of Columbia or the province of Canada within thirty (30) days of final adjudication. (5) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not practice perfusion under cover of any permit, license, or certificate illegally or fraudulently obtained or issued. (6) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall only employ licensed persons in the practice of perfusion in the capacity of a perfusionist. (7) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not obtain or attempt to obtain any fee, charge, tuition or other compensation by fraud, deception or misrepresentation or willfully and continually overcharge or overtreat patients. (8) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not willfully and continually perform inappropriate or unnecessary treatment, diagnostic tests or perfusion services. (9) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not delegate professional responsibilities to a person who is not qualified by training, skill, competency, age, experience or licensure to perform such responsibilities. (10) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not violate or attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist or enable any person to violate, any provision of this chapter, or of any lawful rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter. (11) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not be the subject of revocation, suspension, restriction, modification, limitation, reprimand, warning, censure, probation or other final disciplinary action against a license or other right to practice any profession regulated by this chapter by another state, territory, federal agency or country, whether or not voluntarily agreed to by the licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, the denial of licensure, surrender of the license, allowing the license to expire or lapse, or discontinuing or limiting the practice of perfusion while subject to an investigation or while actually under investigation by any licensing authority, medical facility, branch of the armed forces of the United States, insurance company, court, agency of the state or federal government, or employer. (12) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall not be finally adjudged incapacitated or disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction. (13) A licensed perfusionist shall not be the subject of final disciplinary action by any professional perfusionist association or society or licensed hospital or medical staff of such hospital in this or any other state or territory, whether agreed to voluntarily or not, and including but not limited to, any removal, suspension, limitation, or restriction of the person’s license or staff or hospital privileges, failure to renew such privileges or license for cause or other final disciplinary action, if the action was in any way related to unprofessional conduct, professional incompetence, malpractice or any other violation of any provision of this chapter. (14) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall report to the executive director of the Missouri State Board of Healing Arts any alleged violation of statutes, rules and regulations governing the practice of perfusion in the state of Missouri. (15) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall at all times hold the well-being of the patient to be paramount and shall not act in such a way as to bring the member’s interests into conflict with the patient’s interests. A licensed clinical perfusionist shall deliver health care services without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, religion, sexual preference or physical and/or mental condition. (16) A licensed clinical perfusionist shall conform to the Code of Ethics of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion which is summarized as follows: (A) The licensed clinical perfusionist who willfully misstates fact during the application, examination, or recertification process is guilty of unethical conduct. Likewise the willful misstatement of fact regarding the title or membership in a professional community is considered unethical conduct; (B) The licensed clinical perfusionist who consciously fails to promote the safety and protection of the public is guilty of unethical conduct; (C) The licensed clinical perfusionist who willfully disregards the patient for monetary gain is guilty of unethical conduct. Examples of such conduct are unjustified reimbursement for services performed or prejudicial compensation; (D) The licensed clinical perfusionist who shows willful disregard for sound patient care by acts of omission is guilty of unethical conduct; (E) The ethical licensed clinical perfusionist shall subscribe to all other applicable ethical standards of the medical community; and (F) The licensed clinical perfusionist accepts the responsibility for subscribing to the following Code of Ethics and for reporting unethical conduct. THE MISSOURI STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR THE HEALING ARTS STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR MISSOURI LICENSED CLINICAL PERFUSIONISTS MISSION STATEMENT The Missouri State Board of Healing Arts promotes safety and welfare by examining and licensing the practitioners of perfusion in the State. To this end, the Board requires that practitioners seeking to practice perfusion in the State of Missouri accept the obligation to forward their knowledge and skills on a continuing basis, embrace the responsibility of ethical conduct, and nurture the trust conferred upon them by society. CODE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT: The practitioners of perfusion in the State of Missouri shall adhere to the provisions of the Missouri Licensed Clinical Perfusionists Act, and rules promulgated by the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. The following rules on the profession of perfusion shall constitute the standards of professional conduct required of a licensed clinical perfusionist as authorized by the Missouri Licensed Clinical Perfusionists Act. AUTHORITY: section 324.159(1), RSMo Supp. 1997.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 150-8.005. Original rule filed Dec. 2, 1998, effective June 30, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2150-8.005, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 324.159, RSMo 1997.