The licensed chiropractor shall:
- (a) Comply with all requirements set forth in RSA 316-A and Ch 100 through 500;
- (b) Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the patients;
- (c) Perform services only in areas they are competent;
- (d) Interact with colleagues and patients with honesty and integrity;
- (e) Not misrepresent professional qualifications or credentials;
- (f) Treat all individuals with whom the person interacts in a professional capacity with respect and civility;
(g) Maintain sexual boundaries by:
- (1) Refraining from any behavior that exploits the practitioner-patient relationship in a sexual way;
- (2) Avoiding any behavior that is sexual, seductive, suggestive, or sexually demeaning, or could be reasonably interpreted as such, even when initiated by or consented to by the patient; and
- (3) Refrain from entering into a sexual relationship with a person who has been discharged from care as a patient for no less than one year;
- (h) Not engage in hazing or sexual, verbal, or physical harassment of any individual when interacting in a professional capacity;
- (i) Not discriminate based on age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, or national origin;
- (j) Submit only complete, truthful, and correct information in any application or other document filed with or statement made to the OPLC;
- (k) Cooperate with investigations and requests for information from the board, the OPLC, and from other licensing or credentialing organizations; and
- (l) Maintain a complete and accurate health record of all patient encounters.
Source. #4671, eff 9-7-89; ss by #5624, eff 5-18-93, EXPIRED: 5-18-99 New. #14143, eff 12-16-24, EXPIRES: 12-16-34