Licensees or registrants should:

1. A. treat colleagues with respect and should accurately represent the qualifications, views, and obligations of colleagues;
2. B. avoid unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals;
3. C. cooperate with colleagues and with colleagues of other professions when their cooperation serves the wellbeing of clients;
4. D. respect confidential information shared by colleagues in the course of their professional relationships and transactions; licensees or registrants should ensure that their colleagues understand licensees or registrants’ obligations to respect confidentiality and any exceptions related to it;
5. E. participate in and contribute to decisions that affect the wellbeing of clients by drawing on the perspectives, values, and experiences of the individual’s profession with members of an interdisciplinary team; professional and ethical obligations of the interdisciplinary team as a whole and of its individual members should be clearly established;
6. F. attempt to resolve disagreements through appropriate channels for whom a team decision raises ethical concerns for the licensee or registrant; if the disagreement cannot be resolved, pursue other avenues to address license or registrant’s concerns consistent with client wellbeing;
7. G. should not take advantage of a dispute between a colleague and an employer to obtain a position or otherwise advance the licensed or registered individual’s own interests; and
8. H. should not exploit clients in disputes with colleagues or engage clients in any inappropriate discussion with colleagues.

[16.27.18.20 NMAC- Rp 16.27.18.20 NMAC, 11/30/2021]