1. "Unprofessional conduct" includes:

   1. (1) failing to establish and maintain professional boundaries with a patient or former patient;
   2. (2) exploiting a current patient or former patient for personal gain;
   3. (3) failing as a TRS or MTRS to ensure the student TRT completes the minimum required education and experience before working with patients;
   4. (4) failing as a TRS or MTRS to ensure the student TRT is competent to provide recreational therapy services when signing the education and experience verification form; and
   5. (5) failing to abide by the American Therapeutic Recreation Association's (ATRA) Code of Ethics, November 2009 edition, which is incorporated by reference.

KEY: licensing, recreational therapy, recreation therapy, master therapeutic recreation specialist, therapeutic recreation specialist, therapeutic recreation technician

Date of Last Change: July 22, 2025

Notice of Continuation: March 2, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-40-101; 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a)