18VAC160-40-440 Part IX

Suggest the proposed language be amended to include a new section on "Responsibility to the Public" under 18VAC160-40-440 Part IX, as follows:

18VAC160-40-440 Part IX
Standards of Practice and Conduct

18VAC160-40-440. Responsibility to the Public.

Part IX. Standards of Practice and Conduct

The primary obligation of the regulant is to the public. The regulant shall recognize that the health, safety, and welfare of the general public are dependent upon professional judgments, decisions, and practices. If the judgment of the regulant is overruled resulting in circumstances when the health, safety, or welfare of the public is endangered, the regulant shall inform the employer, client, and appropriate authorities in writing of the possible consequences.

18VAC160-40-440 445. Grounds for disciplinary action.

The board may place a licensee on probation; impose a monetary penalty in accordance in § 54.1-202 A of the Code of Virginia; or revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license when the licensee has been found to have violated or cooperated with others in violating any provision of the regulations of the board or Chapter 23 (§ 54.1-2300 et.seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.