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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 406. Licensed Genetic Counselors |
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Subchapter 5. Rules of Professional Conduct |
SECTION 310:406-5-2. Competence
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- (a) Genetic counseling. LGCs shall practice only within the boundaries of their competence and within professional standards, based on their education, training, and appropriate professional experience.(b) Impairment. LGCs shall not offer or render professional services when such services may be impaired by a personal physical, mental or emotional condition(s). LGCs shall seek assistance for any such personal problem(s) with their physical, mental or emotional condition, and, if necessary, limit, suspend, or terminate their professional activities. If an LGC possesses a bias, disposition, attitude, moral persuasion or other similar condition that limits his or her ability to recommend a course of treatment or decision-making that is indicated, and under such circumstances where all other treatment and decision options are contra-indicated, then in that event the LGC shall not undertake to provide genetic counseling and will terminate the genetic counseling relationship in accordance with these rules.(c) Opinion Testimony. LGCs shall not offer or accept an offer to engage in rendering opinion testimony relating to work performed for their patient and shall limit their role to fact witness in any matter involving that patient, unless otherwise required by law or court order.