La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXXVI-1703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXXXVI-1703 - Role and Function

A. The Ethics Committee is responsible for:

1. educating the licensees and the general public as to the Board's Code of Professional Ethics for Licensed Rehabilitation Counselors;

2. periodically reviewing and recommending changes in the Code of Professional Ethics for Licensed Rehabilitation Counselors as well as the Guidelines and Procedures for Processing Ethical Complaints;

3. receiving and processing complaints of alleged violations of the Code of Professional Ethics for Licensed Rehabilitation Counselors; and

4. receiving and processing questions.

B. The committee shall meet in person or by telephone conference a minimum of four times per year for processing complaints.

C. In processing complaints of alleged violations, the committee will compile an objective, factual account of the dispute in question and make the best possible recommendation for the resolution of the case. The committee, in taking any action, shall do so only for cause, shall only take the degree of disciplinary action that is reasonable, shall utilize these procedures with objectivity and fairness, and, in general, shall act only to further the interests and objectives of the board and its licensees.

D. If a committee member excuses himself/herself from a complaint and insufficient members are available to conduct business, the chair of the board shall appoint a former LLPVRC board member, who is an LRC, to act as a member of the committee. In the event that no former LLPVRC board member is available to act as a member of the committee, the chair of the board shall appoint a member who is a licensee until a sufficient number of members is obtained that constitutes a quorum.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXXVI-1703

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board of Examiners, LR 28:497 (March 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3441-3452 and 36:478.I.