Section 643-11-1 - Preamble1. The preservation of the highest standards of integrity and ethical principles is vital to the responsible discharge of obligations by licensees of the board. This Code of Ethics sets forth the fundamental principles and rules considered essential to this purpose.2. The fundamentals of ethical conduct are described by Principles of Ethics and by Rules of Ethics as they relate to responsibility to persons served, the public, licensees, and to the conduct of research and scholarly activities.3. Principles of Ethics, aspirational and inspirational in nature, form the underlying moral basis for the Code of Ethics. Licensees shall observe these principles as affirmative obligations under all conditions of professional activity.4. Rules of Ethics are specific statements of minimally acceptable professional conduct or of prohibitions and are applicable to all licensees.02-643 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 1