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Spring 2002
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Principles 1.
The dietetic practitioner provides professional services with objectivity
and with respect for the unique needs and values of individuals. 2.
The dietetic practitioner avoids discrimination against other individuals
on the basis of race, creed, religion, sex, age and national origin. 3.
The dietetic practitioner fulfills professional commitments in good
faith. 4.
The dietetic practitioner conduct him/herself with honesty, integrity,
and fairness. 5.
The dietetic practitioner remains free of conflict of interest while
fulfilling the objectives and maintaining the integrity of the dietetic
profession. 6.
The dietetic practitioner maintains confidentiality of information 7.
The dietetic practitioner practices dietetics based on scientific
principles and current information. 8.
The dietetic practitioner assumes responsibility and accountability for
personal competence in practice. 9.
The dietetic practitioner recognizes and exercises professional judgement
within the limits of his/her qualifications and seeks counsel or makes referrals
as appropriate. 10.
The dietetic practitioner provides sufficient information to enable
clients to make their own informed decisions. 11.
The dietetic practitioner who wishes to inform the public and colleagues
of his/her services does so by using factual information.
The dietetic practitioner does not advertise in a false or misleading
manner. 12.
The dietetic practitioner promotes or endorses products in a manner that
is neither false nor misleading. 13.
The dietetic practitioner permits use of his/her name for the purpose of
certifying that dietetic services have been rendered only if he/she had provided
or supervised the provision of those services. 14.
The dietetic practitioner accurately presents professional qualifications
and credentials. ·
The
dietetic practitioner uses "RD" or registered dietitian and "DTR"
or "dietetic technician, registered" only when registration is current
and authorized by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. ·
The
dietetic practitioner provides accurate information and complies with all
requirements of the Commission on Dietetic Registration program in which he/she
is seeking initial or continued credentials from the Commission on Dietetic
Registration. ·
The
dietetic practitioner is subject to disciplinary action for aiding another
person in violating any Commission on Dietetic Registration requirements or
aiding another person in representing himself/herself as a RD or DTR when he/she
is not. 15.
The dietetic practitioner presents substantiated information and
interprets controversial information without personal bias, recognizing that
legitimate differences of opinion exist. 16.
The dietetic practitioner makes all reasonable effort to avoid bias in
any kind of professional evaluation. The dietetic practitioner provides
objective evaluation of candidates for professional association memberships,
awards, scholarships, or job advancements. 17.
The dietetic practitioner voluntarily withdraws from professional
practice under the following circumstances: ·
The
dietetic practitioner has engaged in any substance abuse that could affect
his/her practice; ·
The
dietetic practitioner has been adjudged by a court to be mentally incompetent; ·
The
dietetic practitioner has an emotional or mental disability that affects his/her
practice in a manner that could harm the client. 18.
The dietetic practitioner complies with all applicable laws and
regulations concerning the profession. The
dietetic practitioner is subject to disciplinary action under the following
circumstances: ·
The
dietetic practitioner has been convicted of a crime under the laws of the United
States which is a felony or a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is
dishonesty and which is related to the practice of the profession. ·
The
dietetic practitioner has been disciplined by a state and at least one of the
grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to these
principles. ·
The
dietetic practitioner has committed an act of misfeasance or malfeasance which
is directly related to the practice of the profession as determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction, a licensing board, or a governmental body. 19.
The dietetic practitioner accepts the obligation to protect society and
the profession by upholding the Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics
and by reporting alleged violations of the Code through the defined review
process of the American Dietetic Association and its credentialing agency, the
Commission Dietetic Registration.
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