Section 170. Practitioner responsibility

A. A practitioner shall not:

1. Perform procedures or techniques that are outside the scope of his practice or for which he is not trained and individually competent;

2. Knowingly allow a subordinate to jeopardize client safety or provide client care outside of the subordinate's scope of practice or area of responsibility. Practitioners shall delegate client care only to subordinates who are properly trained and supervised;

3. Engage in an egregious pattern of disruptive behavior or interaction in a health care setting that interferes with client care or could reasonably be expected to adversely impact the quality of care rendered to a client; or

4. Exploit the practitioner-client relationship for personal gain.

B. Advocating for client safety or improvement in client care within a health care entity shall not constitute disruptive behavior provided the practitioner does not engage in behavior prohibited in subdivision A 3 of this section.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 30, Issue 16, eff. May 7, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2957.16 of the Code of Virginia.