54-5510 CLIENT PROTECTION -- UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. - Idaho Statutes

TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 55

MIDWIFERY

54-5510. client protection -- unprofessional conduct. [effective until july 1, 2014.] A licensed midwife or applicant for licensure, renewal or reinstatement may not:

(1) Disregard a client’s dignity or right to privacy as to her person, condition, possessions or medical record;

(2) Breach any legal requirement of confidentiality with respect to a client, unless ordered by a court of law;

(3) Submit a birth certificate known by the person to be false or fraudulent, or willfully make or file false or incomplete reports or records in the practice of midwifery;

(4) Fail to provide information sufficient to allow a client to give fully informed consent;

(5) Engage in the practice of midwifery while impaired because of the use of alcoholic beverages or drugs; and

(6) Violate any other standards of conduct as determined by the board in rules adopted for the regulation of the practice of midwifery.