O-6, r. 3 - Code of ethics of dispensing opticians

Section 3.06.08 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

3.06.08. A dispensing optician who, pursuant to the third paragraph of section 60.4 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), communicates information protected by professional secrecy to prevent an act of violence must

(1)  communicate the information immediately to the person exposed to the danger, to that person’s representative, and to the persons who can come to that person’s aid;

(2)  enter the following in the client’s record:

(a)   the date and time of the communication;

(b)  the nature of the information communicated;

(c)  the identity of the person exposed to the danger;

(d)  the identity of the person who communicated the information;

(e)  the identity of the person to whom the information was communicated; and

(f)  the date on which the dispensing optician gave a notice to the syndic; and

(3)  as soon as possible, send the syndic a written notice of the communication that includes the reasons supporting the decision to communicate the information and the date and time it was communicated.

O.C. 578-2005, s. 1.