P-12, r. 5 - Code of ethics of podiatrists

Section 3.03.05 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

3.03.05. A podiatrist shall not cease to provide his professional services to a client unless he has just and reasonable grounds for so doing. The following shall, in particular, constitute just and reasonable grounds:

(a)  loss of a client’s confidence;

(b)  lack of cooperation on the part of the client and, in particular, refusal by the latter to submit to the treatment prescribed to him by the podiatrist;

(c)  the fact that a podiatrist is placed in a situation whereby his professional independence could be called in question;

(d)  inducement by the client to illegal, unfair or fraudulent acts.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-12, r. 3, s. 3.03.05.