P-12, r. 5.01 - Code of ethics of podiatrists

Section 55 Disposition versions

2022-09-01

55. In addition to the acts referred to in sections 57, 58, 59.1 and 59.1.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), the following acts are derogatory to the dignity of the profession:

(1)  unduly urging someone to use their professional services;

(2)  delivering, issuing or providing a false report, a false certificate or a false prescription to anyone;

(3)  issuing to anyone, for any reason whatever, a prescription, certificate or attestation or any other document containing false or unchecked information;

(4)  guaranteeing the effectiveness of their services;

(5)  using or administering medication whose period of usage as indicated by the manufacturer has expired;

(6)  lending their name to a person for the purpose of permitting the person to recommend or to promote the sale, distribution or utilization of medications or instruments used in the practice of podiatry, or with a view to permitting that person to recommend or promote a treatment;

(7)  unduly seeking or making a profit on a treatment plan or on the sale of podiatric orthoses;

(8)  altering or removing notes in a patient’s record which are already entered, or replacing any part thereof without justification;

(9)  allowing any person who assists them or is under their supervision in the practice of the profession to be insufficiently qualified or competent to perform the tasks assigned to the person;

(10)  failing to inform the Order as soon as possible when a person performs professional acts reserved for podiatrists;

(11)  knowingly deriving a profit from the illegal practice of podiatry by another person;

(12)  resorting to legal proceedings against a patient during the 45 days following receipt of a copy of an application for the conciliation of accounts;

(13)  communicating with a person who requested that an inquiry be held, without prior written permission of the syndic or the assistant syndic, where podiatrists are informed that they are the object of an inquiry into their professional conduct or competence or where a podiatrist he has been served with a complaint against him or her;

(14)  resorting to legal proceedings against another member of the Order in in connection with a matter related to the practice of the profession without having first required conciliation from the syndic;

(15)  charging, offering, accepting or agreeing to accept a sum of money or advantage for the purpose of having a procedure or decision of the Order adopted or rejected;

(16)  providing false information to the Order;

(17)  (paragraph revoked);

(18)  refusing to provide their professional services to a patient for the sole reason that the patient has had or intends to have his or her prescription filled by a third person;

(19)  practising podiatry without identifying themselves by their name and title;

(20)  carrying on professional activities within, or having an interest in, a partnership or company whose name compromises the dignity of the profession of podiatrist, or carrying on professional activities with a person who, to the podiatrist’s knowledge, performs acts that are derogatory to the dignity of the profession of podiatrist;

(21)  carrying on professional activities within, or having an interest in, a partnership or company, where a partner, shareholder, director or officer of the partnership or company has been struck off the roll for more than 3 months or has had his or her professional permit revoked, unless the partner, shareholder, director or officer

(a)  ceases to hold a position of director, officer or representative within the partnership or company within 15 days of the date on which the mandatory striking off or revocation of permit has become effective;

(b)  ceases, if applicable, to attend any shareholder meetings and to exercise his or her right to vote within 15 days of the date on which the mandatory striking off or revocation of permit has become effective; or

(c)  disposes of his or her voting shares or units or turns them over to a trustee within 15 days of the date on which the mandatory striking off or revocation of permit has become effective;

(22)  intimidating, hindering or denigrating in any way whatsoever a person who has requested an inquiry or any other person identified as a witness likely to be summoned before a disciplinary body;

(23)  voluntarily and without sufficient reason abandoning a patient requiring supervision while in the course of treatment;

(24)  not informing the Order if they have reason to believe that another member used funds or property for purposes other than those for which they were entrusted to the member in the practice of the member’s profession;

(25)  using for their own purposes the funds or property entrusted to them in the practice of their profession, in particular using them as a personal loan or security or investing them to their own advantage, whether in their name, through an intermediary or on behalf of a legal person or partnership or joint-stock company in which they hold an interest.

O.C. 1162-2015, s. 55; O.C. 1454-2022, s. 13.

2016-01-14

55. In addition to the acts referred to in sections 57, 58, 59.1 and 59.1.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), the following acts are derogatory to the dignity of the profession:

(1)  unduly urging someone to use their professional services;

(2)  delivering, issuing or providing a false report, a false certificate or a false prescription to anyone;

(3)  issuing to anyone, for any reason whatever, a prescription, certificate or attestation or any other document containing false or unchecked information;

(4)  guaranteeing the effectiveness of their services;

(5)  using or administering medication whose period of usage as indicated by the manufacturer has expired;

(6)  lending their name to a person for the purpose of permitting the person to recommend or to promote the sale, distribution or utilization of medications or instruments used in the practice of podiatry, or with a view to permitting that person to recommend or promote a treatment;

(7)  unduly seeking or making a profit on a treatment plan or on the sale of podiatric orthoses;

(8)  altering or removing notes in a patient’s record which are already entered, or replacing any part thereof without justification;

(9)  allowing any person who assists them or is under their supervision in the practice of the profession to be insufficiently qualified or competent to perform the tasks assigned to the person;

(10)  failing to inform the Order as soon as possible when a person performs professional acts reserved for podiatrists;

(11)  knowingly deriving a profit from the illegal practice of podiatry by another person;

(12)  resorting to legal proceedings against a patient during the 45 days following receipt of a copy of an application for the conciliation of accounts;

(13)  communicating with a person who requested that an inquiry be held, without prior written permission of the syndic or the assistant syndic, where podiatrists are informed that they are the object of an inquiry into their professional conduct or competence or where a podiatrist he has been served with a complaint against him or her;

(14)  resorting to legal proceedings against another member of the Order in in connection with a matter related to the practice of the profession without having first required conciliation from the syndic;

(15)  charging, offering, accepting or agreeing to accept a sum of money or advantage for the purpose of having a procedure or decision of the Order adopted or rejected;

(16)  providing false information to the Order;

(17)  not informing the Order that they have reason to believe that a podiatrist is incompetent or does not respect professional ethics;

(18)  refusing to provide their professional services to a patient for the sole reason that the patient has had or intends to have his or her prescription filled by a third person;

(19)  practising podiatry without identifying themselves by their name and title;

(20)  carrying on professional activities within, or having an interest in, a partnership or company whose name compromises the dignity of the profession of podiatrist, or carrying on professional activities with a person who, to the podiatrist’s knowledge, performs acts that are derogatory to the dignity of the profession of podiatrist;

(21)  carrying on professional activities within, or having an interest in, a partnership or company, where a partner, shareholder, director or officer of the partnership or company has been struck off the roll for more than 3 months or has had his or her professional permit revoked, unless the partner, shareholder, director or officer

(a)  ceases to hold a position of director, officer or representative within the partnership or company within 15 days of the date on which the mandatory striking off or revocation of permit has become effective;

(b)  ceases, if applicable, to attend any shareholder meetings and to exercise his or her right to vote within 15 days of the date on which the mandatory striking off or revocation of permit has become effective; or

(c)  disposes of his or her voting shares or units or turns them over to a trustee within 15 days of the date on which the mandatory striking off or revocation of permit has become effective; and

(22)  intimidating, hindering or denigrating in any way whatsoever a person who has requested an inquiry or any other person identified as a witness likely to be summoned before a disciplinary body.

O.C. 1162-2015, s. 55.