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

Section 30 Disposition versions

2016-01-14

30. Podiatrists may not practise podiatry if they are in a situation of conflict of interest. In particular, podiatrists are in a conflict of interest if they

(1)  share their income, in any form whatsoever, with a person, a trust or an enterprise, except for

(a)  a podiatrist who is a member of the Ordre des podiatres du Québec, insofar as that sharing corresponds to a distribution of services and responsibilities;

(b)  a person or a trust referred to in the Regulation respecting the practice of the profession of podiatrist within a partnership or joint-stock company (chapter P-12, r. 5.2);

(c)  a partnership or joint-stock company within which the podiatrist carries on professional activities;

(2)  grant any commission, rebate, advantage or other consideration of a similar nature relating to the practice of podiatry;

(3)  accept, as podiatrists or by using the title of podiatrist, any commission, rebate, advantage or other consideration of a similar nature, except for customary tokens of appreciation and gifts of small value;

Despite the first paragraph of paragraph 3, podiatrists are not in a situation of conflict of interest if they accept a volume discount from a supplier for one of the following reasons:

(a)  for prompt regular payment, if the discount appears on the invoice and is in keeping with marketplace rules in similar matters; or

(b)  due to the volume of products purchased other than medications, if the discount appears on the invoice or the statement of account and is in keeping with marketplace rules in similar matters;

(4)  lease or use the premises, equipment or other resources of a podiatric orthosis laboratory or a manufacturer of medications, orthopedic shoes, prostheses or other products related to the practice of podiatry;

(5)  practice podiatry jointly, in a partnership or for a person or within a joint-stock company, unless the partnership, person or joint-stock company is:

(a)  a podiatrist;

(b)  a government, governmental or municipal body, an educational institution or an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

(c)  an enterprise retaining their services for the sole purpose of providing podiatry advice or services to its employees;

(d)  a partnership or joint-stock company referred to in the Regulation respecting the practice of the profession of podiatrist within a partnership or a joint-stock company.

O.C. 1162-2015, s. 30.