2011 Vermont Code
Title 26 Professions and Occupations
Chapter 55 PSYCHOLOGISTS
§ 3016 Unprofessional conduct

§ 3016. Unprofessional conduct

Unprofessional conduct means the conduct listed in this section and in section 129a of Title 3:

(1) Failing to make available, upon written request of a person using psychological services to succeeding health care professionals or institutions, copies of that person's records in the possession or under the control of the licensee.

(2) Failing to use a complete title in professional activity.

(3) Conduct which evidences moral unfitness to practice psychology.

(4) Engaging in any sexual conduct with a client, or with the immediate family member of a client, with whom the licensee has had a professional relationship within the previous two years.

(5) Harassing, intimidating, or abusing a client or patient.

(6) Entering into an additional relationship with a client, supervisee, research participant or student that might impair the psychologist's objectivity or otherwise interfere with the psychologist's professional obligations.

(7) Practicing outside or beyond a psychologist's area of training or competence without appropriate supervision.

(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of 3 V.S.A. { 129a(a)(10), in the course of practice, failure to use and exercise that degree of care, skill and proficiency which is commonly exercised by the ordinary skillful, careful and prudent psychologist engaged in similar practice under the same or similar conditions, whether or not actual injury to a client or patient has occurred.

(9) Conduct which violates the "Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct" of the American Psychological Association, effective December 1, 1992, or its successor principles and code.

(10) Conduct which violates the "ASPPB Code of Conduct-1990" of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, or its successor code. (Added 1975, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), { 2; amended 1981, No. 241 (Adj. Sess.), { 1; 1993, No. 98, { 7; 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), { 3; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), { 50; 1999, No. 52, { 26; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), { 24.)