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     148D.210 Professional and ethical conduct. 

    The board has grounds to take action under sections 
 148D.255 to 148D.270 when a social worker: 

    (1) engages in unprofessional or unethical conduct, 
 including any departure from or failure to conform to the 
 minimum accepted ethical and other prevailing standards of 
 professional social work practice, without actual injury to a 
 social work client, intern, student, supervisee, or the public 
 needing to be established; 

    (2) engages in conduct that has the potential to cause harm 
 to a client, intern, student, supervisee, or the public; 

    (3) demonstrates a willful or careless disregard for the 
 health, welfare, or safety of a client, intern, student, or 
 supervisee; or 

    (4) engages in acts or conduct adversely affecting the 
 applicant or licensee's current ability or fitness to engage in 
 social work practice, whether or not the acts or conduct 
 occurred while engaged in the practice of social work. 

    HIST: 2005 c 147 art 1 s 47 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.