N.D. Admin Code 96-02-09-02 - Unprofessional conduct

Unprofessional conduct includes:

1. Scientific and professional misconduct including falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, concealment, inappropriate omission of information, and making false or deceptive statements.

2. Dishonest or illegal compensation for services rendered.

3. Failure to comply with all laws regarding confidentiality and security of patient information and test results.

4. Failure to protect the safety and welfare of patients, employees, coworkers, the public, and the environment as it relates to clinical laboratory practice.

5. Failure to report a violation of clinical laboratory practice law or rules to the board.

6. Suspension or revocation of, or disciplinary action against, an individual's license in another jurisdiction.

7. Failure to meet minimum standards of clinical laboratory practice.

8. Practice beyond the scope of practice allowed by an individual's current license.

9. Conviction of an offense determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon that individual's ability to practice clinical laboratory science or is failure to sufficiently rehabilitate as determined by the board in accordance with North Dakota Century Code section 12.1-33-02.1.

10. Addiction to the habitual use of alcoholic beverages, narcotics, stimulants, or other addictive substances which impairs the licensee's ability to practice clinical laboratory science.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 96-02-09-02

Effective January 1, 2010. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2024-395, January 2025, effective 1/1/2025.

General Authority: NDCC 43-48-04

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-48-15