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Title: Rules of Professional Responsibility


1
Rules ofProfessional Responsibility
2
Scope
  • To establish and maintain a high standard of
    integrity, skills and practice in the profession.
  • To safeguard the life, health, property and
    welfare of the public.
  • The Rules are binding on all persons and business
    entities to whom the Board has issued a license
    or certificate.

3
Scope
  • All registrants and certificate holders are
    obligated to become familiar with the Rules.
  • Annually, when you renew your license or
    certificate you sign a certification that you
    have read and agree to abide by the Rules.
  • Failure to obey the Rules may result in
    disciplinary action by the Board.

4
Responsibility to the Public
  • Your primary obligation is to the public.
  • Your primary obligation is to the public.
  • Your primary obligation is to the public.
  • Your primary obligation is to the public.
  • You are obligated to exercise such care, skill
    and diligence as others in like circumstances
    ordinarily exercise.

5
Responsibility to the Public
  • If your professional judgement is overruled under
    circumstances where the public safety, health or
    welfare might be endangered, you are obligated to
    inform your client or employer of the possible
    consequences and notify the Board or such other
    authority of the situation, where appropriate.

6
Responsibility to the Public
  • If you discover a material discrepancy, error or
    omission on the part of another registrant or
    certificate holder, you are obligated to make a
    reasonable attempt to contact them in writing and
    obtain a response from them. The other
    registrant or certificate holder has 60 days in
    which to respond in writing. You are further
    obligated to contact the Board if you do not
    receive a satisfactory response.

7
Competency for Assignments
  • Registrants may only undertake assignments for
    which they are competent as evidenced by their
    education and experience. Qualified associates,
    consultants or employees of the registrant may be
    in responsible charge of portions of assignments
    not within the Registrants expertise.

8
Competency for Assignments
  • Registrants shall avoid actions and procedures
    which amount to aiding and abetting an
    unregistered person to practice.
  • Registrants shall affix their seal and signature
    only to documents prepared under their
    responsible charge.

9
Idaho Code 54-1202(h)
  • Responsible Charge means the control and
    direction of the investigation, studies, design,
    construction or operation of engineering work
    requiring initiative, professional skill and
    independent judgement.

10
Public Statements
  • Registrants shall be complete, objective and
    truthful in all professional reports, statements
    or testimony and shall include all relevant and
    pertinent information in such reports, statements
    or testimony.

11
Public Statements
  • A Registrant shall express an opinion before a
    court, commission or other tribunal only when it
    is founded upon adequate knowledge of the facts
    in issue, upon a background of technical
    competence in the subject matter, and upon honest
    conviction of the accuracy and propriety of his
    testimony.

12
Public Statements
  • On matters connected with establishing public
    policy a Registrant or Certificate Holder shall
    issue no statements, criticisms or arguments
    which are paid for by an interested party, unless
    he has prefaced his comment by explicitly
    identifying himself, by disclosing the identities
    of the party, on whose behalf he is speaking, and
    by revealing the existence of any pecuniary
    interest he may have in the matters.

13
Public Statements
  • A Registrant shall not attempt to injure,
    maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly,
    the professional reputation, prospects, practice
    or employment of another Registrant or
    Certificate Holder, nor shall he indiscriminately
    criticize anothers work in public. If he
    believes that another Registrant or Certificate
    Holder is guilty of fraud, deceit, negligence,
    incompetence, misconduct or a violation of these
    Rules he should present such information to the
    Board for action.

14
Conflict of Interest
  • Conflict of interest with an employer or client
    shall be conscientiously avoided, but when
    unavoidable, the Registrant or Certificate holder
    shall disclose the circumstances to the employer
    or client in writing. Registrants and
    Certificate Holders shall also inform the
    employer or client in writing of any business
    association, interests, or circumstances which
    might influence the Registrants or Certificate
    Holders judgement or quality of service, or
    jeopardize the clients interests.

15
Conflict of Interest
  • Compensation from more than one party for
    services on the same project may only be accepted
    if the circumstances are fully disclosed, in
    writing, in advance and agreed to by all
    interested parties.
  • Registrants or Certificate Holders cannot solicit
    or accept financial or other valuable
    considerations from material or equipment
    suppliers for specifying or recommending the
    products of said suppliers without full
    disclosure as required above.

16
Conflict of Interest
  • Registrants or Certificate Holders cannot solicit
    or accept gratuities, gifts, travel, lodging,
    loans, entertainment or other favors directly or
    indirectly, from any third party dealing with a
    client or employer in connection with work for
    which the Registrant or Certificate Holder is
    responsible which could be construed to be an
    effort to improperly influence the Registrants
    or Certificate Holders professional judgement.
    Nor shall Registrants or Certificate Holders make
    any such improper offer.

17
Conflict of Interest
  • Registrants and Certificate Holders cannot
    solicit or accept a contract from a government
    agency on which an existing principal or officer
    of his organization serves as a member of the
    elected policy and governing body or serves as a
    member of an entity of such governmental
    authority having the right to contract for the
    services of the Registrant or Certificate Holder.

18
Conflict of Interest
  • If a Registrant or Certificate Holder serves as a
    member, advisor or consultant to a governmental
    board, commission or department, he shall not
    participate in decisions with respect to
    professional services that have been offered to
    or performed for the government agency or any
    other client by his associates, firm or employer.

19
Conflict of Interest
  • A Registrant or Certificate Holder may not use
    the advantages of his position as a full-time
    employee to compete unfairly with other
    professionals.
  • A Registrant or Certificate Holder may not accept
    professional employment outside his regular work
    or interest without the written permission of
    that persons employer.

20
Solicitation of Work
  • A Registrant or Certificate Holder shall not pay
    a commission in an effort to secure work, except
    to a bona fide employee or bona fide established
    business enterprises retained by the Registrant
    or Certificate Holder for the purpose of securing
    business or employment.

21
Solicitation of Work
  • A Registrant or Certificate Holder shall be
    truthful in representing his and his associates
    academic and professional qualifications, and
    shall not misrepresent or exaggerate the degree
    of responsibility in or for the subject matter of
    prior assignments. Brochures incident to the
    solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent
    pertinent facts concerning employers, employees,
    associates, joint-ventures or his or their past
    accomplishments with the intent and purpose of
    enhancing qualification for the work. The
    Registrant or Certificate Holder shall not
    indulge in publicity that is misleading.

22
Solicitation of Work
  • A Registrant or Certificate Holder shall not
    knowingly seek or accept employment for
    professional services for an assignment which
    another Registrant or Certificate Holder is
    employed or contracted to perform without the
    currently employed or contracted entity being
    informed in writing.

23
Solicitation of Work
  • A Registrant or Certificate Holder shall not
    accept an agreement, contract or commission for
    professional services on a contingency basis
    which may compromise his professional judgement
    and shall not accept a contract with provisions
    wherein the payment of fee involved is contingent
    on a favorable conclusion, recommendation or
    judgement.

24
Solicitation of Work
  • Registrants and Certificate Holders should seek
    professional employment and professional service
    work on the basis of qualifications and
    competence.

25
Improper Conduct
  • A Registrant or Certificate Holder shall not
    knowingly associate with or permit the use of his
    name or the firm name in a business venture by
    any person or firm which it is known, or there is
    reason to believe, is engaging in business or
    professional practices of a fraudulent or
    dishonest nature.

26
Improper Conduct
  • Registrants or Certificate Holders shall not
    reveal confidential facts, data or information
    obtained in a professional capacity without prior
    written consent of the client or employer except
    as authorized or required by law.

27
Improper Conduct
  • After a hearing, the Board can take action
    against a Registrant if another jurisdiction took
    action for a reason that would have been a
    violation of a statute or rule in Idaho.

28
Rule Infractions
  • Any person may file a written affidavit with the
    Executive Director of the Board alleging a
    statute or rule violation. The Board has six (6)
    months in which to either hold an administrative
    hearing or dismiss the charges as unfounded or
    trivial.
  • The Board may, at its own discretion, initiate an
    investigation of alleged or possible rule
    infractions that have come to its attention.
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