C-26, r. 243 - Code of ethics of the members of the Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec

Section 26 Disposition versions

2012-12-27

26. For the purposes of preserving the secrecy of confidential information that becomes known to him in the practice of his profession, a medical technologist

(1)  shall avoid indiscreet conversations concerning a client or the services provided to a client;

(2)  shall refrain from making use of confidential information to the detriment of a client or with a view to obtaining, directly or indirectly, a benefit for himself or another person;

(3)  may consider that the medical technologist is released from professional secrecy with the written or express authorization of the client or where so ordered or expressly authorized by law;

(4)  must refrain from using his or her position to have access to information irrelevant to the practice of the profession in the record of clients.

O.C. 1014-98, s. 26; O.C. 1129-2012, s. 10.

2012-09-01

26. For the purposes of preserving the secrecy of confidential information that becomes known to him in the practice of his profession, a medical technologist

(1)  shall avoid indiscreet conversations concerning a client or the services provided to a client;

(2)  shall refrain from making use of confidential information to the detriment of a client or with a view to obtaining, directly or indirectly, a benefit for himself or another person;

(3)  may consider that he is released from professional secrecy with the authorization of the client, only if the authorization is given in writing or expressly.

O.C. 1014-98, s. 26.