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O-7, r. 5.1 - Code of ethics of optometrists
Section 13
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13. An optometrist must refrain from taking advantage of the professional relationship established with the patient.
More specifically, an optometrist must, for the duration of the professional relationship established with a patient, refrain from taking advantage of that relationship to have sexual relations with that person or to make improper gestures or remarks of a sexual nature.
The duration of the professional relationship is established by taking into account, in particular, the nature and duration of the optometric services rendered, the vulnerability of the patient and the likelihood of having to provide such services to that person again.
In force: 2018-05-17
13. An optometrist must refrain from taking advantage of the professional relationship established with the patient.
More specifically, an optometrist must, for the duration of the professional relationship established with a patient, refrain from taking advantage of that relationship to have sexual relations with that person or to make improper gestures or remarks of a sexual nature.
The duration of the professional relationship is established by taking into account, in particular, the nature and duration of the optometric services rendered, the vulnerability of the patient and the likelihood of having to provide such services to that person again.
