O-7, r. 5 - Code of ethics of optometrists

Section 27 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

27. Except for a just and reasonable cause, no optometrist may refuse or cease to act on behalf of a patient. The following causes, among others, are considered just and reasonable:

(1)  absence or loss of the patient’s trust;

(2)  the fact that the optometrist is in a conflict of interest or in a context such that his professional independence could be called into question;

(3)  incitement by the patient to perform illegal, unjust or fraudulent acts.

O.C. 643-91, s. 27.