NBCOBT CANDIDATE/CERTIFICANT CODE OF CONDUCT
Preamble
The National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Brace
Technologists, Inc., NBCOBT, is a professional organization that supports and
promotes orthopedic brace technologist certification. This
Candidate/Certificant Code of Conduct enables NBCOBT to define and clarify the
professional responsibilities for present and future NBCBOT certificants.
It is vital that
NBCOBT certificants conduct their work in a professional manner to earn and
maintain the confidence and respect of recipients of orthopedic braces,
colleagues, employers, and the public.
As certified
professionals in the field of orthopedics, NBCOBT certificants will at all
times act with integrity and adhere to high standards for personal and
professional conduct, accept responsibility for their actions, both personally
and professionally, continually seek to enhance their professional
capabilities, practice with fairness and honesty, abide by all federal, state,
and local laws and regulations, and encourage others to act in a professional
manner consistent with the certification standards and responsibilities set
forth below.
Where the term
"certificant" is used, the term "applicant or candidate" is
included in its scope.
Principle 1
Certificants shall provide
accurate and truthful representations to NBCOBT concerning all information
related to aspects of the Certification Program, including, but not limited to,
the submission of information:
1. On the examination and certification renewal
applications, and renewal audit form;
2. Requested by NBCOBT for a disciplinary action
situation or
3. Requested by NBCOBT concerning allegations related to:
4. Test security violations and/or disclosure of
confidential examination material content to unauthorized parties;
5. Misrepresentations by a certificant regarding his/her
credential(s) and/or education;
6. The unauthorized use of NBCOBT’s intellectual
property, certification marks, and other copyrighted materials.
Principle
2
· Certificants
who are the subject of a complaint shall cooperate with NBCOBT concerning
investigations of violations of the Candidate/Certificant Code of Conduct,
including the collection of relevant information.
Principle
3
· Certificants shall be accurate, truthful, and complete
in any and all communications, direct or indirect, with any client, employer,
regulatory agency, or other parties as relates to their professional work,
education, professional credentials, research and contributions to the field of
orthopedic brace technology.
Principle
4
· Certificants shall comply with laws, regulations, and
statutes governing the practice of orthopedic brace technology.
Principle
5
·
Certificants
shall not have been convicted of a crime, the circumstances of which
substantially relate to the practice of orthopedic brace technology or indicate
an inability to engage in the practice of orthopedic brace technology, and/or
competently.
Principle
6
· Certificants shall not engage in behavior or conduct,
lawful or otherwise that causes them to be, or reasonably perceived to be, a
threat or potential threat to the health, well-being, or safety of recipients
or potential recipients of orthopedic braces.
Principle
7
· Certificants
shall not engage in the practice of orthopedic brace technology while one’s ability to practice is impaired
due to chemical (i.e., legal and/or illegal) drug or alcohol abuse.