Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4093
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4093
- Board: means the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners established under section 3262a of this title. See
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Disciplinary action: includes any action taken by the Board against a person who is entered on the Roster or who applies for entry on the Roster, premised on a finding of unprofessional conduct. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Psychotherapy: means the provision of treatment, diagnosis, evaluation, or counseling services to individuals or groups, for a consideration, for the purpose of alleviating mental disorders. See
- Roster: means the list of psychotherapists who are nonlicensed and noncertified that is maintained by the Office of Professional Regulation in the Office of the Secretary of State. See
§ 4093. Unprofessional conduct
(a) Unprofessional conduct means the following conduct and conduct set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129a:
(1) Providing fraudulent or deceptive information in an application for entry on the Roster.
(2) Conviction of a crime that evinces an unfitness to practice psychotherapy.
(3) Unauthorized use of a protected title in professional activity.
(4) Conduct that evidences moral unfitness to practice psychotherapy.
(5) Engaging in any sexual conduct with a client, or with the immediate family member of a client, with whom the psychotherapist has had a professional relationship within the previous two years.
(6) Harassing, intimidating, or abusing a client.
(7) Entering into an additional relationship with a client, supervisee, research participant, or student that might impair the psychotherapist’s objectivity or otherwise interfere with his or her professional obligations.
(8) Practicing outside or beyond a psychotherapist’s area of training, experience, or competence without appropriate supervision.
(b) After hearing, and upon a finding of unprofessional conduct, the Board may take disciplinary action against a rostered psychotherapist or an applicant. (Added 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; amended 1997, No. 40, § 71; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 61; 1999, No. 52, § 37.)