{"ref":"GA-HC-ETH-01","title":"Code of Conduct and Professional Boundaries","category":"Ethics","summary":"Sets the standards of conduct every staff member follows in a client's home and at work: treating the client, the client's property and residence with respect, keeping client information confidential, keeping professional boundaries, recording honestly, and reporting concerns, with the consequences of a breach.","inShort":["Treat every client, their home and their belongings with respect. Ask before you go into rooms or open drawers.","Do not bring anyone to a client's home, use their things for yourself, smoke there, or work impaired.","Keep boundaries: no loans, no selling, no private work for the client, no romance, no social media contact.","Keep client information private. Do not talk about clients to anyone outside the Agency.","Record only what really happened. Raise concerns with your supervisor or the Administrator. You will not be punished for it."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.12(2)(h)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.12(2)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.12(2)(g)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.12(2)(h)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)(a)3","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(4)(b)2","O.C.G.A. §30-5-3","O.C.G.A. §30-5-4"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["How do your caregivers know what they may and may not do in a client's home?","What is your rule on caregivers accepting gifts, borrowing money or bringing others to a client's home?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HC-ETH-01-A","title":"Code of Conduct Acknowledgment"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.12(2)(h))","5. Conduct in the Client's Home","6. Professional Boundaries","7. Confidentiality","8. Honesty and Records","9. Conflicts of Interest","10. Raising Concerns and Discipline","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-phc","state":"Georgia","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}