58-80a-503 - Unprofessional conduct.
58-80a-503. Unprofessional conduct.
"Unprofessional conduct" includes:
(1) conduct which is detrimental to the interests of the public;
(2) willful or negligent betrayal or disclosure of confidential information about which thecertified medical language interpreter becomes knowledgeable as a result of or incidental to thecertified medical language interpreter's practice as a certified medical language interpreter;
(3) false or deceptive representation of a certified medical language interpreter's skills,competence, capability, or resources as a certified medical language interpreter;
(4) offering, undertaking, or agreeing to undertake an assignment as a certified medicallanguage interpreter for which the certified medical language interpreter is not qualified or whichthe certified medical language interpreter cannot complete as agreed in a professional manner;
(5) the use of any chemical, drug, or alcohol in any unlawful manner or in any mannerwhich negatively affects the ability of the certified medical language interpreter to competentlypractice as a certified medical language interpreter;
(6) willfully and intentionally making any false or fraudulent interpretation, statement, orrepresentation in the performance of the certified medical language interpreter's duties;
(7) any conduct contrary to the recognized standards and ethics of the profession of acertified medical language interpreter;
(8) gross incompetence in practice as a certified medical language interpreter;
(9) violation of any provision of this chapter or rules promulgated to regulate the practiceof certified medical language interpreters; or
(10) conviction of a felony or any other crime which is considered by the division torepresent activity detrimental to the public interest as that interest is reflected in the personcontinuing to practice as a certified medical language interpreter.
Enacted by Chapter 127, 2010 General Session