4731-26-02. Prohibitions

Sexual misconduct, as that term is defined in paragraph (H) of rule 4731-26-01 of the Administrative Code, between a licensee and a patient is never diagnostic or therapeutic.

(A) A licensee shall not engage in sexual misconduct with a patient or key third party, as that term is defined in paragraph (C) of rule 4731-26-01 of the Administrative Code.

(B) Conduct included within the definition of sexual misconduct occurring between a licensee and a former patient constitutes sexual misconduct and is prohibited if it meets any of the following criteria:

(1) The conduct occurred within ninety days after the licensee-patient relationship was terminated;

(2) The conduct occurred between a psychiatrist and a person to whom the psychiatrist formerly provided psychiatric or mental health services, and the conduct is in violation of the code of ethics of the "American Psychiatric Association"; or (3) The board determines that the conduct constitutes sexual misconduct upon consideration of the following factors:

(a) The duration of the licensee-patient relationship;

(b) The nature of the health care services provided;

(c) The lapse of time since the licensee-patient relationship ended;

(d) The extent to which the former patient confided personal or private information to the licensee;

(e) The degree of emotional dependence that the former patient has or had on the licensee; and

(f) The extent to which the licensee used or exploited the trust, knowledge, emotions, or influence derived from the previous licensee-patient relationship.

Replaces: 4731-26-02

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 03/15/2016 and 03/15/2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4730.07, 4731.05, 4760.19, 4762.19, 4774.11, 4778.12
Rule Amplifies: 4730.25, 4731.22, 4760.13, 4762.13, 4774.13, 4778.14
Prior Effective Dates: 11/30/06, 11/30/10

Prior History: (Effective: 11/30/2010
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/30/2015
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4730.07, 4731.05, 4760.19, 4762.19, 4774.11
Rule Amplifies: 4730.25, 4731.22, 4760.13, 4762.13, 4774.13
Prior Effective Dates: 11/30/2006 )