Biomagnetic Professional Ethics Code

Foundation for Magnetic Science

Biomagnetics Professional Ethics Code

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The Foundation Board of Trustees has adopted this Ethics Code for the Professional Certification Program sponsored by the Foundation and for all Certified Biomagnetic Research Professionals (BmRP).

1. Practitioners shall be guided by the injunction, "Do no harm." Practitioners shall base all research efforts and data collection upon measurement and analysis under the Guidelines published from time to time by the Independent Review Board (IRB). All questions or doubts regarding Client evaluation shall be reviewed with other Certified Practitioners or with the Foundation prior to recommending specific use of Biomagnets or other products to a Client. The Practitioner is professionally responsible for all such professional decisions.

2. Biomagnetics do not, nor is it intended to, diagnose or treat any medical condition. If a Practitioner suspects any disease condition, the Practitioner should advise the Client to seek the advice of an appropriate health care professional. The Practitioner shall explain the nature of Biomagnetics, informing the Client that the intent and mission of Biomagnetics is to encourage the continued investigation and development of Biomagnetics intervention and related technologies as a therapy that may benefit the general well being of the Client, as a companion to standard and alternative wellness practices.

3. Practitioners shall, when performing Biomagnetics evaluation and presentation, always act with the written informed consent of the C1ient. All persons representing themselves as Biomagnetic Practitioners should not represent other modalities as Biomagnetics.

4. The primary obligation of the Practitioner is to act in the best interests of the Client, based upon established techniques and IRB Guidelines. Violations of such Guidelines is a violation of this Code.

5. Practitioners shall keep all required records and submit all reports in a timely fashion and in conformity, where required, with HIPPA requirements. All Practitioners shall keep reasonably abreast of the development of new techniques and technologies in accordance with scheduled updates for practice.

6. Practitioners shall not violate any lawful governmental regulation relating to the research and techniques they perform. It is the obligation of each Practitioner to inform the Ethics Board and IRB of any unethical conduct that comes to their attention.

7. Practitioners shall charge fairly and reasonably for their services.

8. Practitioners shall always act in a reasonably competent professional manner and shall avoid any impropriety or other act which may reflect negatively upon themselves or Biomagnetics.

9. Each Practitioner shall recognize and respect the Intellectual Property rights of the Foundation in the materials and techniques developed by or through it.

10. By becoming a Biomagnetics Practitioner, the Practitioner agrees to abide by this Code and to abide by the fair and timely decisions of the Ethics Board. Each Practitioner shall abide by arbitration of disputes regarding fees or ethical issues through the Ethics Board.

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