2007 Minnesota Statutes

148D.210 PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.
The board has grounds to take action under sections 148D.255 to 148D.270 when a social
worker:
(1) engages in unprofessional or unethical conduct, including any departure from or failure
to conform to the minimum accepted ethical and other prevailing standards of professional
social work practice, without actual injury to a social work client, intern, student, supervisee, or
the public needing to be established;
(2) engages in conduct that has the potential to cause harm to a client, intern, student,
supervisee, or the public;
(3) demonstrates a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety of a client,
intern, student, or supervisee; or
(4) engages in acts or conduct adversely affecting the applicant or licensee's current ability
or fitness to engage in social work practice, whether or not the acts or conduct occurred while
engaged in the practice of social work.
History: 2005 c 147 art 1 s 47