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ASNHP

Code of Professional Conduct

This binding regulatory framework mirrors national ANTA requirements and outlines the ethical, clinical, and legal standards required of all accredited ASNHP practitioners.

Regulatory Directive: All practicing members must display a physical copy of this Code of Conduct clearly within their clinical reception spaces in compliance with Australian healthcare privacy legislation.

1. Duty of Care & Patient Safety

Clause 1.1

Practitioners must place the health, safety, and therapeutic well-being of their clients above all financial or corporate motivations. Clinical intervention must match accepted traditional or evidence-backed complementary models.

Clause 1.2

Practitioners must recognize the boundaries of their specific clinical expertise and must immediately refer patients to registered medical professionals or hospital systems if a pathology falls outside their certified scope of modality.

2. Professional Integrity & Informed Consent

Clause 2.1

No member shall make misleading, fraudulent, or unsubstantiated therapeutic claims regarding chronic illness treatment profiles or diagnostic capability. All advertising metrics must stay balanced and align with AHPRA national advertising directives.

Clause 2.2

Prior to executing any physical examination, evaluation, or natural therapy program, practitioners must clearly explain financial structures, treatment timelines, and prospective risks to obtain written informed client consent.

3. Clinical Privacy & Confidentiality

Clause 3.1

Patient clinical intake logs, diagnostic findings, and session summaries must be held securely under strict Australian Privacy Principles (APP) parameters. Files must remain archived for a mandatory minimum framework of 7 years post-consultation.

4. Continuing Compliance & Professional Standing

Clause 4.1

Members must continually hold active Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance protection coverage blocks alongside valid workplace First Aid credentials. Deceptions or lapses in compliance will activate immediate administrative disciplinary boards and board suspensions.