Certified members of Council of Natural Medicine College of Canada must be committed to protect general public and Ethical practice with responsibilities and agree to be bound by Council of Natural Medicine College of Canada.

Responsibility to Clients;

1. Practice the healing methods of complementary and alternative medicine and therapies within the scope of practice.

2. Respect the client's individual need, rights, and dignity.

3. To be honest with patients, offering the best products and services.

4. Keep the clients fully informed by providing accurate and complete information about their treatments and its possible effects.

5. To be willing to consult and seek advice from other health professionals and request an MD's diagnosis when necessary to benefit your patient.

6. Keep professional boundaries in relationships with clients and avoid any relationships that might risk practitioner-patient trust.

7. Respect the client's physical/emotional state, do not abuse nor take advantage of the patient's vulnerabilities.

8. Protect the privacy of the patient.

9. Keep the confidentiality of the client's medical or personal information.

10. Provide care under informed consent.

11. Practice complementary and alternative medicine according to the standard of comprehensive database which shows evidence-based safety and effectiveness.

Responsibility to Profession;

1.    Maintain the highest standards of professional and personal conduct.

2.   Maintain professional competence. Members have duty to acquire new skills and knowledge in their area of practice on a continuing basis.

3.    Avoid treating clients while their physical or mental ability to do so is impaired.

4.    Refuse participation in unethical procedures.

5.    Maintain the health care environments safe and competent.

6.    Report unsafe practice or professional misconduct to appropriate authority.

Responsibility to the Public;

1. Provide fair and accurate information to the public about complementary and alternative medicine.

2. Members represent themselves with honesty regarding their education, certification, professional affiliations and other qualifications.

Disciplinary Policies and Procedures

The CNMCC disciplinary policies and procedures are in place to protect both the general public receiving Holistic Healthcare as well as Holistic Healthcare providers.Grounds for Discipline.

1. Professional misconduct;

2. Unethical conduct;

3. A conviction for an indictable offence;

4. Impairment of his or her ability to practice complementary and alternative medicine; "impairment" includes, but is not limited to:

- Physical or mental disturbance

- Addiction to alcohol or drugs

- Lack of knowledge of or lack of ability in skills in his or her designated health profession

5. Violation of the CNMCC Code of Ethics

Inspections

6. The board members may appoint persons as inspectors.

7. An inspector may investigate the premises, the equipment and materials used by a registrant to practice the designated health profession.

8. An inspector may observe a registrant while the registrant is providing a service to a client under the consent of the client.

Complaints

9. A person who wishes to make a complaint against a registrant must deliver the written complaint to the Board.

Citation for Disciplinary Hearing

10. The registrar must issue a citation, on the direction of the board, that includes the following;

a. Name of the affected registrant as respondent

b. Nature of grievance

c. Date, time and place of board hearing

11. A citation must be delivered to the respondent by personal mail service or sent by registered mail at the last known address in the register, not fewer than 14 days before the date of hearing.

Board Hearing

12. Any member of the board, during investigation of a complaint in which he or she has prior involvement, may not sit on the panel while the matter is under review.

13. Disclosure of all information regarding the date, time, and subject matter of the hearing must be provided upon request.

14. A transcript of any part of the hearing which a person was entitled to attend, may be obtained by that person at his or her own expense.

Action by the Board

15. Upon conclusion of a hearing, the board may do one or more of the following;

.Dismiss the matter

a. Reprimand the respondent

b. Enforce restrictions on the practice of the designated health profession by the respondent

c. Suspend the registration of the respondent

d. Cancel the registration of the respondent

e. Fine the respondent in an amount not exceeding the maximum fine in section 18.

f. Evaluate costs of the hearing against the respondent

Notice of Disciplinary Decision

16. After an evaluation of a disciplinary hearing where there was a finding of liability on the part of the respondent, the board must advise every registrant of the name of the respondents, within a sufficient amount of time, the facts of the case, the reasons for the decision, and the nature of the case, including the imposed restrictions, and the date they will come into effect.

Registrant Under Suspension

17. A registrant while under restriction from practicing under his or her designated health profession must not hold himself or herself out as entitled to practice during that time.

Fines

The maximum amount of a fine that may be ordered by the board is $45,000.00 including legal fees.