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Standards of Practice

AMT seeks to encourage, establish, and maintain the highest standards, traditions and principles of the practices which constitute the profession of the Registry. Members of the AMT Registry must recognize their responsibilities, not only to their patients, but also to society, to other health care professionals, and to themselves.  The following standards of practice are principles adopted by the AMT Board of Directors, which define the essence of honorable and ethical behavior for a health care professional:

  1.  While engaged in the Arts and Sciences, which constitute the practice of their profession, AMT professionals shall be dedicated to the provision of competent service.
  2. The AMT professional shall place the welfare of the patient above all else.
  3. The AMT professional understands the importance of thoroughness in the performance of duty, compassion with patients, and the importance of the tasks, which may be performed.
  4. The AMT professional shall always seek to respect the rights of patients and of health care providers, and shall safeguard patient confidences.
  5. The AMT professional will strive to increase his/her technical knowledge, shall continue to study, and apply scientific advanced in his/her specialty.
  6. The AMT professional shall respect the law and will pledge to avoid dishonest, unethical or illegal practices.
  7. The AMT professional understands that he/she is not to make or offer a diagnosis or interpretation unless he/she is a duly licensed physician/dentist or unless asked by the attending physician/dentist.
  8. The AMT professional shall protect and value the judgment of the attending physician or dentist, providing this does not conflict with the behavior necessary to carry out Standard Number II above.
  9. The AMT professional recognizes that any personal wrongdoing is his/her responsibility. It is also the professional health care provider’s obligation to report to the proper authorities any knowledge of professional abuse.
  10. The AMT professional pledges personal honor and integrity to cooperate in the advancement and expansion, by every lawful means, of American Medical Technologists.