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4. Division IV: Code of Ethics (01/10/99)
4.1 Rights of Examinees
4.1.1 A member shall respect the rights and dignity of all persons to
whom they administer polygraph examinations.
4.2 Standards for Rendering Polygraph Decisions
4.2.1 A member shall not render a conclusive diagnosis when the physiological
records lack sufficient quality and clarity. This may include, but is
not limited to, excessively distorted recordings possibly due to manipulations
by the examinee, recordings with insufficient responsivity, or recordings
with tracing amplitudes less than that generally accepted by the profession.
4.3 Post-Examination Notification of Results
4.3.1 A member shall afford each examinee a reasonable opportunity to
explain physiological reactions to relevant questions in the recordings.
There are three exceptions:
4.3.1.1 When the examinee is represented by an attorney who requests that no post-examination interview be conducted, and that the results of the examination be released only to the attorney.
4.3.1.2 When the examination is being conducted by court order which stipulates that no post-examination interview is to be conducted.
4.3.1.3 Instances of operational necessity.
4.4 Restrictions on Rendering Opinions
4.4.1 A member shall not provide any report or opinion regarding the medical
or psychological condition of the examinee for which the member is not
professionally qualified to make. This shall not preclude the examiner
from describing the appearance or behavior of the examinee. Polygraph
outcome decisions shall be restricted to only those based on polygraph
data.
4.5 Restrictions on Examinations
4.5.1 A member shall not conduct a polygraph examination when there is
reason to believe the examination is intended to circumvent or defy the
law.
4.6 Fees
4.6.1 A member shall not solicit or accept fees, gratuities, or gifts
that are intended to influence his or her opinion, decision, or report.
No member shall set any fee for polygraph services which is contingent
upon the findings or results of such services, nor shall any member change
his or her fee as a direct result of his or her opinion or decision subsequent
to a polygraph examination.
4.7 Standards of Reporting
4.7.1 A member shall not knowingly submit, or permit employees to submit,
a misleading or false polygraph examination report. Each polygraph report
shall be a factual, impartial, and objective account of information developed
during the examination, and the examiner's professional conclusion based
on analysis of the polygraph data.
4.8 Advertisements
4.8.1 A member shall not knowingly make, publish, or cause to be published
any false or misleading statements or advertisements relating to the Association
or the polygraph profession. No member shall make any false representation
as to category of membership in the Association. All advertisements making
reference to membership in the Association shall also list the category
of membership.
4.9 Release of Nonrelevant Information
4.9.1 A member shall not disclose to any person any irrelevant personal
information gained during the course of a polygraph examination which
has no connection to the relevant issue, and which may embarrass or tend
to embarrass the examinee, except where such disclosure is required by
law.
4.10 Restrictions on Examination Issues
4.10.1 A member shall not include in any polygraph examination, questions
intended to inquire into or develop information on activities, affiliation,
or beliefs on religion, politics, or race except where there is relevancy
to a specific investigation.
4.11 APA Oversight Authority
4.11.1 A member who administers or attempts to administer any polygraph
examination in violation of the Code of Ethics or the Standards of Practice
may be subject to investigation, censure, suspension or expulsion from
the Association, as provided by Article IV of the APA Constitution.
