L ethics. Two intense views clash these represented by supporters of “code ethics” and these represented by the adherents of “no-code ethics” [13]. Opponents with the codification of ethics [14] usually formulate three accusation claims: deontologism, conventionalism and opportunism. The very first one particular is primarily based around the statement that globe from the values and duties will not ever be transformed into neat manual of your moral conduct. The code of ethics reduces the issue with the responsibility to the obedience to norms. Evaluation criterion is established as doing one’s duties, as an alternative to individual reflection or examination of one’s conscience. The second claim comes out in the statement that the morality is one thing independent on the convention and contract, and expert ethics is inseparably connected with it. Producing a code causes the issue ofeJIFCC2014Vol25No2pp199-Elbieta Puacz, Waldemar Glusiec, Barbara Madej-Czerwonka Polish Code of Ethics of a Health-related Laboratory Specialistestablishing standards in skilled ethics: who and by what criteria is supposed to appoint these norms A sign of opportunistic character ascribed to supporters of codes is expediential dimension of these documents. Elaborating codes normally serves a certain occupational group as opposed to develops a broad and impartial moral reflection. Within a response to accusations of supporters of “no-code ethics” opposite arguments are put forward. Firstly, they underline that obedience to the code is under no circumstances discharging a person from moral responsibility. Secondly, the norm incorporated within the code, irrespective in the convention in which it was designed, is on top of that sensitizing the employee towards the moral dimension of action to which this norm refers to. Thirdly, codes of ethics quite usually appeal to anti-pragmatic category of dignity. It really is tough to accuse these documents of exclusively economic character and to assign to them only praxeological function. It’s doable also to dismiss the accusation from the opportunism by filling the elementary requirement place prior to each and every code of ethics, i.e. safeguarding the social welfare. Accurate concern regarding the society as a entire protects in the circumstance in which the company of a provided occupational group will become the only grounds for making the code [15]. In the light of this discussion it’s attainable to express two considerable conclusions. It is hard to envision qualified ethics without having clearly defined principles and duties and these are most frequently expressed inside the kind of norms in the code. This doesn’t mean even though that the complete location of qualified ethics is lowered and is contained in these documents. Art. 27 of CEMLS accurately emphasizes it: “this Code of Ethics of a Healthcare Laboratory SR-3029 Specialist may be the collection of basic ethical standards that really should be followed by every representative with the profession” [11]. Secondly, codes really should not come to be a “legalization of ethics”. Contrarily, the point is Pagethat norms incorporated in codes are rooted in the worth systems in the community. This rooting of CEMLS is explained inside the preamble: ,,The Code of Ethics with the Medical Laboratory Specialist is grounded in frequently PubMed ID:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21345631 accepted ethical requirements as well as the principles originating in the experienced tradition” [11]. Concern about “legalization of ethics” in CEMLS is dispelled by Art. 28-29: ,,This Code of Ethics of a Healthcare Laboratory Specialist may be the supply of moral recommendations and doesn’t replace the course of action of a.