(a) Reporting reservations. In reporting assessment results, counselors indicate any reservations that exist regarding validity or reliability because of the:

1. (1) Circumstances of the assessment; or
2. (2) Inappropriateness of the norms for the person tested.

(b) Research instruments.

1. (1) Counselors use caution when interpreting the results of research instruments possessing insufficient technical data to support respondent results.
2. (2) The specific purposes for the use of such instruments are stated explicitly to the examinee.

(c) Testing service.

1. (1) Counselors who provide test scoring and test interpretation services to support the assessment process confirm the validity of such interpretations.
2. (2) They accurately describe the purpose, norms, validity, reliability, and applications of the procedures and any special qualifications applicable to their use.
3. (3) The public offering of an automated test interpretation service is considered a professional-to-professional consultation.
4. (4) The formal responsibility of the consultant is to the consultee, but the ultimate and overriding responsibility is to the client.