A licensee shall make every reasonable effort to protect the safety, health, property, and welfare of the public. If the licensee's professional judgement is overruled under circumstances when the safety, health, property, or welfare of the public is endangered, the licensee shall inform the employer or client of the possible consequences.

Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§14-205, 14-208, and 14-4A-02, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 11, 1975 (2:13 Md. R. 929)

Regulations .01, .04, .05, and .07 amended effective December 29, 1978 (5:26 Md. R. 1922)

Originally promulgated as COMAR 09.23.01.10. Recodified effective January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 111)

Regulation .04D adopted effective September 7, 1987 (14:18 Md. R. 1965)

Chapter revised effective September 28, 1992 (19:19 Md. R. 1705)

Regulations .02—.06 repealed and new Regulations .02—.10 adopted effective December 29, 1997 (24:26 Md. R. 1757)

Regulation .03B amended effective March 1, 2004 (31:4 Md. R. 314)

Regulation .09 amended effective September 1, 2014 (41:17 Md. R. 970)

Regulation .09E amended effective July 16, 2018 (45:14 Md. R. 696)

Regulation .10D,E adopted effective July 2, 2007 (34:13 Md. R. 1151)

Regulation .11 adopted effective October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1824)

Regulation .11 amended effective December 17, 2018 (45:25 Md. R. 1205)