1. A. The registered nurse shall be accountable and responsible for the development and initiation of the health teaching plan and for health counseling of the client.

2. B. The nurse shall be accountable and responsible for facilitating and promoting:

   1. (1) Client education; and
   2. (2) Participation of the client and significant others in implementation of health goals.
3. C. Unlicensed individuals, certified medicine aides, medication technicians, and certified nursing assistants given instruction and direction by the nurse may supplement the health teaching by providing standardized information to the client.

4. D. The unlicensed individual, certified medicine aide, medication technician, and certified nursing assistant are responsible and accountable for reporting information to the nurse regarding the client's:

   1. (1) Request for information; and
   2. (2) Response to teaching provided by the nurse.

Authority: : Health Occupations Article, §§8-102, 8-205, 8-6A-01, 8-6A-02, 8-6A-03, 8-6A-05(a)(4), and 8-6A-08(f)(5), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 2, 1989 (16:19 Md. R. 2105)

Regulations .01—.06 amended as an emergency provision effective February 5, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 468); emergency status expired August 7, 1992

Regulations .01—.06 amended permanently effective August 8, 1992 (19:11 Md. R. 1015)

Regulations .02—.06 amended effective July 4, 1994 (21:13 Md. R. 1158)

Regulations .01—.06 repealed and new Regulations .01—.06 adopted effective May 10, 2004 (31:9 Md. R. 712)

Regulation .01H adopted as an emergency provision effective July 8, 2015 (42:16 Md. R. 1053); adopted permanently effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 880)

Regulation .01I adopted effective August 4, 2025 (52:15 Md. R. 812)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 28, 2005 (32:4 Md. R. 411); January 26, 2009 (36:2 Md. R. 101); September 19, 2011 (38:19 Md. R. 1147); July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)

Regulation .03 amended effective June 29, 2009 (36:13 Md. R. 900)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 26, 2009 (36:2 Md. R. 101)

Regulation .04C, D amended effective September 19, 2011 (38:19 Md. R. 1147)

Regulation .05 amended effective February 28, 2005 (32:4 Md. R. 411); January 26, 2009 (36:2 Md. R. 101)

Regulation .05H amended effective September 19, 2011 (38:19 Md. R. 1147)

Regulation .06C, D amended effective January 26, 2009 (36:2 Md. R. 101)