1. A. In General.

   1. (1) A psychologist shall be fully responsible for the psychologist’s professional decisions and professional actions;
   2. (2) A psychologist and psychology associate shall be jointly responsible for the psychology associate’s professional decisions and professional actions.

   3. (3) A psychologist or psychology associate shall:

      1. (a) Notify the Board in writing within 60 days if a license, certificate, permit, or registration granted by another authority for the practice of psychology has been limited, restricted, suspended, revoked, or subjected to other disciplinary action by the particular licensing or granting authority;
      2. (b) Provide psychological services only in the context of clear professional and scientific relationships and roles accepted by the standard of practice of the discipline of psychology;
      3. (c) Make known the psychologist’s or psychology associate’s commitment to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and resolve potential conflicts with the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct in a responsible manner;
      4. (d) Treat all individuals in a fair and objective manner without discrimination based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, disability, socioeconomic status, or another basis proscribed by law;
      5. (e) Interact with individuals in the workplace in a respectful manner without engaging in behavior that is harassing or demeaning; and
      6. (f) Comply with a Board order.

   4. (4) A psychologist or psychology associate may not:

      1. (a) Knowingly or willfully destroy, damage, alter, obliterate, or otherwise obscure a medical record or billing record or other information about a patient in an effort to conceal the information from use as evidence in an administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding;
      2. (b) Intimidate or influence an individual to withhold or change testimony in hearings or proceedings before the Board or those otherwise delegated to the Office of Administrative Hearings;
      3. (c) Hinder, prevent, or otherwise delay an individual from making information available to the Board in furtherance of an investigation of the Board; or
      4. (d) Take credit for work the psychologist or psychology associate has not actually performed or supervised.

2. B. Supervision. A psychologist shall:

   1. (1) Be responsible for the actions of those the psychologist supervises; and
   2. (2) Ensure that those the psychologist employs act in accordance with the Maryland Psychologists Act and the provisions of this chapter.

3. C. Research. A psychologist or psychology associate shall:

   1. (1) Respect the dignity and protect the welfare of research subjects, and comply with all relevant statutes, regulations, and institutional and administrative rules concerning treatment of research subjects;
   2. (2) Take responsibility for the ethical treatment of research participants by collaborators, supervisees, and employees;
   3. (3) Acquire, care for, use and dispose of animals in compliance with laws, regulations, and applicable professional standards;
   4. (4) Ensure appropriate consideration of the comfort, health and humane treatment of animals used in research;
   5. (5) Make clear, either as a researcher or a writer, the nature of the participation, as well as the costs and the psychologist's obligations to be accepted by research participants;
   6. (6) Obtain required approval from host institutions before conducting research; and
   7. (7) Report research findings accurately, presenting only the psychologist’s or psychology associate’s work or making appropriate citations when needed.

4. D. Teaching. A psychologist or psychology associate shall ensure that statements in course catalogs, seminar brochures, and course outlines are accurate and not misleading, particularly in terms of the:

   1. (1) Subject matter to be covered;
   2. (2) Nature of course experiences; and
   3. (3) Basis for evaluating performance.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§1-212, 18-311, and 18-313(7), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 26, 1992 (19:21 Md. R. 1891)

Regulation .05B amended effective June 26, 2000 (27:12 Md. R. 1140)

Regulations .01 — .08 repealed and new Regulations .01 — .08 adopted effective November 10, 2003 (30:22 Md. R. 1582)

Regulation .01 amended effective June 7, 2004 (31:11 Md. R. 857); May 25, 2015 (42:10 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .02B amended effective May 25, 2015 (42:10 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .03 amended effective May 25, 2015 (42:10 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .04 amended effective May 25, 2015 (42:10 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .05 amended effective May 25, 2015 (42:10 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .06 amended effective May 25, 2015 (42:10 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .07 amended effective May 25, 2015 (42:10 Md. R. 684)

Regulation .08 amended effective May 25, 2015 (42:10 Md. R. 684)