1. A. A supervisee shall:

   1. (1) Verify that the supervisee's supervisor has been approved by the Board;
   2. (2) Agree to and sign a written contract for supervision before initiating supervision;
   3. (3) Attend and participate in supervision as agreed to in the supervision contract;
   4. (4) Prepare for supervision using case materials related to the supervisee’s clinical marriage and family therapy practice;

   5. (5) Maintain documentation of supervisory sessions for at least 7 years, to be available for verification to the Board or its authorized agent, including:

      1. (a) Dates;
      2. (b) Duration; and
      3. (c) Focus of the supervision; and
   6. (6) Follow all terms of the written contract for supervision.
2. B. A supervisee may not engage in the practice of clinical marriage and family therapy independent of supervision.

3. C. A supervisee shall provide the client with a copy of a professional disclosure statement as required under Health Occupations Article, §17-507, Annotated Code of Maryland, that:

   1. (1) Clearly states the marriage and family therapy services are provided under clinical supervision; and
   2. (2) Provides the name of the supervisor with address and contact information.

4. D. A supervisee shall obtain a signed informed consent for treatment form from the client which indicates that the client:

   1. (1) Is aware that marriage and family therapy services are being provided under clinical supervision; and

   2. (2) Consents to the recording of therapy sessions and the sharing of client information and, acknowledges that all these materials may be shared with:

      1. (a) The Board-approved supervisor of record; or
      2. (b) The instructor supervising an education-related practicum.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§17-101, 17-205, 17-301, 17-303, 17-306, 17-308, 17-309, 17-507, and 17-509, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.05 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2001 (28:22 Md. R. 1932); adopted permanently effective January 21, 2002 (29:1 Md. R. 24)

Regulation .02B amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2002 (29:25 Md. R. 1979); amended permanently effective March 3, 2003 (30:4 Md. R. 317)

Regulation .06 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2002 (29:25 Md. R. 1979); adopted permanently effective March 3, 2003 (30:4 Md. R. 317)

Regulation .07 adopted effective June 6, 2005 (32:11 Md. R. 983)

Regulation .07 repealed and new Regulation .07 adopted effective May 17, 2010 (37:10 Md. R. 723)

Chapter revised effective April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473)

Chapter revised effective April 4, 2022 (49:7 Md. R. 467)

Regulation .06 amended effective November 24, 2025 (52:23 Md. R. 1140)