1. A. A supervisee shall:

   1. (1) Verify that the supervisor has been approved by the Board;
   2. (2) Agree to and sign a Board-approved contract 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 professional counseling 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 professional counseling independent of supervision.

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

   1. (1) Clearly states the counseling 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 from the client a signed:

   1. (1) Release of information; and

   2. (2) Informed consent for treatment which indicates that the client:

      1. (a) Is aware that counseling services are being provided under clinical supervision;
      2. (b) Consents to the recording of counseling sessions with the knowledge that the recording may only be shared with the supervisor; and
      3. (c) Consents to the sharing of client information between the licensed graduate professional counselor and the named clinical supervisor.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§17-101 17-205, 17-301, 17-304, 17-307, and 17-509, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 22, 2011 (38:17 Md. R. 1013)

Regulations .01—.08 under Supervision Requirements repealed and new Regulations .01—.10 under Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors — Requirements for Licensure adopted effective June 28, 2021 (48:13 Md. R. 508)