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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 10.32.04.08" title_num="10" subtitle_num="32" chapter_num="04" heading="Responsibility of the Psychiatrist.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A record of patient reviews with the psychiatrist's assistant shall be kept on file and shall include a summary of the psychiatrist's observations and recommendations.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A psychiatrist may not assign the ultimate responsibility for diagnosis or therapy to a psychiatrist's assistant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Notwithstanding any provision contained in these regulations, a psychiatrist may not assign to a psychiatrist's assistant the duty of independently prescribing or dispensing drugs.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>