Regulation .03 Responsibilities and Requirements.
Regulation .03 Responsibilities and Requirements.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In General.
(1)
A psychologist shall be fully responsible for the psychologist’s professional decisions and professional actions;
(2)
A psychologist and psychology associate shall be jointly responsible for the psychology associate’s professional decisions and professional actions.
(3)
A psychologist or psychology associate shall:
(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;
(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;
(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;
(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;
(e)
Interact with individuals in the workplace in a respectful manner without engaging in behavior that is harassing or demeaning; and
(f)
Comply with a Board order.
(4)
A psychologist or psychology associate may not:
(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;
(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;
(c)
Hinder, prevent, or otherwise delay an individual from making information available to the Board in furtherance of an investigation of the Board; or
(d)
Take credit for work the psychologist or psychology associate has not actually performed or supervised.
B.
Supervision. A psychologist shall:
(1)
Be responsible for the actions of those the psychologist supervises; and
(2)
Ensure that those the psychologist employs act in accordance with the Maryland Psychologists Act and the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Research. A psychologist or psychology associate shall:
(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)
Take responsibility for the ethical treatment of research participants by collaborators, supervisees, and employees;
(3)
Acquire, care for, use and dispose of animals in compliance with laws, regulations, and applicable professional standards;
(4)
Ensure appropriate consideration of the comfort, health and humane treatment of animals used in research;
(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)
Obtain required approval from host institutions before conducting research; and
(7)
Report research findings accurately, presenting only the psychologist’s or psychology associate’s work or making appropriate citations when needed.
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)
Subject matter to be covered;
(2)
Nature of course experiences; and
(3)
Basis for evaluating performance.