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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.36.05.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="36" chapter_num="05" heading="Responsibilities and Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A psychologist shall be fully responsible for the psychologist’s professional decisions and professional actions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A psychologist and psychology associate shall be jointly responsible for the psychology associate’s professional decisions and professional actions.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A psychologist or psychology associate shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Interact with individuals in the workplace in a respectful manner without engaging in behavior that is harassing or demeaning; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Comply with a Board order.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A psychologist or psychology associate may not:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Hinder, prevent, or otherwise delay an individual from making information available to the Board in furtherance of an investigation of the Board; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Take credit for work the psychologist or psychology associate has not actually performed or supervised.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Supervision. A psychologist shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be responsible for the actions of those the psychologist supervises; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Ensure that those the psychologist employs act in accordance with the Maryland Psychologists Act and the provisions of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Research. A psychologist or psychology associate shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Take responsibility for the ethical treatment of research participants by collaborators, supervisees, and employees;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Acquire, care for, use and dispose of animals in compliance with laws, regulations, and applicable professional standards;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Ensure appropriate consideration of the comfort, health and humane treatment of animals used in research;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Obtain required approval from host institutions before conducting research; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Report research findings accurately, presenting only the psychologist’s or psychology associate’s work or making appropriate citations when needed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Subject matter to be covered;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Nature of course experiences; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Basis for evaluating performance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>