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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.58.06.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="58" chapter_num="06" heading="Client Evaluation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A teletherapy practitioner shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Perform a synchronous or asynchronous clinical client evaluation that is appropriate for the client and the condition with which the client presents before providing treatment or services through teletherapy; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If clinically appropriate for the client, provide or refer a client to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In-person treatment; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Another type of teletherapy service.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A teletherapy practitioner may not treat a client based solely on an online questionnaire.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>