# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 65 — Board of Massage Therapy Examiners

### Chapter 03 — Code of Ethics

#### Regulation .05 Professional Boundaries.

*COMAR 10.65.03.05*

A. A licensee or registrant shall:

  (1) Maintain professional boundaries, even when the client, staff member, or student initiates crossing the professional boundaries of the professional relationship; and

  (2) Respect and maintain professional boundaries and respect the client's, staff member’s, or student’s reasonable expectation of professional conduct.

B. A licensee or registrant may not:

  (1) Exploit a relationship with a client, staff member, or student for the licensee’s or registrant’s personal advantage, including, but not limited to, a personal, sexual, romantic, or financial relationship;

  (2) Engage in a sexually intimate act with a client; or

  (3) Engage in sexual misconduct that includes, but is not limited to:

    (a) Therapeutic deception;

    (b) Non bona fide treatment; or

    (c) A sexually exploitative relationship.