# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 65 — Board of Massage Therapy Examiners

### Chapter 03 — Code of Ethics

#### Regulation .06 Records, Confidentiality, and Informed Consent.

*COMAR 10.65.03.06*

A licensee or registrant shall:

A. Respect and maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the client;

B. Disclose the client's record or information about the client only with the client's consent or as required by law;

C. Adequately safeguard confidential client information, including storage and disposal of records;

D. Provide sufficient information to a client to allow the client to make an informed decision regarding treatment, including:

  (1) The purpose or nature of an evaluation or treatment regimen;

  (2) Alternatives to treatment;

  (3) Side effects and benefits of a proposed treatment regimen and the alternatives to that treatment;

  (4) The estimated cost of treatment and alternatives to treatment;

  (5) The right of the client to withdraw from treatment at any time, including the risks associated with withdrawing from treatment; and

  (6) The client's right to decline to participate in treatment if an aspect of the treatment will be recorded, documented, photographed, observed, or otherwise used in an educational program;

E. Obtain the full informed consent of a client participating in a human research program, without a direct or implied penalty for the client's refusal to participate in the program, and with due regard for the client's autonomy and dignity;

F. Comply with applicable federal and State laws for human research programs; and

G. Comply with applicable provisions of Health-General Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland.