Md. Code Regs. 10.57.05.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 10.57.05.03 - General Conduct

A. The primary concern of the residential child care program administrator and the residential child and youth care practitioner shall be the welfare of children and youth placed in the residential child care program.

B. The certified residential child and youth care practitioner shall:

(1) Function with discretion and integrity in relationships with other health professionals;

(2) Carry out all duties with honesty, integrity, self-respect, and fairness;

(3) Maintain documentation in the client's record which:

(a) Is legible;

(b) Accurately reflects the services provided, including treatment plans, treatment goals, and progress notes;

(c) Indicates the time and date services were provided;

(d) Protects the client's privacy by including only information directly relevant to the delivery of services;

(e) Is sufficient and timely to facilitate the delivery and continuity of services to be delivered in the future; and

(f) Is reasonably accessible for the period required by law, after termination of services;

(4) Inform the Board of unethical conduct by a certified residential child care program administrator or residential child and youth care practitioner; and

(5) Inform the Board about an individual who is not certified by the Board but who represents that the individual is a residential child care program administrator or residential child and youth care practitioner, or offering to practice residential child care administration.

C. In the capacity or identity as a certified residential child care program administrator or certified residential child and youth care practitioner may not:

(1) Participate in or condone dishonest behavior, fraudulent activities, deceitful practices, or misrepresentation;

(2) Misrepresent professional qualifications, education, experience, or affiliation;

(3) Exploit a relationship with a client for personal advantage or satisfaction;

(4) Engage in solicitation which amounts to fraud, intimidation, or undue influence, including but not limited to in-person, telephone, or direct mail solicitation;

(5) Practice, condone, or facilitate discrimination, or collaborate to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, political belief, disability, or other preference or personal characteristic, condition, or status with an individual or group of individuals;

(6) Engage or participate in an action that violates or diminishes the civil or legal rights of a client;

(7) Share with another individual a confidence revealed by a client without the client's consent, except if there is danger to self or another individual, or for a compelling professional reason; or

(8) Enter into a nonprofessional, social, or dual relationship with a client, or an individual with whom the client has a close personal relationship.

Md. Code Regs. 10.57.05.03