New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 27 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Part 18 - CODE OF ETHICS
Section 16.27.18.14 - CLIENT
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.27.18.14
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Means;
A. a recipient of counseling or therapy services.
B. a corporate entity or other organization can be a client when the professional contract is to provide services that primarily benefit the organization rather than individuals;
C. a legal guardians shall be the client for decision-making purposes for individuals receiving services who are under age of consent or legally incompetent adults except underage individuals and legally incompetent adults shall be the client when making decisions:
(1) directly affecting the physical or
emotional safety of the individual, such a sexual or other exploitive dual
relationships, and
(2) specifically
reserved to the individual, and agreed to by the guardian prior to the
rendering of services, such as confidential communication in a therapy
relationship.
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