New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 27 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Part 18 - CODE OF ETHICS
Section 16.27.18.21 - RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PROFESSION

A. refraining from aiding or abetting another person in misrepresenting his/her professional credentials or illegally engaging in the practice of counseling or therapy;

B. refrain from delegating professional responsibilities to a person not appropriately qualified to provide such services;

C. exercise appropriate supervision over supervisees, as set forth in the Parts and regulations of the board;

D. inform the board in writing when the licensee or registrant has substantial reason to believe that there has been a violation of the statutes or parts of the rule which presents eminent danger to the licensee, registrant or client; or if this information is obtained in a professional relationship with a client, obtain prior written permission from the client before reporting it; counselors or therapists shall not file or encourage the filing of ethical complaints that are frivolous or are intended to harm the licensee rather than protect the public;

E. be familiar with this code of ethics, and its application to counselors or therapists' work. Lack of awareness or misunderstanding of the conduct standards is not a defense to a charge of unethical conduct;

F. consult with the board's ethics committee when uncertain whether a particular situation or course of action would violate this code of ethics; and

G. cooperate in ethics investigations, proceedings, and resulting requirements of this code. Release of confidential information in an investigation by the board does not constitute a violation of confidentiality. Failure to cooperate in an investigation is an ethics violation.