Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Licensees
do not abandon patients or clients.
(b) Withdrawal from a professional
relationship in compliance with Council rules to avoid a prohibited dual
relationship is not abandonment of a patient or client.
(c) Licensees terminate a professional
relationship when it becomes reasonably clear that the patient or client no
longer needs the service, is not benefiting or is being harmed by continued
service.
(d) Prior to termination
of a professional relationship for any reason, the licensee takes all
reasonable steps to facilitate transfer of responsibility for the patient or
client to a qualified service provider if necessary to prevent physical or
emotional harm and, if not precluded by the patient or client's conduct,
provides appropriate pre-termination counseling and referrals.
(e) Licensees who are required to interrupt
services of a professional relationship for any reason shall make arrangements
for provision of any services to all patients or clients required during the
interruption.
(f) Termination of
employment with agencies or organizations.
(1) When entering into employment or
contractual relationships, licensees provide for orderly and appropriate
resolution of responsibility for patient or client care in the event that the
employment or contractual relationship ends, with paramount consideration given
to the welfare of the patient or client.
(2) Licensees who are employed by an
organization or agency to provide psychological services must, upon termination
of that employment, work with the employer to facilitate access to records of
all services provided by the licensee to patients or clients as otherwise
required by Council rules and applicable law.
(3) Licensees who are employed by an
organization or agency to provide psychological services must, upon termination
of that employment, work with the employer to facilitate transfer of clients or
patients who are continuing to receive services from the agency or organization
to another qualified service provider.
(g) Termination of employment with public
schools.
(1) A LSSP who is under contract as
an employee of a public school to provide school psychological services must
deliver to such public school a written resignation before terminating services
or employment without cause. The resignation must be filed with the public
school's board of trustees or designee not later than the 45th day before the
first day of instruction of the following school year. A written resignation
mailed by prepaid certified or registered mail to the president of the public
school's board of trustees or designee at the post office address of the public
school is considered delivered at the time of mailing.
(2) A LSSP who is under contract as an
employee of a public school may resign at any time if given written consent by
the public school's board of trustees or designee or if such resignation is for
cause.
