24.219.1001    GENERAL USE OF ASSESSMENT AND TESTING INSTRUMENTS

(1) The primary purpose of educational and psychological assessment is to provide measures that are objective and interpretable in either comparative or absolute terms. Licensees shall interpret the statements in this rule as applying to the whole range of appraisal techniques, including test and nontest data.

(2) Licensees shall promote the welfare and best interests of the client in the development, publication, and utilization of educational and psychological assessment results and interpretations, and take reasonable steps to prevent others from misusing the information these techniques provide. They shall respect the clients' rights to know the results of the interpretations made and the basis for their conclusions and recommendations.

History: 37-17-104, MCA; IMP, 37-17-104, MCA; NEW, 2011 MAR p. 2153, Eff. 10/14/11; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 279, Eff. 2/10/24.