(1) A licensee shall not solicit, engage, or attempt to engage, in any form of sexual relationship or sexual contact with a current patient, unless the sexual relationship or sexual contact was consensual and occurred or commenced prior to the chiropractor-patient relationship.

(2) A licensee shall not solicit, engage, or attempt to engage, in any form of sexual relationship or sexual contact with a former patient, unless the chiropractor-patient relationship is terminated in writing and more than 90 days have passed since the chiropractor-patient relationship terminated. The licensee must permanently retain written record of the terminated chiropractor-patient relationship to demonstrate compliance with this section.

(3) A licensee shall not solicit, engage, or attempt to engage, in verbal or physical sexual harassment, sexual contact, or sexual exploitation, against any person when working in the chiropractic practice or business, or under the guise of providing chiropractic services.

(4) Without regard to a licensee's or applicant's mental intent, a licensee or applicant shall not engage in any conduct defined as a sexual crime in 45-5-501 through 45-5-507, MCA, regardless of whether the conduct occurred in or is related to the licensee's chiropractic practice.

(5) For the purpose of this rule, "sexual contact," "sexual intercourse," and "solicit" or "solicitation" are defined in 45-2-101, MCA; and "without consent" is defined in 45-5-501, MCA.

(6) A licensee's or applicant's violation of this rule constitutes unprofessional conduct pursuant to ARM 24.126.2301(1)(b).