Who ultimately reports on professional assistance procedures to the board?

• A. The counselor
• B. The patient
• C. The clinical supervisor
• D. The board liaison or coordinator

Answer: (D)

The person who ultimately reports on professional assistance procedures to the board is the board liaison or coordinator. This role exists to serve as the official conduit between the practitioner’s team and the licensing board, ensuring that all required information about professional assistance, monitoring, treatment compliance, and related actions is collected, formatted, and submitted in a timely and accurate way. The counselor provides the clinical information and documentation, and the supervisor may review and support the process, but the formal report to the board comes through the designated liaison or coordinator. The patient is not the reporting party, as reports to the board are controlled by regulatory procedures and confidentiality considerations.