Explain further ABEC Administrative Rule 255-X-11-01(C.(2)(h)): This administrative rule probably outlines specific expectations related to professional conduct and boundaries. Impairment or Incapacitation. Licensed professional counselors refrain from offering professional counseling services to clients or supervision of counselors-in training when their physical, mental or emotional problems are likely to harm a client or others. Licensed professional counselors are alert to the signs of impairment, seek assistance for problems, and, if necessary, limit, suspend, or terminate their professional responsibilities until they can resume their duties. Should a licensed professional counselor be incapacitated, temporary care and continuity for clients may be undertaken by competent professional peers acting in the best interests of those clients