Colorado Mental Health Jurisprudence Exam with Answers
1. Disclosure of Confiden- A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder shall
tial Information not disclose, without the consent of the client, any
confidential communications made by the client,
or advice given to the client, in the course of pro-
fessional employment. A licensee's, registrant's,
or certificate holder's employee or associate,
whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose
any knowledge of the communications acquired
in that capacity. Any person who has participated
in any therapy conducted under the supervision of
a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder, includ-
ing group therapy sessions, shall not disclose any
knowledge gained during the course of the thera-
py without the consent of the person to whom the
knowledge relates.
2. A person may disclose ...file suit or a complaint against a licensee, reg-
confidential information istrant, or certificate holder on any cause of ac-
when a client or the heirs, tion arising out of or connected with the care or
executors, or administra- treatment of the client by the licensee, registrant,
tors of a client... or certificate holder
3. A person may disclose ...was in consultation with a physician, registered
confidential information professional nurse, licensee, registrant, or certifi-
when a licensee, regis- cate holder against whom a suit or complaint was
trant, or certificate hold- filed based on the case out of which the suit or
er... complaint arises
4. A person may disclose ...a review of services of a licensee, registrant, or
confidential information certificate holder
when...
5. A review of services can ...authorized by the board to make an investiga-
be determined by a board tion on its behalf
or a person or group...
6. A review of services can (1) The governing board of a hospital licensed
be determined by pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25; (2) of the
(1) hospital if the medical staff operates pursuant to
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where the licensee, written bylaws approved by the governing board
registrant, or certificate of the hospital
holder practices or the
medical staff
(2)
7. A review of services A professional review committee established pur-
can be determined by suant to section 12-245-212 (1)
if
the person has signed
a release authorizing the
review
8. A person may A client, regardless of age, makes an articulable
disclose confiden- and significant threat against
tial information when
a
school or the occupants
of a school.
9. A person may disclose ....create an articulable and significant threat to
confidential information the health or safety of students, teachers, admin-
when a client, regardless istrators, or other school personnel.
of age, exhibits behav-
iors that, in the reason-
able judgment of the li-
censee, registrant, or cer-
tificate holder...
10. A licensee, registrant, ...shall limit the disclosure to appropriate school
or certificate holder or school district personnel and law enforcement
who discloses informa- agencies. School or school district personnel to
tion under this subsec- whom the information is disclosed shall main-
tion (2)(d)... tain confidentiality of the disclosed information,
regardless of whether the information constitutes
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing an education record subject to FERPA, consistent
information from a client, with the requirements of FERPA and regulations
regardless of age. and applicable guidelines adopted under FERPA,
but may disclose
information in accordance with section 1232g
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