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Records required to be kept and record retention (DORA) - correct answer. SW
must retain record for 7 years from the date of termination. I
Record information on record - correct answer. name, phi, referral reason,
mandatory disclosure statement.
(5) Dates of service including, but not limited to the date of each contact with
client, the date on which services began, and the date of last contact with client;
(6) Types of service;
(7) Fees;
(8) Any release of information;
(9) The records must be prepared in a manner that allows any subsequent
provider to reasonably conclude what occurred;
(10) Name of any test administered, each date on which the test was
administered, and the name(s) of the person(s) administering the testInformation on
each referral made to and each consultation with another social worker or other health
care provider. This information shall include the date of the referral or consultation, the
name of the person to whom the client was referred, the name of the person with whom
consultation was sought, the outcome (if known) of the referral, and the outcome (if
known) of the consultation;
(12) A final closing statement
Record storage and transfer - correct answer. Need clients consent to transfer and
storage must be confidentail and secure
Disposition of records - correct answer. disability, illness, death, sale or transfer of
practice, termination of practice
Destroying records - correct answer. Only after 7 years, all identifying information
Record Keeping in an agency - correct answer. A social worker need not create and
maintain separate client records if the social worker practices in an agency or
institutional setting and the social worker:
(1) Sees the client in the usual course of that practice;
, (2) Keeps client records as required by the agency or institution; and
(3) The agency or institution maintains client records.
Reporting child abuse - correct answer. reasonable cause to know or suspect that a
child has been subjected to abuse or neglect or who has observed the child being
subjected to circumstances or conditions that would reasonably result in abuse or
neglect shall immediately upon receiving such information report or cause a report to be
made of such fact to the county department, the local law enforcement agency, or
through the child abuse reporting hotline system as set forth in section
Exceptions to reporting abuse - correct answer. Learn of the suspected abuse or
neglect until after the alleged victim of the suspected abuse or neglect is eighteen years
of age or older; and
(II) Have reasonable cause to know or suspect that the perpetrator of the suspected
abuse or neglect:
(A) Has subjected any other child currently under eighteen years of age to abuse or
neglect or to circumstances or conditions that would likely result in abuse or neglect; or
(B) Is currently in a position of trust, as defined in section 18-3-401 (3.5), C.R.S., with
regard to any child currently under eighteen years of age.
Elderly abuse reporting - correct answer. n and after July 1, 2016, a person
specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) who observes the mistreatment of an at-
risk elder or an at-risk adult with IDD, or who has reasonable cause to believe that an
at-risk elder or an at-risk adult with IDD has been mistreated or is at imminent risk of
mistreatment, shall report such fact to a law enforcement agency not more than twenty-
four hours after making the observation or discovery.
Information to know in the report for elderly abuse - correct answer. The name, age,
address, and contact information of the at-risk elder or at-risk adult with IDD;
(II) The name, age, address, and contact information of the person making the report;
(III) The name, age, address, and contact information of the caretaker of the at-risk
elder or at-risk adult with IDD, if any;
(IV) The name of the alleged perpetrator;
(V) The nature and extent of any injury, whether physical or financial, to the at-risk elder
or at-risk adult with IDD;
(VI) The nature and extent of the condition that required the report to be made; and
(VII) Any other pertinent information.
Consent for BH for minors - correct answer. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a minor who is fifteen years of age or older, whether with or without the consent of
a parent or legal guardian, may consent to receive mental health services to be
rendered by a facility or by a professional person or mental health professional licensed
pursuant to part 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 of article 43 of title 12, C.R.S., in any practice setting
The need for continuing hospitalization of all voluntary patients who are minors shall be
formally reviewed at least every two months.
