COLORADO LICENSURE 2026/27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED
Records required to be kept and record retention (DORA) - ANSWER-SW must
retain record for 7 years from the date of termination. I
Record information on record - 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 - ANSWER-Need clients consent to transfer and
storage must be confidentail and secure
Disposition of records - ANSWER-disability, illness, death, sale or transfer of
practice, termination of practice
Destroying records - ANSWER-Only after 7 years, all identifying information
Record Keeping in an agency - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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.
Imminent danger to self or others - ANSWER-the following persons may act as
intervening professionals to effect a seventy-two-hour hold as provided in subsection
(1)(a)(I) of this section:
(A) A certified peace officer;
(B) A professional person;
(C) A registered professional nurse as defined in section 12-38-103 (11), C.R.S.,
who by reason of postgraduate education and additional nursing preparation has
gained knowledge, judgment, and skill in psychiatric or mental health nursing;
(D) A licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, or
addiction counselor licensed under part 5, 6, or 8 of article 43 of title 12, C.R.S., who
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED
Records required to be kept and record retention (DORA) - ANSWER-SW must
retain record for 7 years from the date of termination. I
Record information on record - 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 - ANSWER-Need clients consent to transfer and
storage must be confidentail and secure
Disposition of records - ANSWER-disability, illness, death, sale or transfer of
practice, termination of practice
Destroying records - ANSWER-Only after 7 years, all identifying information
Record Keeping in an agency - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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.
Imminent danger to self or others - ANSWER-the following persons may act as
intervening professionals to effect a seventy-two-hour hold as provided in subsection
(1)(a)(I) of this section:
(A) A certified peace officer;
(B) A professional person;
(C) A registered professional nurse as defined in section 12-38-103 (11), C.R.S.,
who by reason of postgraduate education and additional nursing preparation has
gained knowledge, judgment, and skill in psychiatric or mental health nursing;
(D) A licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, or
addiction counselor licensed under part 5, 6, or 8 of article 43 of title 12, C.R.S., who
