JURISPRUDENCE
PRACTICE EXAM
A doctorate is required for Technical Testing and Advanced Testing under CRS 12-43-
228. True or False? - Answers -False
The legal definition of psychotherapy in CRS 12-43-201(9) includes testing,
assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling. True or False? - Answers -True
HIPPA is state law not federal law. True or False? - Answers -False
Two misdemeanor violations of a mental health law can result in a felony indictment.
True or False? - Answers -True
Supervisors will be held liable if the supervisee is NOT legally listed with DORA. True or
False? - Answers -True
Under CRS 27-65-103: Mandatory disclosure statements must be signed by the legal
guardian or the parent of a child under 18 and the psychotherapist is NOT licensed.
True or False? - Answers -True
Inappropriate court testimony includes:
a) custody evaluations inconsistent with CRS 14-10-124
b) stating educational credentials
c) referencing progress notes
d) practicing testimony - Answers -a
Who does NOT have the legal authority for authorization of emergency mental health
holds under CRS 27-65?
a) A police officer and a marriage and family therapist
, b) A medical assistant or a nurses aid
c) a professional counselor and a psychologist
d) a social worker and a licensed addiction counselor - Answers -b
Expired DORA licensure requires__________________ for reinstatement.
a) an application
b) a reinstatement fee
c) 20 hours of continuing education for every year of expiration
d) All of the above - Answers -d
State of Colorado Psychotherapists Record Keeping requirements include:
a) A treatment plan
b) a termination summary
c) Progress notes
d) All of the above - Answers -d
When is a Mandatory Disclosure Statement not required under 12-43-214?
a) court ordered clients
b) forensic evaluations
c) emergencies
d) all of the above - Answers -d
Colorado Law (CRS 13) requires that psychotherapists:
a) restrain the client and keep them in the office
b) notify law enforcement and the intended victim(s) of a threat by a client
c) convince the client to surrender all weapons to the therapist
d) contact the Ethics Office of the therapist's professional organization - Answers -b
What may a DORA regulatory board NOT do?
a) Conduct hearings
b) Adopt rules or regulations
c) maintain confidentiality of complainant and respondent
d) Arbitrate or adjudicate fee disputes between psychotherapists - Answers –d
The legal definition of psychotherapy in CRS 12--43-201(9) includes understanding
unconscious or conscious motivation. True or False? - Answers -True
Under CRS 12-43-222 DORA regulatory boards can now sanction psychotherapists for
NOT responding to a grievance. True or False? - Answers -True
The 3 public and 4 professional DORA mental health board members are appointed by
the Governor of Colorado. True or False? - Answers -True
Both spouses or both partners must sign a waiver to release confidential information
from couple therapy sessions. True or False? - Answers -True
PRACTICE EXAM
A doctorate is required for Technical Testing and Advanced Testing under CRS 12-43-
228. True or False? - Answers -False
The legal definition of psychotherapy in CRS 12-43-201(9) includes testing,
assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling. True or False? - Answers -True
HIPPA is state law not federal law. True or False? - Answers -False
Two misdemeanor violations of a mental health law can result in a felony indictment.
True or False? - Answers -True
Supervisors will be held liable if the supervisee is NOT legally listed with DORA. True or
False? - Answers -True
Under CRS 27-65-103: Mandatory disclosure statements must be signed by the legal
guardian or the parent of a child under 18 and the psychotherapist is NOT licensed.
True or False? - Answers -True
Inappropriate court testimony includes:
a) custody evaluations inconsistent with CRS 14-10-124
b) stating educational credentials
c) referencing progress notes
d) practicing testimony - Answers -a
Who does NOT have the legal authority for authorization of emergency mental health
holds under CRS 27-65?
a) A police officer and a marriage and family therapist
, b) A medical assistant or a nurses aid
c) a professional counselor and a psychologist
d) a social worker and a licensed addiction counselor - Answers -b
Expired DORA licensure requires__________________ for reinstatement.
a) an application
b) a reinstatement fee
c) 20 hours of continuing education for every year of expiration
d) All of the above - Answers -d
State of Colorado Psychotherapists Record Keeping requirements include:
a) A treatment plan
b) a termination summary
c) Progress notes
d) All of the above - Answers -d
When is a Mandatory Disclosure Statement not required under 12-43-214?
a) court ordered clients
b) forensic evaluations
c) emergencies
d) all of the above - Answers -d
Colorado Law (CRS 13) requires that psychotherapists:
a) restrain the client and keep them in the office
b) notify law enforcement and the intended victim(s) of a threat by a client
c) convince the client to surrender all weapons to the therapist
d) contact the Ethics Office of the therapist's professional organization - Answers -b
What may a DORA regulatory board NOT do?
a) Conduct hearings
b) Adopt rules or regulations
c) maintain confidentiality of complainant and respondent
d) Arbitrate or adjudicate fee disputes between psychotherapists - Answers –d
The legal definition of psychotherapy in CRS 12--43-201(9) includes understanding
unconscious or conscious motivation. True or False? - Answers -True
Under CRS 12-43-222 DORA regulatory boards can now sanction psychotherapists for
NOT responding to a grievance. True or False? - Answers -True
The 3 public and 4 professional DORA mental health board members are appointed by
the Governor of Colorado. True or False? - Answers -True
Both spouses or both partners must sign a waiver to release confidential information
from couple therapy sessions. True or False? - Answers -True
