COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
STUDY SET (NEW SPT 2024)
1.A regulated professional has reasonable cause to believe an at-risk elder is at
imminent risk of mistreatment. Under the Colorado Revised Statutes, the mental
health practitioner is required to do...: The mental health practitioner must
report the suspected mistreatment to law enforcement within 24 hours.
This can be done by contacting local law enforcement or the county
department of human services' Adult Protective Services (APS).
2.What is the requirement for a regulated professional who is referred by the
applicable board to a peer health assistance program?: Any mental health
professional who is referred by the applicable board to a peer health
assistance program shall enter into a stipulation with the board
pursuant to section 12-43-223
(6) before participating in the program.
,3.A regulated professional violates the Colorado Mental Health Act if he or she does
which of the following?: Promotes the sales of goods
4.A regulated professional administers, scores, and interprets a battery of three or
more tests to determine the presence or extent of a client's cognitive impairment.
Which of the following are required to lawfully engage in this ADVANCED USE of
testing?: 1,3,4, and 5 only
5.Which of the following is a prohibited activity or provides conclusive evi- dence of a
violation of the state's Mental Health Practice Act?: 1, 2, and 4 only
1. a disciplinary action taken against the regulated professional in
another state, which has substantially similar grounds for discipline
pursuant to Article 245 in Title 12, C.R.S.
2. a certified copy of a malpractice judgment issued by a court with
jurisdiction over a regulated professional
4. a certified copy of a judgment issued by a court with jurisdiction over
regulated professional indicating the individual pleaded guilty to a felony
, 6. A regulated professional who has direct knowledge of a
prohibited activity by another regulated professional has a duty to
report the violation to the applicable board under which of the
following conditions?: 1, 2, 4 and 5
7.Which one of the following is applicable when a board has reasonable grounds to
believe that a regulated professional has committed any act or failed to act pursuant to
the grounds established in CRS § 12-245-224 or CRS
§ 12-245-228?: A regulated professional who holds more than one
credential under the state's Mental Health Practice Act is subject to
disciplinary action by all boards that regulate him or her per the
findings, conclusions, and final agency order of the first board to take
disciplinary action.
8.Which of the following are subject to regulation by the mental health boards set
forth in Title 12 ("Professions and Occupations"), Article 245 ("Mental Health") of the
Colorado Revised Statutes ("Mental Health Practice Act")?: The professionals
subject to regulation by the mental health boards under Title 12, Article
245, C.R.S., are:
STUDY SET (NEW SPT 2024)
1.A regulated professional has reasonable cause to believe an at-risk elder is at
imminent risk of mistreatment. Under the Colorado Revised Statutes, the mental
health practitioner is required to do...: The mental health practitioner must
report the suspected mistreatment to law enforcement within 24 hours.
This can be done by contacting local law enforcement or the county
department of human services' Adult Protective Services (APS).
2.What is the requirement for a regulated professional who is referred by the
applicable board to a peer health assistance program?: Any mental health
professional who is referred by the applicable board to a peer health
assistance program shall enter into a stipulation with the board
pursuant to section 12-43-223
(6) before participating in the program.
,3.A regulated professional violates the Colorado Mental Health Act if he or she does
which of the following?: Promotes the sales of goods
4.A regulated professional administers, scores, and interprets a battery of three or
more tests to determine the presence or extent of a client's cognitive impairment.
Which of the following are required to lawfully engage in this ADVANCED USE of
testing?: 1,3,4, and 5 only
5.Which of the following is a prohibited activity or provides conclusive evi- dence of a
violation of the state's Mental Health Practice Act?: 1, 2, and 4 only
1. a disciplinary action taken against the regulated professional in
another state, which has substantially similar grounds for discipline
pursuant to Article 245 in Title 12, C.R.S.
2. a certified copy of a malpractice judgment issued by a court with
jurisdiction over a regulated professional
4. a certified copy of a judgment issued by a court with jurisdiction over
regulated professional indicating the individual pleaded guilty to a felony
, 6. A regulated professional who has direct knowledge of a
prohibited activity by another regulated professional has a duty to
report the violation to the applicable board under which of the
following conditions?: 1, 2, 4 and 5
7.Which one of the following is applicable when a board has reasonable grounds to
believe that a regulated professional has committed any act or failed to act pursuant to
the grounds established in CRS § 12-245-224 or CRS
§ 12-245-228?: A regulated professional who holds more than one
credential under the state's Mental Health Practice Act is subject to
disciplinary action by all boards that regulate him or her per the
findings, conclusions, and final agency order of the first board to take
disciplinary action.
8.Which of the following are subject to regulation by the mental health boards set
forth in Title 12 ("Professions and Occupations"), Article 245 ("Mental Health") of the
Colorado Revised Statutes ("Mental Health Practice Act")?: The professionals
subject to regulation by the mental health boards under Title 12, Article
245, C.R.S., are:
