COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH JURISPRUDENCE
EXAM UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Disclosure hof hConfidential hInformation h- hanswerA hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate
hholder hshall hnot hdisclose, hwithout hthe hconsent hof hthe hclient, hany
confidential hcommunications hmade hby hthe hclient, hor hadvice hgiven hto hthe hclient, hin
hthe hcourse hof hprofessional hemployment. hA hlicensee's, hregistrant's, hor hcertificate
hholder's hemployee hor hassociate, hwhether hclerical hor hprofessional, hshall hnot
hdisclose hany hknowledge hof hthe hcommunications hacquired hin hthat hcapacity. hAny
hperson hwho hhas hparticipated hin hany htherapy hconducted hunder hthe hsupervision hof
ha hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder, hincluding hgroup htherapy hsessions,
hshall hnot hdisclose hany hknowledge hgained hduring hthe hcourse hof hthe htherapy
hwithout hthe hconsent hof hthe hperson hto hwhom hthe hknowledge hrelates.
A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen ha hclient hor hthe hheirs,
hexecutors, hor hadministrators hof ha hclient... h- hanswer...file hsuit hor ha hcomplaint
hagainst ha hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hon hany hcause hof haction
harising hout hof hor hconnected hwith hthe hcare hor htreatment hof hthe hclient hby hthe
hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder
A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen ha hlicensee, hregistrant, hor
hcertificate hholder... h- hanswer...was hin hconsultation hwith ha hphysician, hregistered
hprofessional hnurse, hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hagainst hwhom ha hsuit
hor hcomplaint hwas hfiled hbased hon hthe hcase hout hof hwhich hthe hsuit hor hcomplaint
harises
A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen... h- hanswer...a hreview hof
hservices hof ha hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder
A hreview hof hservices hcan hbe hdetermined hby ha hboard hor ha hperson hor hgroup... h-
hanswer...authorized hby hthe hboard hto hmake han hinvestigation hon hits hbehalf
A hreview hof hservices hcan hbe hdetermined hby h________________(1) hwhere hthe
hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hpractices hor hthe hmedical hstaff
h____________________(2) h- hanswer(1) hThe hgoverning hboard hof ha hhospital
hlicensed hpursuant hto hpart h1 hof harticle h3 hof htitle h25; h(2) hof hthe hhospital hif hthe
hmedical hstaff hoperates hpursuant hto hwritten hbylaws happroved hby hthe hgoverning
hboard hof hthe hhospital
A hreview hof hservices hcan hbe hdetermined hby h__________________ hif hthe hperson
hhas hsigned ha hrelease hauthorizing hthe hreview h- hanswerA hprofessional hreview
hcommittee hestablished hpursuant hto hsection h12-245-212 h(1)
, A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen h_________________ ha
hschool hor hthe hoccupants hof ha hschool. h- hanswerA hclient, hregardless hof hage,
hmakes han harticulable hand hsignificant hthreat hagainst
A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen ha hclient, hregardless hof hage,
hexhibits hbehaviors hthat, hin hthe hreasonable hjudgment hof hthe hlicensee, hregistrant, hor
hcertificate hholder... h- hanswer....create han harticulable hand hsignificant hthreat hto hthe
hhealth hor hsafety hof hstudents, hteachers, hadministrators, hor hother hschool hpersonnel.
A hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hwho hdiscloses hinformation hunder hthis
hsubsection h(2)(d)...
hint: h(2)(d) h= hdisclosing hinformation hfrom ha hclient, hregardless hof hage. h-
hanswer...shall hlimit hthe hdisclosure hto happropriate hschool hor hschool hdistrict
hpersonnel hand hlaw henforcement hagencies. hSchool hor hschool hdistrict hpersonnel hto
hwhom hthe hinformation his hdisclosed hshall hmaintain hconfidentiality hof hthe hdisclosed
hinformation, hregardless hof hwhether hthe hinformation hconstitutes han heducation
hrecord hsubject hto hFERPA, hconsistent hwith hthe hrequirements hof hFERPA hand
hregulations hand happlicable hguidelines hadopted hunder hFERPA, hbut hmay hdisclose
information hin haccordance hwith hsection h1232g h(b)(1) hof hFERPA hand h34 hCFR
h99.36 hif hnecessary hto hprotect hthe hhealth hor hsafety hof hstudents hor hother hpersons.
A hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hwho hdiscloses hor hfails hto hdisclose ha
hconfidential hcommunication... h- hanswer...with ha hclient hin haccordance hwith hthis
hsubsection h(2)(d) h(A hclient hregardless hof hage) his hnot hliable hfor hdamages hin hany
hcivil haction hfor hdisclosing hor hnot hdisclosing hthe hcommunication. hThis hsubsection
h(2)(d)(III) hdoes hnot hrescind hany hstatutory hduty hto hwarn hand hprotect hspecified hin,
hand hdoes hnot heliminate hany hpotential hcivil hliability hfor hfailure hto hcomply hwith,
hsection h13-21-117.
Subsection h(2)(d) hdoes hnot happly hto...
hint: h(2)(d) h= hdisclosing hinformation hfrom ha hclient, hregardless hof hage. h-
hanswer...an heducation hrecord hthat, hunder hFERPA, his hexempt hfrom hthe hHIPAA
hprivacy hrule.
Subsection h(2)(d) happlies hto hcovered hentities, has hdefined hin hHIPAA has...
hint: h(2)(d) h= hdisclosing hinformation hfrom ha hclient, hregardless hof hage. h-
hanswer"Articulable hand hsignificant hthreat" hmeans ha hthreat hto hthe hhealth hor hsafety
hof ha hperson hthat, hbased hon hthe htotality hof hthe hcircumstances, hcan hbe hexplained
hor harticulated hand hthat hconstitutes ha hthreat hof hsubstantial hbodily hharm hto ha
hperson.
FERPA hmeans... h- hanswerthe hfederal h"Family hEducational hRights hand hPrivacy hAct
hof h1974"
EXAM UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Disclosure hof hConfidential hInformation h- hanswerA hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate
hholder hshall hnot hdisclose, hwithout hthe hconsent hof hthe hclient, hany
confidential hcommunications hmade hby hthe hclient, hor hadvice hgiven hto hthe hclient, hin
hthe hcourse hof hprofessional hemployment. hA hlicensee's, hregistrant's, hor hcertificate
hholder's hemployee hor hassociate, hwhether hclerical hor hprofessional, hshall hnot
hdisclose hany hknowledge hof hthe hcommunications hacquired hin hthat hcapacity. hAny
hperson hwho hhas hparticipated hin hany htherapy hconducted hunder hthe hsupervision hof
ha hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder, hincluding hgroup htherapy hsessions,
hshall hnot hdisclose hany hknowledge hgained hduring hthe hcourse hof hthe htherapy
hwithout hthe hconsent hof hthe hperson hto hwhom hthe hknowledge hrelates.
A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen ha hclient hor hthe hheirs,
hexecutors, hor hadministrators hof ha hclient... h- hanswer...file hsuit hor ha hcomplaint
hagainst ha hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hon hany hcause hof haction
harising hout hof hor hconnected hwith hthe hcare hor htreatment hof hthe hclient hby hthe
hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder
A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen ha hlicensee, hregistrant, hor
hcertificate hholder... h- hanswer...was hin hconsultation hwith ha hphysician, hregistered
hprofessional hnurse, hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hagainst hwhom ha hsuit
hor hcomplaint hwas hfiled hbased hon hthe hcase hout hof hwhich hthe hsuit hor hcomplaint
harises
A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen... h- hanswer...a hreview hof
hservices hof ha hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder
A hreview hof hservices hcan hbe hdetermined hby ha hboard hor ha hperson hor hgroup... h-
hanswer...authorized hby hthe hboard hto hmake han hinvestigation hon hits hbehalf
A hreview hof hservices hcan hbe hdetermined hby h________________(1) hwhere hthe
hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hpractices hor hthe hmedical hstaff
h____________________(2) h- hanswer(1) hThe hgoverning hboard hof ha hhospital
hlicensed hpursuant hto hpart h1 hof harticle h3 hof htitle h25; h(2) hof hthe hhospital hif hthe
hmedical hstaff hoperates hpursuant hto hwritten hbylaws happroved hby hthe hgoverning
hboard hof hthe hhospital
A hreview hof hservices hcan hbe hdetermined hby h__________________ hif hthe hperson
hhas hsigned ha hrelease hauthorizing hthe hreview h- hanswerA hprofessional hreview
hcommittee hestablished hpursuant hto hsection h12-245-212 h(1)
, A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen h_________________ ha
hschool hor hthe hoccupants hof ha hschool. h- hanswerA hclient, hregardless hof hage,
hmakes han harticulable hand hsignificant hthreat hagainst
A hperson hmay hdisclose hconfidential hinformation hwhen ha hclient, hregardless hof hage,
hexhibits hbehaviors hthat, hin hthe hreasonable hjudgment hof hthe hlicensee, hregistrant, hor
hcertificate hholder... h- hanswer....create han harticulable hand hsignificant hthreat hto hthe
hhealth hor hsafety hof hstudents, hteachers, hadministrators, hor hother hschool hpersonnel.
A hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hwho hdiscloses hinformation hunder hthis
hsubsection h(2)(d)...
hint: h(2)(d) h= hdisclosing hinformation hfrom ha hclient, hregardless hof hage. h-
hanswer...shall hlimit hthe hdisclosure hto happropriate hschool hor hschool hdistrict
hpersonnel hand hlaw henforcement hagencies. hSchool hor hschool hdistrict hpersonnel hto
hwhom hthe hinformation his hdisclosed hshall hmaintain hconfidentiality hof hthe hdisclosed
hinformation, hregardless hof hwhether hthe hinformation hconstitutes han heducation
hrecord hsubject hto hFERPA, hconsistent hwith hthe hrequirements hof hFERPA hand
hregulations hand happlicable hguidelines hadopted hunder hFERPA, hbut hmay hdisclose
information hin haccordance hwith hsection h1232g h(b)(1) hof hFERPA hand h34 hCFR
h99.36 hif hnecessary hto hprotect hthe hhealth hor hsafety hof hstudents hor hother hpersons.
A hlicensee, hregistrant, hor hcertificate hholder hwho hdiscloses hor hfails hto hdisclose ha
hconfidential hcommunication... h- hanswer...with ha hclient hin haccordance hwith hthis
hsubsection h(2)(d) h(A hclient hregardless hof hage) his hnot hliable hfor hdamages hin hany
hcivil haction hfor hdisclosing hor hnot hdisclosing hthe hcommunication. hThis hsubsection
h(2)(d)(III) hdoes hnot hrescind hany hstatutory hduty hto hwarn hand hprotect hspecified hin,
hand hdoes hnot heliminate hany hpotential hcivil hliability hfor hfailure hto hcomply hwith,
hsection h13-21-117.
Subsection h(2)(d) hdoes hnot happly hto...
hint: h(2)(d) h= hdisclosing hinformation hfrom ha hclient, hregardless hof hage. h-
hanswer...an heducation hrecord hthat, hunder hFERPA, his hexempt hfrom hthe hHIPAA
hprivacy hrule.
Subsection h(2)(d) happlies hto hcovered hentities, has hdefined hin hHIPAA has...
hint: h(2)(d) h= hdisclosing hinformation hfrom ha hclient, hregardless hof hage. h-
hanswer"Articulable hand hsignificant hthreat" hmeans ha hthreat hto hthe hhealth hor hsafety
hof ha hperson hthat, hbased hon hthe htotality hof hthe hcircumstances, hcan hbe hexplained
hor harticulated hand hthat hconstitutes ha hthreat hof hsubstantial hbodily hharm hto ha
hperson.
FERPA hmeans... h- hanswerthe hfederal h"Family hEducational hRights hand hPrivacy hAct
hof h1974"
