LPCC Law & Ethics Actual Exam 2025 LPCC Law
& Ethics Exam Latest Update 2025 Questions and
Correct Answers Rated A+
John Doe, age 19, has chronic paranoid schizophrenia, lives in a
group home, and has a conservator who was appointed by the court.
Who should give consent to counseling for John?
A: John because he is an adult
B: any officer of the court
C: his caregiver at the group home
D: his conservator -Answer-D: his conservator
Courts appoint conservators when a person is unable to manage his
or her own affairs. John's conservator is essentially in charge of him,
as though he were a minor, and will determine if John should receive
mental health counseling.
You receive a written request from a former client for a copy of his
therapy records. His request does not include your psychotherapy
notes. Unless you have a lawful reason for withholding the records,
you must respond to the request by sending:
A: a copy or summary of the records within 5 days
B: a copy or summary of the records within 15 days.
,C: a copy of the records within 7 days.
D: a copy of the records within 15 days. -Answer-D: a copy of the
records within 15 days.
HIPAA requires health providers to provide patients with copies of
their records (PHI) when the provider receives a written request for the
records and there is no lawful reason for withholding the records. The
15 day requirement for providing the records is established by Health
and Safety Code Section 123110(b). *Note* HIPAA's requirements
with regard to the release of a copy (rather than a summary) of
records takes precedence over state law (H&SC 123110) since HIPAA
is more stringent in terms of providing patients with access to their
records.
Your client, age 16, tells you that she started having sexual relations
with her 21 year old boyfriend last week. She says that her boyfriend
told her they wouldn't have sex until she was ready and, after thinking
it over for the past few months, she decided she was ready. In this
situation:
A: statutory rape has occurred and you are required to file a child
abuse report.
B: statutory rape has occurred but you are not required to file a child
abuse report.
,C: statutory rape has not occurred but you are required to file a child
abuse report.
D: statutory rape has not occurred and you are not required to file a
child abuse report. -Answer-B: statutory rape has occurred but you are
not required to file a child abuse report.
Statutory rape (unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor) has occurred
since the client is under 18 and not married to her 21 yr old sexual
partner. However, you are not required to file a child abuse report
because the client is 16 and the sexual contact with her boyfriend was
consensual, nonabusive, and noncoercive
A woman calls you about counseling for her 12 yr old stepson who
visits them on the weekends. The boy has been despondent and
threatening to kill himself during the last few visits. The woman says
the boy's biological mother does not see any need for counseling and
neither does the boy's father. She says he really needs some help.
Legally, you should:
A: get consent from both biological parents before seeing the boy
B: get consent from the parent or parents who have legal custody
before seeing the boy.
C: see the boy and have him consent to his own treatment
, D see the boy with the stepmother's consent only since it is a
emergency -Answer-b get consent from the parent or parents who
have legal custody before seeing the boy
If the biological parents have joint legal custody, you only need the
consent of one parent, thought it is clinically desirable to get consent
from both.
An adult meets the legal requirements for a "grave disability" when, as
the result of a mental disorder, he or she is -Answer-unable to provide
for his or her own basic needs
You are working with Pearl who is 42 yrs old & a dependent adult. She
tells you that she is being physically abused by a staff member where
she lives. Because Pearl is living in a long-term care facility that is
NOT part of a state mental health hospital or state developmental
facility, you should make a telephone report of abuse to who?
A: adult protective services agency
B: appropriate licensing agency
C: local ombudsman
D: local law enforcement agency -Answer-D: local law enforcement
agency
& Ethics Exam Latest Update 2025 Questions and
Correct Answers Rated A+
John Doe, age 19, has chronic paranoid schizophrenia, lives in a
group home, and has a conservator who was appointed by the court.
Who should give consent to counseling for John?
A: John because he is an adult
B: any officer of the court
C: his caregiver at the group home
D: his conservator -Answer-D: his conservator
Courts appoint conservators when a person is unable to manage his
or her own affairs. John's conservator is essentially in charge of him,
as though he were a minor, and will determine if John should receive
mental health counseling.
You receive a written request from a former client for a copy of his
therapy records. His request does not include your psychotherapy
notes. Unless you have a lawful reason for withholding the records,
you must respond to the request by sending:
A: a copy or summary of the records within 5 days
B: a copy or summary of the records within 15 days.
,C: a copy of the records within 7 days.
D: a copy of the records within 15 days. -Answer-D: a copy of the
records within 15 days.
HIPAA requires health providers to provide patients with copies of
their records (PHI) when the provider receives a written request for the
records and there is no lawful reason for withholding the records. The
15 day requirement for providing the records is established by Health
and Safety Code Section 123110(b). *Note* HIPAA's requirements
with regard to the release of a copy (rather than a summary) of
records takes precedence over state law (H&SC 123110) since HIPAA
is more stringent in terms of providing patients with access to their
records.
Your client, age 16, tells you that she started having sexual relations
with her 21 year old boyfriend last week. She says that her boyfriend
told her they wouldn't have sex until she was ready and, after thinking
it over for the past few months, she decided she was ready. In this
situation:
A: statutory rape has occurred and you are required to file a child
abuse report.
B: statutory rape has occurred but you are not required to file a child
abuse report.
,C: statutory rape has not occurred but you are required to file a child
abuse report.
D: statutory rape has not occurred and you are not required to file a
child abuse report. -Answer-B: statutory rape has occurred but you are
not required to file a child abuse report.
Statutory rape (unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor) has occurred
since the client is under 18 and not married to her 21 yr old sexual
partner. However, you are not required to file a child abuse report
because the client is 16 and the sexual contact with her boyfriend was
consensual, nonabusive, and noncoercive
A woman calls you about counseling for her 12 yr old stepson who
visits them on the weekends. The boy has been despondent and
threatening to kill himself during the last few visits. The woman says
the boy's biological mother does not see any need for counseling and
neither does the boy's father. She says he really needs some help.
Legally, you should:
A: get consent from both biological parents before seeing the boy
B: get consent from the parent or parents who have legal custody
before seeing the boy.
C: see the boy and have him consent to his own treatment
, D see the boy with the stepmother's consent only since it is a
emergency -Answer-b get consent from the parent or parents who
have legal custody before seeing the boy
If the biological parents have joint legal custody, you only need the
consent of one parent, thought it is clinically desirable to get consent
from both.
An adult meets the legal requirements for a "grave disability" when, as
the result of a mental disorder, he or she is -Answer-unable to provide
for his or her own basic needs
You are working with Pearl who is 42 yrs old & a dependent adult. She
tells you that she is being physically abused by a staff member where
she lives. Because Pearl is living in a long-term care facility that is
NOT part of a state mental health hospital or state developmental
facility, you should make a telephone report of abuse to who?
A: adult protective services agency
B: appropriate licensing agency
C: local ombudsman
D: local law enforcement agency -Answer-D: local law enforcement
agency
