COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
Disclosure of Confidential Information - ANSWER-A licensee, registrant, or certificate
holder shall not disclose, without the consent of the client, any
confidential communications made by the client, or advice given to the client, in the
course of professional employment. A licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's
employee or associate, whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose any
knowledge of the communications acquired in that capacity. Any person who has
participated in any therapy conducted under the supervision of a licensee, registrant,
or certificate holder, including group therapy sessions, shall not disclose any
knowledge gained during the course of the therapy without the consent of the person
to whom the knowledge relates.
A person may disclose confidential information when a client or the heirs, executors,
or administrators of a client... - ANSWER-...file suit or a complaint against a licensee,
registrant, or certificate holder on any cause of action arising out of or connected
with the care or treatment of the client by the licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
A person may disclose confidential information when a licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder... - ANSWER-...was in consultation with a physician, registered
professional nurse, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder against whom a suit or
complaint was filed based on the case out of which the suit or complaint arises
A person may disclose confidential information when... - ANSWER-...a review of
services of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
A review of services can be determined by a board or a person or group... -
ANSWER-...authorized by the board to make an investigation on its behalf
A review of services can be determined by ________________(1) where the
licensee, registrant, or certificate holder practices or the medical staff
____________________(2) - ANSWER-(1) The governing board of a hospital
licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25; (2) of the hospital if the medical
staff operates pursuant to written bylaws approved by the governing board of the
hospital
A review of services can be determined by __________________ if the person has
signed a release authorizing the review - ANSWER-A professional review committee
established pursuant to section 12-245-212 (1)
, A person may disclose confidential information when _________________ a school
or the occupants of a school. - ANSWER-A client, regardless of age, makes an
articulable and significant threat against
A person may disclose confidential information when a client, regardless of age,
exhibits behaviors that, in the reasonable judgment of the licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder... - ANSWER-....create an articulable and significant threat to the
health or safety of students, teachers, administrators, or other school personnel.
A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses information under this
subsection (2)(d)...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. -
ANSWER-...shall limit the disclosure to appropriate school or school district
personnel and law enforcement agencies. School or school district personnel to
whom the information is disclosed shall maintain confidentiality of the disclosed
information, regardless of whether the information constitutes an education record
subject to FERPA, consistent with the requirements of FERPA and regulations and
applicable guidelines adopted under FERPA, but may disclose
information in accordance with section 1232g (b)(1) of FERPA and 34 CFR 99.36 if
necessary to protect the health or safety of students or other persons.
A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses or fails to disclose a
confidential communication... - ANSWER-...with a client in accordance with this
subsection (2)(d) (A client regardless of age) is not liable for damages in any civil
action for disclosing or not disclosing the communication. This subsection (2)(d)(III)
does not rescind any statutory duty to warn and protect specified in, and does not
eliminate any potential civil liability for failure to comply with, section 13-21-117.
Subsection (2)(d) does not apply to...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - ANSWER-...an
education record that, under FERPA, is exempt from the HIPAA privacy rule.
Subsection (2)(d) applies to covered entities, as defined in HIPAA as...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. -
ANSWER-"Articulable and significant threat" means a threat to the health or safety of
a person that, based on the totality of the circumstances, can be explained or
articulated and that constitutes a threat of substantial bodily harm to a person.
FERPA means... - ANSWER-the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974"
Mandatory disclosure requires a statement in writing saying a client is entitled to
receive information... - ANSWER-...about the methods of therapy, the techniques
used, the duration of therapy, if known, and the fee structure;
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
Disclosure of Confidential Information - ANSWER-A licensee, registrant, or certificate
holder shall not disclose, without the consent of the client, any
confidential communications made by the client, or advice given to the client, in the
course of professional employment. A licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's
employee or associate, whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose any
knowledge of the communications acquired in that capacity. Any person who has
participated in any therapy conducted under the supervision of a licensee, registrant,
or certificate holder, including group therapy sessions, shall not disclose any
knowledge gained during the course of the therapy without the consent of the person
to whom the knowledge relates.
A person may disclose confidential information when a client or the heirs, executors,
or administrators of a client... - ANSWER-...file suit or a complaint against a licensee,
registrant, or certificate holder on any cause of action arising out of or connected
with the care or treatment of the client by the licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
A person may disclose confidential information when a licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder... - ANSWER-...was in consultation with a physician, registered
professional nurse, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder against whom a suit or
complaint was filed based on the case out of which the suit or complaint arises
A person may disclose confidential information when... - ANSWER-...a review of
services of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
A review of services can be determined by a board or a person or group... -
ANSWER-...authorized by the board to make an investigation on its behalf
A review of services can be determined by ________________(1) where the
licensee, registrant, or certificate holder practices or the medical staff
____________________(2) - ANSWER-(1) The governing board of a hospital
licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25; (2) of the hospital if the medical
staff operates pursuant to written bylaws approved by the governing board of the
hospital
A review of services can be determined by __________________ if the person has
signed a release authorizing the review - ANSWER-A professional review committee
established pursuant to section 12-245-212 (1)
, A person may disclose confidential information when _________________ a school
or the occupants of a school. - ANSWER-A client, regardless of age, makes an
articulable and significant threat against
A person may disclose confidential information when a client, regardless of age,
exhibits behaviors that, in the reasonable judgment of the licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder... - ANSWER-....create an articulable and significant threat to the
health or safety of students, teachers, administrators, or other school personnel.
A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses information under this
subsection (2)(d)...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. -
ANSWER-...shall limit the disclosure to appropriate school or school district
personnel and law enforcement agencies. School or school district personnel to
whom the information is disclosed shall maintain confidentiality of the disclosed
information, regardless of whether the information constitutes an education record
subject to FERPA, consistent with the requirements of FERPA and regulations and
applicable guidelines adopted under FERPA, but may disclose
information in accordance with section 1232g (b)(1) of FERPA and 34 CFR 99.36 if
necessary to protect the health or safety of students or other persons.
A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses or fails to disclose a
confidential communication... - ANSWER-...with a client in accordance with this
subsection (2)(d) (A client regardless of age) is not liable for damages in any civil
action for disclosing or not disclosing the communication. This subsection (2)(d)(III)
does not rescind any statutory duty to warn and protect specified in, and does not
eliminate any potential civil liability for failure to comply with, section 13-21-117.
Subsection (2)(d) does not apply to...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - ANSWER-...an
education record that, under FERPA, is exempt from the HIPAA privacy rule.
Subsection (2)(d) applies to covered entities, as defined in HIPAA as...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. -
ANSWER-"Articulable and significant threat" means a threat to the health or safety of
a person that, based on the totality of the circumstances, can be explained or
articulated and that constitutes a threat of substantial bodily harm to a person.
FERPA means... - ANSWER-the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974"
Mandatory disclosure requires a statement in writing saying a client is entitled to
receive information... - ANSWER-...about the methods of therapy, the techniques
used, the duration of therapy, if known, and the fee structure;
