LPCC Law And Ethics Exam 1 Questions
And Answers 2024
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 .- .correct .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. .- .correct .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. .-
.correct .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 .- .correct
.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 .- .correct .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 .- .correct .answer.D: .local .law .enforcement .agency
And Answers 2024
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 .- .correct .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. .- .correct .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. .-
.correct .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 .- .correct
.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 .- .correct .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 .- .correct .answer.D: .local .law .enforcement .agency
