NH COUNSELLING JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2027/2028 Q&A -
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1. Under New Hampshire jurisprudence requirements, what is the minimum passing
score for the initial mental health practitioner jurisprudence examination?
A. 65 percent
B. 70 percent
C. 75 percent
D. 80 percent
Answer: C
The required passing score is at least 75 percent. The examination covers RSA 330-A and
Mhp 100 through Mhp 500.
2. A counselor preparing for the New Hampshire jurisprudence examination asks
whether the examination may be taken with the applicable statutes and rules
available for reference. Which response is most accurate?
A. The examination is open book
B. The examination is closed book
C. Only printed statutes may be used
D. Consultation with another applicant is permitted
Answer: A
New Hampshire's Mhp 311.01 specifies that the jurisprudence examination is open book but
must be taken individually without consulting others.
3. Which New Hampshire statute establishes the Mental Health Client Bill of Rights
framework?
A. RSA 330-A:14
B. RSA 330-A:15
C. RSA 330-A:19
D. RSA 330-A:32
Answer: B
RSA 330-A:15 addresses the Mental Health Client Bill of Rights and directs the board to
establish related informed-consent and client-rights rules.
, 4. A clinical mental health counselor is reviewing the New Hampshire rules governing
professional ethics. Which professional code specifically applies to mental health
counselors under Mhp 501.02?
A. APA Ethics Code
B. NASW Code of Ethics
C. AAMFT Code of Ethics
D. AMHCA Code of Ethics
Answer: D
Mhp 501.02 requires mental health counselors to adhere to the American Mental Health
Counselors Association Code of Ethics, revised in 2020.
5. A client tells a counselor that the counselor's former supervisor engaged in sexual
misconduct during the client's previous treatment. What is the counselor's primary
legal responsibility under New Hampshire law?
A. Ignore the allegation because the counselor was not involved
B. Immediately terminate the client's treatment
C. Inform the client about the misconduct and its disciplinary implications
D. Tell the client that only an attorney may discuss the allegation
Answer: C
RSA 330-A:37 establishes a duty to inform when a client alleges sexual misconduct by a
previous psychotherapist and provides for support if the client elects to report the matter.
6. Which statement best describes the scope of psychotherapy under RSA 330-A?
A. Only medication management
B. Professional treatment, assessment, or counseling of a mental or emotional illness,
symptom, or condition
C. Only psychological testing
D. Only family counseling
Answer: B
New Hampshire defines psychotherapy broadly to include professional treatment, assessment,
or counseling of a mental or emotional illness, symptom, or condition.
7. A counselor receives a request from a client to provide services that clearly fall
outside the counselor's competence. What is the most appropriate professional
response?
, A. Accept the case and learn the specialty while treating the client
B. Provide only the services the counselor is competent to provide and arrange an
appropriate referral when necessary
C. Ask the client to waive liability
D. Treat the client only if the client agrees not to complain
Answer: B
Ethical practice requires the practitioner to work within appropriate competence and protect
client welfare when a referral is necessary.
8. A licensee changes the principal business address where official board
communications should be directed. Within what period must the change be
reported to the board?
A. 10 days
B. 15 days
C. 30 days
D. 60 days
Answer: C
Mhp 502.01 requires a licensee to report a change or abandonment of a business address to
the board within 30 days.
9. A counselor is completing a report requested by a regulatory authority. Which
approach is most consistent with Mhp 501.02?
A. Include only information favorable to the counselor
B. Provide honest and accurate information
C. Omit unfavorable information unless specifically requested
D. Estimate information when documentation is unavailable
Answer: B
New Hampshire's ethical standards require licensees to provide honest and accurate
information in reports.
10. A client asks the counselor whether information disclosed during therapy is always
confidential. What is the best response?
A. Yes, confidentiality has no exceptions
B. No information is ever confidential
C. Confidentiality applies within the limits of state and federal law
D. Confidentiality applies only to written records
, Answer: C
The New Hampshire Mental Health Bill of Rights recognizes confidentiality but expressly
identifies legal limits and exceptions.
11. A client asks to see the counselor's assessment information and diagnosis. Which
client right is most directly implicated?
A. The right to obtain information concerning assessment procedures and diagnoses as allowed
by law
B. The right to change the counselor's diagnosis
C. The right to destroy the clinical record
D. The right to require treatment without consent
Answer: A
The Mental Health Bill of Rights recognizes a client's right to obtain information concerning
assessment procedures and diagnoses, subject to applicable law.
12. A counselor is closing a private practice. Which action best demonstrates
compliance with New Hampshire professional responsibilities?
A. Delete all electronic records immediately
B. Leave records with the building owner
C. Establish a professional will addressing management of clinical records
D. Give every record to the next counselor without authorization
Answer: C
Mhp 502.01 requires a written professional will identifying how clinical records will be
managed during incapacitation, retirement, or practice closure.
13. Which recordkeeping period is required for a New Hampshire mental health
practitioner following the last activity on an adult client's account?
A. 3 years
B. 5 years
C. 7 years
D. 10 years
Answer: C
Mhp 502.01 requires complete and accurate clinical and business records to be maintained for
at least 7 years following the last activity on the account.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLUS DETAILED
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DOWNLOAD INSTANT PDF
1. Under New Hampshire jurisprudence requirements, what is the minimum passing
score for the initial mental health practitioner jurisprudence examination?
A. 65 percent
B. 70 percent
C. 75 percent
D. 80 percent
Answer: C
The required passing score is at least 75 percent. The examination covers RSA 330-A and
Mhp 100 through Mhp 500.
2. A counselor preparing for the New Hampshire jurisprudence examination asks
whether the examination may be taken with the applicable statutes and rules
available for reference. Which response is most accurate?
A. The examination is open book
B. The examination is closed book
C. Only printed statutes may be used
D. Consultation with another applicant is permitted
Answer: A
New Hampshire's Mhp 311.01 specifies that the jurisprudence examination is open book but
must be taken individually without consulting others.
3. Which New Hampshire statute establishes the Mental Health Client Bill of Rights
framework?
A. RSA 330-A:14
B. RSA 330-A:15
C. RSA 330-A:19
D. RSA 330-A:32
Answer: B
RSA 330-A:15 addresses the Mental Health Client Bill of Rights and directs the board to
establish related informed-consent and client-rights rules.
, 4. A clinical mental health counselor is reviewing the New Hampshire rules governing
professional ethics. Which professional code specifically applies to mental health
counselors under Mhp 501.02?
A. APA Ethics Code
B. NASW Code of Ethics
C. AAMFT Code of Ethics
D. AMHCA Code of Ethics
Answer: D
Mhp 501.02 requires mental health counselors to adhere to the American Mental Health
Counselors Association Code of Ethics, revised in 2020.
5. A client tells a counselor that the counselor's former supervisor engaged in sexual
misconduct during the client's previous treatment. What is the counselor's primary
legal responsibility under New Hampshire law?
A. Ignore the allegation because the counselor was not involved
B. Immediately terminate the client's treatment
C. Inform the client about the misconduct and its disciplinary implications
D. Tell the client that only an attorney may discuss the allegation
Answer: C
RSA 330-A:37 establishes a duty to inform when a client alleges sexual misconduct by a
previous psychotherapist and provides for support if the client elects to report the matter.
6. Which statement best describes the scope of psychotherapy under RSA 330-A?
A. Only medication management
B. Professional treatment, assessment, or counseling of a mental or emotional illness,
symptom, or condition
C. Only psychological testing
D. Only family counseling
Answer: B
New Hampshire defines psychotherapy broadly to include professional treatment, assessment,
or counseling of a mental or emotional illness, symptom, or condition.
7. A counselor receives a request from a client to provide services that clearly fall
outside the counselor's competence. What is the most appropriate professional
response?
, A. Accept the case and learn the specialty while treating the client
B. Provide only the services the counselor is competent to provide and arrange an
appropriate referral when necessary
C. Ask the client to waive liability
D. Treat the client only if the client agrees not to complain
Answer: B
Ethical practice requires the practitioner to work within appropriate competence and protect
client welfare when a referral is necessary.
8. A licensee changes the principal business address where official board
communications should be directed. Within what period must the change be
reported to the board?
A. 10 days
B. 15 days
C. 30 days
D. 60 days
Answer: C
Mhp 502.01 requires a licensee to report a change or abandonment of a business address to
the board within 30 days.
9. A counselor is completing a report requested by a regulatory authority. Which
approach is most consistent with Mhp 501.02?
A. Include only information favorable to the counselor
B. Provide honest and accurate information
C. Omit unfavorable information unless specifically requested
D. Estimate information when documentation is unavailable
Answer: B
New Hampshire's ethical standards require licensees to provide honest and accurate
information in reports.
10. A client asks the counselor whether information disclosed during therapy is always
confidential. What is the best response?
A. Yes, confidentiality has no exceptions
B. No information is ever confidential
C. Confidentiality applies within the limits of state and federal law
D. Confidentiality applies only to written records
, Answer: C
The New Hampshire Mental Health Bill of Rights recognizes confidentiality but expressly
identifies legal limits and exceptions.
11. A client asks to see the counselor's assessment information and diagnosis. Which
client right is most directly implicated?
A. The right to obtain information concerning assessment procedures and diagnoses as allowed
by law
B. The right to change the counselor's diagnosis
C. The right to destroy the clinical record
D. The right to require treatment without consent
Answer: A
The Mental Health Bill of Rights recognizes a client's right to obtain information concerning
assessment procedures and diagnoses, subject to applicable law.
12. A counselor is closing a private practice. Which action best demonstrates
compliance with New Hampshire professional responsibilities?
A. Delete all electronic records immediately
B. Leave records with the building owner
C. Establish a professional will addressing management of clinical records
D. Give every record to the next counselor without authorization
Answer: C
Mhp 502.01 requires a written professional will identifying how clinical records will be
managed during incapacitation, retirement, or practice closure.
13. Which recordkeeping period is required for a New Hampshire mental health
practitioner following the last activity on an adult client's account?
A. 3 years
B. 5 years
C. 7 years
D. 10 years
Answer: C
Mhp 502.01 requires complete and accurate clinical and business records to be maintained for
at least 7 years following the last activity on the account.
