NH COUNSELING JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
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ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
Section 1: Statutory Purpose & Definitions (Questions 1-25)
1. What is the primary purpose of RSA 330-A, the New Hampshire Mental
Health Practice Act?
Answer: To regulate mental health practice and protect the public from
untrained, unskilled, or unlicensed practitioners.
2. Which New Hampshire statute governs the practice of clinical mental
health counselors?
Answer: RSA 330-A (Mental Health Practice).
3. What entity is responsible for issuing licenses to professional counselors
in New Hampshire?
Answer: The New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice.
4. Under RSA 330-A:2, who is considered a "mental health practitioner"?
Answer: Persons licensed as pastoral psychotherapists, clinical social workers,
clinical mental health counselors, or marriage and family therapists.
5. Which of the following is NOT considered a mental health practitioner
under RSA 330-A:2?
Answer: Psychiatrists (they are licensed by the Board of Medicine under RSA
329).
6. How does RSA 330-A define "psychotherapy"?
Answer: The professional treatment, assessment, or counseling of a mental or
emotional illness, symptom, or condition.
7. How does RSA 330-A define "mental health practice"?
Answer: The observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, and
modification of human behavior by the application of psychological and
systems principles, methods, and procedures for preventing or eliminating
symptomatic, maladapted, or undesirable behavior and enhancing interpersonal
,relationships, work and life adjustments, personal effectiveness, behavioral
health, and mental health.
8. Under RSA 330-A:2, who is a "psychotherapist"?
Answer: A clinical social worker, pastoral psychotherapist, clinical mental
health counselor, or marriage and family therapist licensed under the chapter
who performs or purports to perform psychotherapy.
9. What is the definition of a "client" under RSA 330-A?
Answer: A person who seeks or obtains psychotherapy.
10. How does RSA 330-A define a "former client or patient"?
Answer: A person who was given psychotherapy within the previous 7 years.
11. What is the difference between an "allegation" and a "complaint"
under RSA 330-A?
Answer: An "allegation" is a written statement describing a claim of
professional misconduct. A "complaint" is a communication of alleged
misconduct that the board determines, if true, could violate ethical codes,
administrative rules, or the law. A matter becomes a complaint when the board
orders the change of status from allegation to complaint.
12. What is the Board of Mental Health Practice?
Answer: The regulatory board established under RSA 330-A responsible for
licensing, regulating, and disciplining mental health practitioners in New
Hampshire.
13. Under RSA 330-A, may a licensed mental health practitioner prescribe
medications?
Answer: No. No person licensed or registered under RSA 330-A shall assess
the need for medications, prescribe medications, or otherwise practice medicine
as defined in RSA 329.
14. What is the scope of practice for mental health practitioners under RSA
330-A?
Answer: Assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment recommendations, and
treatment of a person with a diagnosis or concern specified in the current edition
of the DSM and ICD-10.
15. Which diagnostic manuals must be followed for diagnosis under RSA
330-A?
Answer: The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association and the
Diagnostic Coding Manual (ICD-10).
, 16. What does RSA 330-A:23 make unlawful?
Answer: It is unlawful for any person to be engaged in mental health practice
unless licensed by the board, working as a candidate under direct supervision of
a licensed person, or otherwise exempted.
17. What is the definition of "mental health discipline" under RSA 330-A?
Answer: The disciplines of those licensed as pastoral psychotherapists, clinical
social workers, school social workers, clinical mental health counselors, and
marriage and family therapists.
18. Under RSA 330-A:2, who is an "alternative provider"?
Answer: A person who, for remuneration, engages in mental health practice but
does not hold a license under RSA 330-A and who registered with the board
prior to July 1, 2007.
19. What is a "professional conduct investigator" under RSA 330-A?
Answer: A trained mental health practitioner licensed by the board who acts as
agent of the board under guidance of the board investigator and is authorized to
discover facts and make reports to the board.
20. Does the definition of "clinical social worker" include "independent
clinical social worker" under RSA 330-A?
Answer: Yes. For purposes of RSA 330-A, the term clinical social worker shall
include independent clinical social worker.
21. What is the purpose of the administrative rules (Mhp rules) adopted by
the Board?
Answer: To implement the statutory responsibilities of the board under RSA
330-A, including protecting the public, determining qualifications for licensing,
developing ethical standards, investigating misconduct, and developing
continuing education requirements.
22. Is the Jurisprudence Examination open book or closed book?
Answer: The examination is open book, with applicable statutes and rules
available for reference.
23. What is the minimum passing score for the initial mental health
practitioner jurisprudence examination?
Answer: At least 75 percent.
24. What does RSA 330-A define as "telemedicine"?
Answer: The use of audio, video, or other electronic media for the purpose of
diagnosis, consultation, or treatment. It does not include the use of audio-only
telephone or facsimile.
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS||
ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
Section 1: Statutory Purpose & Definitions (Questions 1-25)
1. What is the primary purpose of RSA 330-A, the New Hampshire Mental
Health Practice Act?
Answer: To regulate mental health practice and protect the public from
untrained, unskilled, or unlicensed practitioners.
2. Which New Hampshire statute governs the practice of clinical mental
health counselors?
Answer: RSA 330-A (Mental Health Practice).
3. What entity is responsible for issuing licenses to professional counselors
in New Hampshire?
Answer: The New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice.
4. Under RSA 330-A:2, who is considered a "mental health practitioner"?
Answer: Persons licensed as pastoral psychotherapists, clinical social workers,
clinical mental health counselors, or marriage and family therapists.
5. Which of the following is NOT considered a mental health practitioner
under RSA 330-A:2?
Answer: Psychiatrists (they are licensed by the Board of Medicine under RSA
329).
6. How does RSA 330-A define "psychotherapy"?
Answer: The professional treatment, assessment, or counseling of a mental or
emotional illness, symptom, or condition.
7. How does RSA 330-A define "mental health practice"?
Answer: The observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, and
modification of human behavior by the application of psychological and
systems principles, methods, and procedures for preventing or eliminating
symptomatic, maladapted, or undesirable behavior and enhancing interpersonal
,relationships, work and life adjustments, personal effectiveness, behavioral
health, and mental health.
8. Under RSA 330-A:2, who is a "psychotherapist"?
Answer: A clinical social worker, pastoral psychotherapist, clinical mental
health counselor, or marriage and family therapist licensed under the chapter
who performs or purports to perform psychotherapy.
9. What is the definition of a "client" under RSA 330-A?
Answer: A person who seeks or obtains psychotherapy.
10. How does RSA 330-A define a "former client or patient"?
Answer: A person who was given psychotherapy within the previous 7 years.
11. What is the difference between an "allegation" and a "complaint"
under RSA 330-A?
Answer: An "allegation" is a written statement describing a claim of
professional misconduct. A "complaint" is a communication of alleged
misconduct that the board determines, if true, could violate ethical codes,
administrative rules, or the law. A matter becomes a complaint when the board
orders the change of status from allegation to complaint.
12. What is the Board of Mental Health Practice?
Answer: The regulatory board established under RSA 330-A responsible for
licensing, regulating, and disciplining mental health practitioners in New
Hampshire.
13. Under RSA 330-A, may a licensed mental health practitioner prescribe
medications?
Answer: No. No person licensed or registered under RSA 330-A shall assess
the need for medications, prescribe medications, or otherwise practice medicine
as defined in RSA 329.
14. What is the scope of practice for mental health practitioners under RSA
330-A?
Answer: Assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment recommendations, and
treatment of a person with a diagnosis or concern specified in the current edition
of the DSM and ICD-10.
15. Which diagnostic manuals must be followed for diagnosis under RSA
330-A?
Answer: The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association and the
Diagnostic Coding Manual (ICD-10).
, 16. What does RSA 330-A:23 make unlawful?
Answer: It is unlawful for any person to be engaged in mental health practice
unless licensed by the board, working as a candidate under direct supervision of
a licensed person, or otherwise exempted.
17. What is the definition of "mental health discipline" under RSA 330-A?
Answer: The disciplines of those licensed as pastoral psychotherapists, clinical
social workers, school social workers, clinical mental health counselors, and
marriage and family therapists.
18. Under RSA 330-A:2, who is an "alternative provider"?
Answer: A person who, for remuneration, engages in mental health practice but
does not hold a license under RSA 330-A and who registered with the board
prior to July 1, 2007.
19. What is a "professional conduct investigator" under RSA 330-A?
Answer: A trained mental health practitioner licensed by the board who acts as
agent of the board under guidance of the board investigator and is authorized to
discover facts and make reports to the board.
20. Does the definition of "clinical social worker" include "independent
clinical social worker" under RSA 330-A?
Answer: Yes. For purposes of RSA 330-A, the term clinical social worker shall
include independent clinical social worker.
21. What is the purpose of the administrative rules (Mhp rules) adopted by
the Board?
Answer: To implement the statutory responsibilities of the board under RSA
330-A, including protecting the public, determining qualifications for licensing,
developing ethical standards, investigating misconduct, and developing
continuing education requirements.
22. Is the Jurisprudence Examination open book or closed book?
Answer: The examination is open book, with applicable statutes and rules
available for reference.
23. What is the minimum passing score for the initial mental health
practitioner jurisprudence examination?
Answer: At least 75 percent.
24. What does RSA 330-A define as "telemedicine"?
Answer: The use of audio, video, or other electronic media for the purpose of
diagnosis, consultation, or treatment. It does not include the use of audio-only
telephone or facsimile.
