RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EVALUATION EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔"Care custodian" means - ✔✔An administrator or an employee of any of the
following public or private facilities or agencies, or persons providing care or services for
elders or dependent adults, including members of the support staff and maintenance
staff:
(a) Twenty-four-hour health facilities, as defined in Sections 1250, 1250.2, and 1250.3
of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) Clinics.
(c) Home health agencies.
(d) Agencies providing publicly funded in-home supportive services, nutrition services,
or other home and community-based support services.
(e) Adult day health care centers and adult day care.
(f) Secondary schools that serve 18- to 22-year-old dependent adults and
postsecondary educational institutions that serve dependent adults or elders.
(g) Independent living centers.
(h) Camps.
(i) Alzheimer's Disease day care resource centers.
(j) Community care facilities, as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code,
and residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2 of the Health
and Safety Code.
(k) Respite care facilities.
(l) Foster homes.
✔✔"Clergy member" means - ✔✔A priest, minister, rabbi, religious practitioner, or
similar functionary of a church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or recognized religious
denomination or organization. "Clergy member" does not include unpaid volunteers
whose principal occupation or vocation does not involve active or ordained ministry in a
church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or recognized religious denomination or
organization, and who periodically visit elder or dependent adults on behalf of that
church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or recognized religious denomination or
organization.
,✔✔"Clients' rights advocate" means - ✔✔The individual or individuals assigned by a
regional center or state hospital developmental center to be responsible for clients'
rights assurance for persons with developmental disabilities.
✔✔"Dependent adult" means - ✔✔A person, regardless of whether the person lives
independently, between the ages of 18 and 64 years who resides in this state and who
has physical or mental limitations that restrict his or her ability to carry out normal
activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have
physical or developmental disabilities, or whose physical or mental abilities have
diminished because of age.
(b) "Dependent adult" includes any person between the ages of 18 and 64 years who is
admitted as an inpatient to a 24-hour health facility, as defined in Sections 1250,
1250.2, and 1250.3 of the Health and Safety Code.
✔✔"Developmentally disabled person" means - ✔✔A person with a developmental
disability specified by or as described in subdivision (a) of Section 4512.
✔✔"Elder" means - ✔✔Any person residing in this state, 65 years of age or older.
✔✔(a) "Financial abuse" of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity
does any of the following: - ✔✔(1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real
or personal property of an elder or dependent adult for a wrongful use or with intent to
defraud, or both.
(2) Assists in taking, secreting, appropriating, obtaining, or retaining real or personal
property of an elder or dependent adult for a wrongful use or with intent to defraud, or
both.
(3) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains, or assists in taking, secreting,
appropriating, obtaining, or retaining, real or personal property of an elder or dependent
adult by undue influence, as defined in Section 15610.70.
(b) A person or entity shall be deemed to have taken, secreted, appropriated, obtained,
or retained property for a wrongful use if, among other things, the person or entity takes,
secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains the property and the person or entity knew or
should have known that this conduct is likely to be harmful to the elder or dependent
adult.
(c) For purposes of this section, a person or entity takes, secretes, appropriates,
obtains, or retains real or personal property when an elder or dependent adult is
deprived of any property right, including by means of an agreement, donative transfer,
or testamentary bequest, regardless of whether the property is held directly or by a
representative of an elder or dependent adult.
, (d) For purposes of this section, "representative" means a person or entity that is either
of the following:
(1) A conservator, trustee, or other representative of the estate of an elder or dependent
adult.
(2) An attorney-in-fact of an elder or dependent adult who acts within the authority of the
power of attorney.
✔✔"Goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering" include,
but are not limited to, all of the following: - ✔✔(a) The provision of medical care for
physical and mental health needs.
(b) Assistance in personal hygiene.
(c) Adequate clothing.
(d) Adequately heated and ventilated shelter.
(e) Protection from health and safety hazards.
(f) Protection from malnutrition, under those circumstances where the results include,
but are not limited to, malnutrition and deprivation of necessities or physical
punishment.
(g) Transportation and assistance necessary to secure any of the needs set forth in
subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive.
✔✔"Health practitioner" means - ✔✔a physician and surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist,
dentist, resident, intern, podiatrist, chiropractor, registered nurse, dental hygienist,
licensed clinical social worker or associate clinical social worker, marriage and family
therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, or any other person who is currently
licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and
Professions Code, any emergency medical technician I or II, paramedic, or person
certified pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and
Safety Code, a psychological assistant registered pursuant to Section 2913 of the
Business and Professions Code, a marriage and family therapist trainee, as defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 4980.03 of the Business and Professions Code, an unlicensed
marriage and family therapist intern registered under Section 4980.44 of the Business
and Professions Code, a clinical counselor trainee, as defined in subdivision (g) of
Section 4999.12 of the Business and Professions Code, a clinical counselor intern
registered under Section 4999.42 of the Business and Professions Code, a state or
county public health or social service employee who treats an elder or a dependent
adult for any condition, a coroner, or a substance use disorder counselor. As used in
this section, a "substance use disorder counselor" is a person providing counseling
services in an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery and treatment program licensed,
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔"Care custodian" means - ✔✔An administrator or an employee of any of the
following public or private facilities or agencies, or persons providing care or services for
elders or dependent adults, including members of the support staff and maintenance
staff:
(a) Twenty-four-hour health facilities, as defined in Sections 1250, 1250.2, and 1250.3
of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) Clinics.
(c) Home health agencies.
(d) Agencies providing publicly funded in-home supportive services, nutrition services,
or other home and community-based support services.
(e) Adult day health care centers and adult day care.
(f) Secondary schools that serve 18- to 22-year-old dependent adults and
postsecondary educational institutions that serve dependent adults or elders.
(g) Independent living centers.
(h) Camps.
(i) Alzheimer's Disease day care resource centers.
(j) Community care facilities, as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code,
and residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2 of the Health
and Safety Code.
(k) Respite care facilities.
(l) Foster homes.
✔✔"Clergy member" means - ✔✔A priest, minister, rabbi, religious practitioner, or
similar functionary of a church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or recognized religious
denomination or organization. "Clergy member" does not include unpaid volunteers
whose principal occupation or vocation does not involve active or ordained ministry in a
church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or recognized religious denomination or
organization, and who periodically visit elder or dependent adults on behalf of that
church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or recognized religious denomination or
organization.
,✔✔"Clients' rights advocate" means - ✔✔The individual or individuals assigned by a
regional center or state hospital developmental center to be responsible for clients'
rights assurance for persons with developmental disabilities.
✔✔"Dependent adult" means - ✔✔A person, regardless of whether the person lives
independently, between the ages of 18 and 64 years who resides in this state and who
has physical or mental limitations that restrict his or her ability to carry out normal
activities or to protect his or her rights, including, but not limited to, persons who have
physical or developmental disabilities, or whose physical or mental abilities have
diminished because of age.
(b) "Dependent adult" includes any person between the ages of 18 and 64 years who is
admitted as an inpatient to a 24-hour health facility, as defined in Sections 1250,
1250.2, and 1250.3 of the Health and Safety Code.
✔✔"Developmentally disabled person" means - ✔✔A person with a developmental
disability specified by or as described in subdivision (a) of Section 4512.
✔✔"Elder" means - ✔✔Any person residing in this state, 65 years of age or older.
✔✔(a) "Financial abuse" of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity
does any of the following: - ✔✔(1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real
or personal property of an elder or dependent adult for a wrongful use or with intent to
defraud, or both.
(2) Assists in taking, secreting, appropriating, obtaining, or retaining real or personal
property of an elder or dependent adult for a wrongful use or with intent to defraud, or
both.
(3) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains, or assists in taking, secreting,
appropriating, obtaining, or retaining, real or personal property of an elder or dependent
adult by undue influence, as defined in Section 15610.70.
(b) A person or entity shall be deemed to have taken, secreted, appropriated, obtained,
or retained property for a wrongful use if, among other things, the person or entity takes,
secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains the property and the person or entity knew or
should have known that this conduct is likely to be harmful to the elder or dependent
adult.
(c) For purposes of this section, a person or entity takes, secretes, appropriates,
obtains, or retains real or personal property when an elder or dependent adult is
deprived of any property right, including by means of an agreement, donative transfer,
or testamentary bequest, regardless of whether the property is held directly or by a
representative of an elder or dependent adult.
, (d) For purposes of this section, "representative" means a person or entity that is either
of the following:
(1) A conservator, trustee, or other representative of the estate of an elder or dependent
adult.
(2) An attorney-in-fact of an elder or dependent adult who acts within the authority of the
power of attorney.
✔✔"Goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering" include,
but are not limited to, all of the following: - ✔✔(a) The provision of medical care for
physical and mental health needs.
(b) Assistance in personal hygiene.
(c) Adequate clothing.
(d) Adequately heated and ventilated shelter.
(e) Protection from health and safety hazards.
(f) Protection from malnutrition, under those circumstances where the results include,
but are not limited to, malnutrition and deprivation of necessities or physical
punishment.
(g) Transportation and assistance necessary to secure any of the needs set forth in
subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive.
✔✔"Health practitioner" means - ✔✔a physician and surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist,
dentist, resident, intern, podiatrist, chiropractor, registered nurse, dental hygienist,
licensed clinical social worker or associate clinical social worker, marriage and family
therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, or any other person who is currently
licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and
Professions Code, any emergency medical technician I or II, paramedic, or person
certified pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and
Safety Code, a psychological assistant registered pursuant to Section 2913 of the
Business and Professions Code, a marriage and family therapist trainee, as defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 4980.03 of the Business and Professions Code, an unlicensed
marriage and family therapist intern registered under Section 4980.44 of the Business
and Professions Code, a clinical counselor trainee, as defined in subdivision (g) of
Section 4999.12 of the Business and Professions Code, a clinical counselor intern
registered under Section 4999.42 of the Business and Professions Code, a state or
county public health or social service employee who treats an elder or a dependent
adult for any condition, a coroner, or a substance use disorder counselor. As used in
this section, a "substance use disorder counselor" is a person providing counseling
services in an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery and treatment program licensed,
