COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH UPDATED TEST PAPER
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Board Supervision - ✔✔Each board is supervised by a division.
✔✔Annual Board Meetings - ✔✔Boards must hold yearly meetings to elect officers.
✔✔Quorum Definition - ✔✔Majority of board members needed for decisions.
✔✔Public Meeting Exceptions - ✔✔Meetings can be closed for specific harm reasons.
✔✔Confidentiality in Proceedings - ✔✔Names of service recipients kept confidential in
meetings.
✔✔Rule Adoption Power - ✔✔Boards can create and revise operational rules.
✔✔Licensure Examination - ✔✔Boards can adopt examinations for licensing.
✔✔Application Approval Process - ✔✔Boards approve or deny licenses based on
applications.
✔✔Advisory Committees - ✔✔Committees appointed to assist board functions.
✔✔Hearing Conduct - ✔✔Boards conduct hearings as per legal requirements.
✔✔Substance Use Disorder Programs - ✔✔Programs for licensees to address
substance issues.
✔✔Notification Provisions - ✔✔Legal requirements for notifying guardians about threats.
✔✔Electronic Meeting Conduct - ✔✔Boards may hold meetings via electronic means.
✔✔Public Interest Consideration - ✔✔Balancing public access with individual privacy.
✔✔Final Action Disclosure - ✔✔Final decisions must be public without client names.
✔✔Section 12-20-204 - ✔✔Legal reference for board rule-making authority.
✔✔Section 12-245-214 - ✔✔Legal reference for licensing applications.
✔✔Section 12-20-403 - ✔✔Legal reference for conducting board hearings.
, ✔✔Licensure Approval Process - ✔✔Boards delegate preliminary application review to
staff.
✔✔Board Ratification - ✔✔Board action required for application approval.
✔✔Application Review Discretion - ✔✔Boards may individually review applications as
needed.
✔✔Licensee Records Maintenance - ✔✔Boards keep current lists of licensees and
decisions.
✔✔Examination Records - ✔✔Accurate records of all examination results required.
✔✔Conflict of Interest Disclosure - ✔✔Board members must disclose personal interests.
✔✔Board Member Removal - ✔✔Governor can remove members for misconduct or
neglect.
✔✔Neglect of Duty - ✔✔Failure to attend three consecutive meetings defined.
✔✔Guidance Development - ✔✔Boards create rules to prevent client exploitation.
✔✔Fee Disputes Authority - ✔✔Boards cannot arbitrate fee disputes among parties.
✔✔Fee Collection Process - ✔✔Fees determined as per section 12-20-105.
✔✔Applicant Fees - ✔✔Boards charge fees for licensure and registration.
✔✔License Renewal Provisions - ✔✔Licenses subject to renewal and delinquency fees.
✔✔Expiration Penalties - ✔✔Expired licenses incur penalties as specified.
✔✔Fee Coordination - ✔✔Director coordinates fee-setting for all holders.
✔✔Statutory Reference - ✔✔Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated Title 12.
✔✔Mental Health Article - ✔✔Article 245 covers mental health professions.
✔✔General Provisions - ✔✔Part 2 outlines general provisions for licensing.
✔✔Section References - ✔✔Sections 12-245-201 to 12-245-234 detail regulations.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Board Supervision - ✔✔Each board is supervised by a division.
✔✔Annual Board Meetings - ✔✔Boards must hold yearly meetings to elect officers.
✔✔Quorum Definition - ✔✔Majority of board members needed for decisions.
✔✔Public Meeting Exceptions - ✔✔Meetings can be closed for specific harm reasons.
✔✔Confidentiality in Proceedings - ✔✔Names of service recipients kept confidential in
meetings.
✔✔Rule Adoption Power - ✔✔Boards can create and revise operational rules.
✔✔Licensure Examination - ✔✔Boards can adopt examinations for licensing.
✔✔Application Approval Process - ✔✔Boards approve or deny licenses based on
applications.
✔✔Advisory Committees - ✔✔Committees appointed to assist board functions.
✔✔Hearing Conduct - ✔✔Boards conduct hearings as per legal requirements.
✔✔Substance Use Disorder Programs - ✔✔Programs for licensees to address
substance issues.
✔✔Notification Provisions - ✔✔Legal requirements for notifying guardians about threats.
✔✔Electronic Meeting Conduct - ✔✔Boards may hold meetings via electronic means.
✔✔Public Interest Consideration - ✔✔Balancing public access with individual privacy.
✔✔Final Action Disclosure - ✔✔Final decisions must be public without client names.
✔✔Section 12-20-204 - ✔✔Legal reference for board rule-making authority.
✔✔Section 12-245-214 - ✔✔Legal reference for licensing applications.
✔✔Section 12-20-403 - ✔✔Legal reference for conducting board hearings.
, ✔✔Licensure Approval Process - ✔✔Boards delegate preliminary application review to
staff.
✔✔Board Ratification - ✔✔Board action required for application approval.
✔✔Application Review Discretion - ✔✔Boards may individually review applications as
needed.
✔✔Licensee Records Maintenance - ✔✔Boards keep current lists of licensees and
decisions.
✔✔Examination Records - ✔✔Accurate records of all examination results required.
✔✔Conflict of Interest Disclosure - ✔✔Board members must disclose personal interests.
✔✔Board Member Removal - ✔✔Governor can remove members for misconduct or
neglect.
✔✔Neglect of Duty - ✔✔Failure to attend three consecutive meetings defined.
✔✔Guidance Development - ✔✔Boards create rules to prevent client exploitation.
✔✔Fee Disputes Authority - ✔✔Boards cannot arbitrate fee disputes among parties.
✔✔Fee Collection Process - ✔✔Fees determined as per section 12-20-105.
✔✔Applicant Fees - ✔✔Boards charge fees for licensure and registration.
✔✔License Renewal Provisions - ✔✔Licenses subject to renewal and delinquency fees.
✔✔Expiration Penalties - ✔✔Expired licenses incur penalties as specified.
✔✔Fee Coordination - ✔✔Director coordinates fee-setting for all holders.
✔✔Statutory Reference - ✔✔Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated Title 12.
✔✔Mental Health Article - ✔✔Article 245 covers mental health professions.
✔✔General Provisions - ✔✔Part 2 outlines general provisions for licensing.
✔✔Section References - ✔✔Sections 12-245-201 to 12-245-234 detail regulations.
