COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2026/2027 WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Disclosure of Confidential Information - ANSWER-A licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder shall not disclose, without the consent of the client, any
confidential communications made by the client, or advice given to the client, in
the course of professional employment. A licensee's, registrants, or certificate
holder's employee or associate, whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose
any knowledge of the communications acquired in that capacity. Any person who
has participated in any therapy conducted under the supervision of a licensee,
registrant, or certificate holder, including group therapy sessions, shall not disclose
any knowledge gained during the course of the therapy without the consent of the
person to whom the knowledge relates.
A person may disclose confidential information when a client or the heirs,
executors, or administrators of a client... - ANSWER-...file suit or a complaint
against a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder on any cause of action arising out
of or connected with the care or treatment of the client by the licensee, registrant,
or certificate holder
A person may disclose confidential information when a licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder... - ANSWER-...was in consultation with a physician, registered
professional nurse, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder against whom a suit or
complaint was filed based on the case out of which the suit or complaint arises
A person may disclose confidential information when... - ANSWER-...a review of
services of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
A review of services can be determined by a board or a person or group... -
ANSWER-...authorized by the board to make an investigation on its behalf
A review of services can be determined by ________________(1) where the
licensee, registrant, or certificate holder practices or the medical staff
____________________(2) - ANSWER-(1) The governing board of a hospital
,licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25; (2) of the hospital if the medical
staff operates pursuant to written bylaws approved by the governing board of the
hospital
A review of services can be determined by __________________ if the person has
signed a release authorizing the review - ANSWER-A professional review
committee established pursuant to section 12-245-212 (1)
A person may disclose confidential information when _________________ a
school or the occupants of a school. - ANSWER-A client, regardless of age, makes
an articulable and significant threat against
A person may disclose confidential information when a client, regardless of age,
exhibits behaviors that, in the reasonable judgment of the licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder... - ANSWER-....create an articulable and significant threat to the
health or safety of students, teachers, administrators, or other school personnel.
A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses information under this
subsection (2)(d)...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - ANSWER-
...shall limit the disclosure to appropriate school or school district personnel and
law enforcement agencies. School or school district personnel to whom the
information is disclosed shall maintain confidentiality of the disclosed information,
regardless of whether the information constitutes an education record subject to
FERPA, consistent with the requirements of FERPA and regulations and
applicable guidelines adopted under FERPA, but may disclose
information in accordance with section 1232g (b)(1) of FERPA and 34 CFR 99.36
if necessary to protect the health or safety of students or other persons.
A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses or fails to disclose a
confidential communication... - ANSWER-...with a client in accordance with this
subsection (2)(d) (A client regardless of age) is not liable for damages in any civil
action for disclosing or not disclosing the communication. This subsection
(2)(d)(III) does not rescind any statutory duty to warn and protect specified in, and
does not eliminate any potential civil liability for failure to comply with, section
13-21-117.
, Subsection (2)(d) does not apply to...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - ANSWER-
...an education record that, under FERPA, is exempt from the HIPAA privacy rule.
Subsection (2)(d) applies to covered entities, as defined in HIPAA as...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - ANSWER-
"Articulable and significant threat" means a threat to the health or safety of a
person that, based on the totality of the circumstances, can be explained or
articulated and that constitutes a threat of substantial bodily harm to a person.
FERPA means... - ANSWER-the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974"
HIPPA means... - ANSWER-the federal "Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996"
"School" means... - ANSWER-a public or private preschool; elementary, middle,
junior high, or high school; or institution of postsecondary education described in
title 23, including the Auraria higher education center created in article 70 of title
23.
The records and information produced and used in the review provided for in
subsection (2)(c) of this section...
hint: (2)(c) = A review of services of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder is
conducted - ANSWER-...do not become public records solely by virtue of the use
of the records and information. The identity of a client whose records are reviewed
shall not be
disclosed to any person not directly involved in the review process, and procedures
shall be adopted by a board, hospital, association, or society to ensure that the
identity of the client is concealed during the review process itself and to comply
with section 12-245-226 (4).
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2026/2027 WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Disclosure of Confidential Information - ANSWER-A licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder shall not disclose, without the consent of the client, any
confidential communications made by the client, or advice given to the client, in
the course of professional employment. A licensee's, registrants, or certificate
holder's employee or associate, whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose
any knowledge of the communications acquired in that capacity. Any person who
has participated in any therapy conducted under the supervision of a licensee,
registrant, or certificate holder, including group therapy sessions, shall not disclose
any knowledge gained during the course of the therapy without the consent of the
person to whom the knowledge relates.
A person may disclose confidential information when a client or the heirs,
executors, or administrators of a client... - ANSWER-...file suit or a complaint
against a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder on any cause of action arising out
of or connected with the care or treatment of the client by the licensee, registrant,
or certificate holder
A person may disclose confidential information when a licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder... - ANSWER-...was in consultation with a physician, registered
professional nurse, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder against whom a suit or
complaint was filed based on the case out of which the suit or complaint arises
A person may disclose confidential information when... - ANSWER-...a review of
services of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
A review of services can be determined by a board or a person or group... -
ANSWER-...authorized by the board to make an investigation on its behalf
A review of services can be determined by ________________(1) where the
licensee, registrant, or certificate holder practices or the medical staff
____________________(2) - ANSWER-(1) The governing board of a hospital
,licensed pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25; (2) of the hospital if the medical
staff operates pursuant to written bylaws approved by the governing board of the
hospital
A review of services can be determined by __________________ if the person has
signed a release authorizing the review - ANSWER-A professional review
committee established pursuant to section 12-245-212 (1)
A person may disclose confidential information when _________________ a
school or the occupants of a school. - ANSWER-A client, regardless of age, makes
an articulable and significant threat against
A person may disclose confidential information when a client, regardless of age,
exhibits behaviors that, in the reasonable judgment of the licensee, registrant, or
certificate holder... - ANSWER-....create an articulable and significant threat to the
health or safety of students, teachers, administrators, or other school personnel.
A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses information under this
subsection (2)(d)...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - ANSWER-
...shall limit the disclosure to appropriate school or school district personnel and
law enforcement agencies. School or school district personnel to whom the
information is disclosed shall maintain confidentiality of the disclosed information,
regardless of whether the information constitutes an education record subject to
FERPA, consistent with the requirements of FERPA and regulations and
applicable guidelines adopted under FERPA, but may disclose
information in accordance with section 1232g (b)(1) of FERPA and 34 CFR 99.36
if necessary to protect the health or safety of students or other persons.
A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses or fails to disclose a
confidential communication... - ANSWER-...with a client in accordance with this
subsection (2)(d) (A client regardless of age) is not liable for damages in any civil
action for disclosing or not disclosing the communication. This subsection
(2)(d)(III) does not rescind any statutory duty to warn and protect specified in, and
does not eliminate any potential civil liability for failure to comply with, section
13-21-117.
, Subsection (2)(d) does not apply to...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - ANSWER-
...an education record that, under FERPA, is exempt from the HIPAA privacy rule.
Subsection (2)(d) applies to covered entities, as defined in HIPAA as...
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - ANSWER-
"Articulable and significant threat" means a threat to the health or safety of a
person that, based on the totality of the circumstances, can be explained or
articulated and that constitutes a threat of substantial bodily harm to a person.
FERPA means... - ANSWER-the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974"
HIPPA means... - ANSWER-the federal "Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996"
"School" means... - ANSWER-a public or private preschool; elementary, middle,
junior high, or high school; or institution of postsecondary education described in
title 23, including the Auraria higher education center created in article 70 of title
23.
The records and information produced and used in the review provided for in
subsection (2)(c) of this section...
hint: (2)(c) = A review of services of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder is
conducted - ANSWER-...do not become public records solely by virtue of the use
of the records and information. The identity of a client whose records are reviewed
shall not be
disclosed to any person not directly involved in the review process, and procedures
shall be adopted by a board, hospital, association, or society to ensure that the
identity of the client is concealed during the review process itself and to comply
with section 12-245-226 (4).
