COLORADO LICENSURE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT AND
UPDATED!
,Records required to be kept and record retention (DORA) - ANSWER SW must retain
record for 7 years from the date of termination. I
Record information on record - ANSWER name, phi, referral reason, mandatory
disclosure statement.
(5) Dates of service including, but not limited to the date of each contact with
client, the date on which services began, and the date of last contact with client;
(6) Types of service;
(7) Fees;
(8) Any release of information;
(9) The records must be prepared in a manner that allows any subsequent
provider to reasonably conclude what occurred;
(10) Name of any test administered, each date on which the test was
administered, and the name(s) of the person(s) administering the testInformation on
each referral made to and each consultation with another social worker or other health
care provider. This information shall include the date of the referral or consultation, the
name of the person to whom the client was referred, the name of the person with whom
consultation was sought, the outcome (if known) of the referral, and the outcome (if
known) of the consultation;
(12) A final closing statement
Record storage and transfer - ANSWER Need clients consent to transfer and storage
must be confidentail and secure
Disposition of records - ANSWER disability, illness, death, sale or transfer of practice,
termination of practice
Destroying records - ANSWER Only after 7 years, all identifying information
Record Keeping in an agency - ANSWER A social worker need not create and maintain
separate client records if the social worker practices in an agency or institutional setting
and the social worker:
(1) Sees the client in the usual course of that practice;
(2) Keeps client records as required by the agency or institution; and
(3) The agency or institution maintains client records.
Reporting child abuse - ANSWER reasonable cause to know or suspect that a child has
been subjected to abuse or neglect or who has observed the child being subjected to
circumstances or conditions that would reasonably result in abuse or neglect shall
immediately upon receiving such information report or cause a report to be made of
, such fact to the county department, the local law enforcement agency, or through the
child abuse reporting hotline system as set forth in section
Exceptions to reporting abuse - ANSWER Learn of the suspected abuse or neglect until
after the alleged victim of the suspected abuse or neglect is eighteen years of age or
older; and
(II) Have reasonable cause to know or suspect that the perpetrator of the suspected
abuse or neglect:
(A) Has subjected any other child currently under eighteen years of age to abuse or
neglect or to circumstances or conditions that would likely result in abuse or neglect; or
(B) Is currently in a position of trust, as defined in section 18-3-401 (3.5), C.R.S., with
regard to any child currently under eighteen years of age.
Consent for BH for minors - ANSWER Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
minor who is fifteen years of age or older, whether with or without the consent of a
parent or legal guardian, may consent to receive mental health services to be rendered
by a facility or by a professional person or mental health professional licensed pursuant
to part 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 of article 43 of title 12, C.R.S., in any practice setting
The need for continuing hospitalization of all voluntary patients who are minors shall be
formally reviewed at least every two months.
Imminent danger to self or others - ANSWER the following persons may act as
intervening professionals to effect a seventy-two-hour hold as provided in subsection (1)
(a)(I) of this section:
(A) A certified peace officer;
(B) A professional person;
(C) A registered professional nurse as defined in section 12-38-103 (11), C.R.S., who
by reason of postgraduate education and additional nursing preparation has gained
knowledge, judgment, and skill in psychiatric or mental health nursing;
(D) A licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, or
addiction counselor licensed under part 5, 6, or 8 of article 43 of title 12, C.R.S., who by
reason of postgraduate education and additional preparation has gained knowledge,
judgment, and skill in psychiatric or clinical mental health therapy, forensic
psychotherapy, or the evaluation of mental disorders; or
(E) A licensed clinical social worker licensed under the provisions of part 4 of article 43
of title 12, C.R.S.
(I) When any person appears to have a mental health disorder and, as a result of such
mental health disorder, appears to be an imminent danger to others or to himself or
herself or appears to be gravely disabled, then an intervening professional, as specified
in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section, upon probable cause and with such assistance as
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT AND
UPDATED!
,Records required to be kept and record retention (DORA) - ANSWER SW must retain
record for 7 years from the date of termination. I
Record information on record - ANSWER name, phi, referral reason, mandatory
disclosure statement.
(5) Dates of service including, but not limited to the date of each contact with
client, the date on which services began, and the date of last contact with client;
(6) Types of service;
(7) Fees;
(8) Any release of information;
(9) The records must be prepared in a manner that allows any subsequent
provider to reasonably conclude what occurred;
(10) Name of any test administered, each date on which the test was
administered, and the name(s) of the person(s) administering the testInformation on
each referral made to and each consultation with another social worker or other health
care provider. This information shall include the date of the referral or consultation, the
name of the person to whom the client was referred, the name of the person with whom
consultation was sought, the outcome (if known) of the referral, and the outcome (if
known) of the consultation;
(12) A final closing statement
Record storage and transfer - ANSWER Need clients consent to transfer and storage
must be confidentail and secure
Disposition of records - ANSWER disability, illness, death, sale or transfer of practice,
termination of practice
Destroying records - ANSWER Only after 7 years, all identifying information
Record Keeping in an agency - ANSWER A social worker need not create and maintain
separate client records if the social worker practices in an agency or institutional setting
and the social worker:
(1) Sees the client in the usual course of that practice;
(2) Keeps client records as required by the agency or institution; and
(3) The agency or institution maintains client records.
Reporting child abuse - ANSWER reasonable cause to know or suspect that a child has
been subjected to abuse or neglect or who has observed the child being subjected to
circumstances or conditions that would reasonably result in abuse or neglect shall
immediately upon receiving such information report or cause a report to be made of
, such fact to the county department, the local law enforcement agency, or through the
child abuse reporting hotline system as set forth in section
Exceptions to reporting abuse - ANSWER Learn of the suspected abuse or neglect until
after the alleged victim of the suspected abuse or neglect is eighteen years of age or
older; and
(II) Have reasonable cause to know or suspect that the perpetrator of the suspected
abuse or neglect:
(A) Has subjected any other child currently under eighteen years of age to abuse or
neglect or to circumstances or conditions that would likely result in abuse or neglect; or
(B) Is currently in a position of trust, as defined in section 18-3-401 (3.5), C.R.S., with
regard to any child currently under eighteen years of age.
Consent for BH for minors - ANSWER Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
minor who is fifteen years of age or older, whether with or without the consent of a
parent or legal guardian, may consent to receive mental health services to be rendered
by a facility or by a professional person or mental health professional licensed pursuant
to part 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 of article 43 of title 12, C.R.S., in any practice setting
The need for continuing hospitalization of all voluntary patients who are minors shall be
formally reviewed at least every two months.
Imminent danger to self or others - ANSWER the following persons may act as
intervening professionals to effect a seventy-two-hour hold as provided in subsection (1)
(a)(I) of this section:
(A) A certified peace officer;
(B) A professional person;
(C) A registered professional nurse as defined in section 12-38-103 (11), C.R.S., who
by reason of postgraduate education and additional nursing preparation has gained
knowledge, judgment, and skill in psychiatric or mental health nursing;
(D) A licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, or
addiction counselor licensed under part 5, 6, or 8 of article 43 of title 12, C.R.S., who by
reason of postgraduate education and additional preparation has gained knowledge,
judgment, and skill in psychiatric or clinical mental health therapy, forensic
psychotherapy, or the evaluation of mental disorders; or
(E) A licensed clinical social worker licensed under the provisions of part 4 of article 43
of title 12, C.R.S.
(I) When any person appears to have a mental health disorder and, as a result of such
mental health disorder, appears to be an imminent danger to others or to himself or
herself or appears to be gravely disabled, then an intervening professional, as specified
in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section, upon probable cause and with such assistance as
