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Colorado Licensure Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
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
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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.
Elderly abuse reporting - answer✔n and after July 1, 2016, a person specified in paragraph (b)
of this subsection (1) who observes the mistreatment of an at-risk elder or an at-risk adult with
IDD, or who has reasonable cause to believe that an at-risk elder or an at-risk adult with IDD has
been mistreated or is at imminent risk of mistreatment, shall report such fact to a law
enforcement agency not more than twenty-four hours after making the observation or
discovery.
Information to know in the report for elderly abuse - answer✔The name, age, address, and
contact information of the at-risk elder or at-risk adult with IDD;
(II) The name, age, address, and contact information of the person making the report;
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(III) The name, age, address, and contact information of the caretaker of the at-risk elder or at-
risk adult with IDD, if any;
(IV) The name of the alleged perpetrator;
(V) The nature and extent of any injury, whether physical or financial, to the at-risk elder or at-
risk adult with IDD;
(VI) The nature and extent of the condition that required the report to be made; and
(VII) Any other pertinent information.
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.
