diff --git a/Civi/RemoteTools/ActionHandler/AbstractProfileEntityActionsHandler.php b/Civi/RemoteTools/ActionHandler/AbstractProfileEntityActionsHandler.php
index e3f957a..685b462 100644
--- a/Civi/RemoteTools/ActionHandler/AbstractProfileEntityActionsHandler.php
+++ b/Civi/RemoteTools/ActionHandler/AbstractProfileEntityActionsHandler.php
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ protected function getEntityById(int $id, string $actionName, ?int $contactId):
   protected function getEntityFieldsForFormSpec(?int $contactId, array $values = []): array {
     /** @phpstan-var array<string, array<string, mixed>> $fields */
     $fields = $this->api4->execute($this->profile->getEntityName(), 'getFields', [
-      'loadOptions' => $this->profile->isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions(),
+      'loadOptions' => $this->profile->getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec(),
       'values' => $values,
       'checkPermissions' => $this->profile->isCheckApiPermissions($contactId),
     ])->indexBy('name')->getArrayCopy();
diff --git a/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/AbstractRemoteEntityProfile.php b/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/AbstractRemoteEntityProfile.php
index 401b108..e43cd67 100644
--- a/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/AbstractRemoteEntityProfile.php
+++ b/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/AbstractRemoteEntityProfile.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public function convertToRemoteValues(array $entityValues, array $select, ?int $
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    */
-  public function isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions(): bool {
+  public function getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec() {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
diff --git a/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/AbstractRemoteEntityProfileDecorator.php b/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/AbstractRemoteEntityProfileDecorator.php
index 44fd200..c96a802 100644
--- a/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/AbstractRemoteEntityProfileDecorator.php
+++ b/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/AbstractRemoteEntityProfileDecorator.php
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ public function getUpdateFormSpec(array $entityValues, array $entityFields, ?int
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    */
-  public function isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions(): bool {
-    return $this->profile->isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions();
+  public function getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec() {
+    return $this->profile->getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/ReadOnlyRemoteEntityProfile.php b/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/ReadOnlyRemoteEntityProfile.php
index adcf6aa..a13b111 100644
--- a/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/ReadOnlyRemoteEntityProfile.php
+++ b/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/ReadOnlyRemoteEntityProfile.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public function getUpdateFormSpec(array $entityValues, array $entityFields, ?int
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    */
-  public function isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions(): bool {
+  public function getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec() {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
diff --git a/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/RemoteEntityProfileInterface.php b/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/RemoteEntityProfileInterface.php
index be1f436..b756797 100644
--- a/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/RemoteEntityProfileInterface.php
+++ b/Civi/RemoteTools/EntityProfile/RemoteEntityProfileInterface.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public function convertToRemoteValues(array $entityValues, array $select, ?int $
    * @phpstan-param array<string, array<string, mixed>> $entityFields
    *   Entity fields indexed by name.
    *
-   * @see isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions
+   * @see getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec
    */
   public function getCreateFormSpec(array $arguments, array $entityFields, ?int $contactId): FormSpec;
 
@@ -162,18 +162,21 @@ public function getCreateFormSpec(array $arguments, array $entityFields, ?int $c
    * @phpstan-param array<string, array<string, mixed>> $entityFields
    *   Entity fields indexed by name.
    *
-   * @see isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions
+   * @see getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec
    */
   public function getUpdateFormSpec(array $entityValues, array $entityFields, ?int $contactId): FormSpec;
 
   /**
-   * @return bool
-   *   TRUE if the options for an entity field are required to create form spec.
+   * @phpstan-return bool|array<string>
+   *    Value for the 'loadOptions' parameter when fetching entity fields that
+   *    are passed to the form spec creation methods. FALSE if no options are
+   *    required, TRUE to get options as id-label-pairs, or an array of the
+   *    required option properties.
    *
    * @see getCreateFormSpec
    * @see getUpdateFormSpec
    */
-  public function isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions(): bool;
+  public function getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec();
 
   /**
    * @phpstan-param array<int|string, mixed> $arguments
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/Civi/RemoteTools/ActionHandler/AbstractProfileEntityActionsHandlerTest.php b/tests/phpunit/Civi/RemoteTools/ActionHandler/AbstractProfileEntityActionsHandlerTest.php
index 7f31a8b..0a443bb 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/Civi/RemoteTools/ActionHandler/AbstractProfileEntityActionsHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/Civi/RemoteTools/ActionHandler/AbstractProfileEntityActionsHandlerTest.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public function testGetCreateForm(): void {
     $this->profileMock->method('isCreateGranted')
       ->with($arguments, self::RESOLVED_CONTACT_ID)
       ->willReturn(GrantResult::newPermitted());
-    $this->profileMock->method('isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions')->willReturn(TRUE);
+    $this->profileMock->method('getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec')->willReturn(TRUE);
 
     $entityFields = [
       'foo' => ['name' => 'foo'],
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public function testGetCreateFormDeiniedWithForm(): void {
     $this->profileMock->method('isCreateGranted')
       ->with($arguments, self::RESOLVED_CONTACT_ID)
       ->willReturn(GrantResult::newDeniedWithForm());
-    $this->profileMock->method('isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions')->willReturn(FALSE);
+    $this->profileMock->method('getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec')->willReturn(FALSE);
 
     $entityFields = [
       'foo' => ['name' => 'foo'],
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public function testValidateCreateForm(): void {
     $this->profileMock->method('isCreateGranted')
       ->with($arguments, self::RESOLVED_CONTACT_ID)
       ->willReturn(GrantResult::newPermitted());
-    $this->profileMock->method('isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions')->willReturn(TRUE);
+    $this->profileMock->method('getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec')->willReturn(TRUE);
 
     $entityFields = [
       'foo' => ['name' => 'foo'],
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public function testGetUpdateForm(): void {
     $this->profileMock->method('isUpdateGranted')
       ->with($entityValues, self::RESOLVED_CONTACT_ID)
       ->willReturn(GrantResult::newPermitted());
-    $this->profileMock->method('isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions')->willReturn(FALSE);
+    $this->profileMock->method('getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec')->willReturn(FALSE);
 
     $valueMap = [
       [
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ public function testGetUpdateFormDeniedWithForm(): void {
     $this->profileMock->method('isUpdateGranted')
       ->with($entityValues, self::RESOLVED_CONTACT_ID)
       ->willReturn(GrantResult::newDeniedWithForm());
-    $this->profileMock->method('isFormSpecNeedsFieldOptions')->willReturn(TRUE);
+    $this->profileMock->method('getFieldLoadOptionsForFormSpec')->willReturn(TRUE);
 
     $valueMap = [
       [