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TMB Jurisprudence Exam (1)
TMB Jurisprudence Exam (1)
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TMB Jurisprudence ExamTo be eligible to be licensed as a physician assistant, an applicant must meet several
requirements. Which of the
following is not a requirement for licensure? - ANS-Successful completion of a four year degree
program at an accredited college or university is not a requirement for licensure.
Regarding eligibility to be licensed as a physician assistant, which of the following are true?
(1) there is a requirement that applicants pass the jurisprudence examination with a score of 75
or better within
three attempts;
(2) an applicant who is unable to pass the jurisprudence examination within three attempts must
appear before a
committee of the Board to address the applicant's inability to pass the examination and to
re-evaluate the
applicant's eligibility for licensure;
(3) it is at the discretion of the committee to allow an applicant additional attempts to take the
jurisprudence
examination. - ANS-All three are true.
The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to applicants who have met all
requirements for this
license is: - ANS-The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to applicants who
have met all
requirements for this license is the Texas Physician Assistant Board.
Regarding the membership of the Physician Assistant Board, which of the following are true?
(1) the Board consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent
of the senate;
(2) all members of the Board must be practicing physician assistants;
(3) at least one member of the Board must be a physician who supervises physician assistants;
(4) at least three members of the Board must be public members who are not licensed as either
a physician or a
physician assistant. - ANS-The Physician Assistant Board consists of nine members appointed
by the governor with the
advice and consent of the senate, and at least three members of the Board must be public
members who are not licensed as either a physician or a physician assistant.
A person may not practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the person: - ANS-A person
may not practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the person is licensed as a
physician assistant in Texas.
,Which of the following are true? A person is not required to hold a Texas physician assistant
license:
(1) to practice as a technician, assistant, or employee of a physician who performs delegated
tasks but does not
act as a physician assistant or represent that the person is a physician assistant;
(2) to practice as any other licensed health care worker acting within the scope of that person's
license if the
person does not use the title "physician assistant" or the initials "P.A." and is not otherwise
represented or
designated as a physician assistant - ANS-A person is not required to hold a physician assistant
license: (1) to practice as a technician,
assistant, or employee of a physician who performs delegated tasks but does not act as a
physician assistant or represent that the person is a physician assistant, or (2) to practice as
any
other licensed health care worker acting within the scope of that person's license if the person
does not use the title "physician assistant" or the initials "P.A." and is not otherwise represented
or
designated as a physician assistant.
Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must register and pay a fee -
ANS-Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must register and pay a
fee
annually on a staggered basis.
Which of the following are required in order for a licensed physician assistant to renew his or her
license?
(1) payment of the required fee;
(2) documentation that required CME has been completed;
(3) submission of the required form and other documents required by the Board. - ANS-In order
for a licensed physician assistant to renew his or her license he or she must pay the
required fee, document that required CME has been completed, and submit the required form
and other documents required by the Board.
A physician assistant whose license has expired: - ANS-A physician assistant whose license
has expired may not practice after the expiration date of the
license.
Which of the following are true? Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any grace
period:
(1) May subject the physician assistant to a written warning;
(2) May subject the physician assistant to disciplinary action by the Board;
(3) May subject the physician assistant to criminal penalties for practicing without a license. -
ANS-Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any grace period may subject the
physician
,assistant to disciplinary action by the Board and may subject the physician assistant to criminal
penalties for practicing without a license.
Which of the following are true? A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may:
(1) renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee before the expiration date of
the license;
(2) if the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, renew the license by paying a
fee in an amount
equal to one and one-half times the required renewal fee;
(3) if the person's license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year, the
person may renew
the license by paying to the Medical Board a fee in an amount equal to two times the required
renewal fee;
(4) if the person's license has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew
the license and it is
automatically cancelled (unless an investigation is pending). - ANS-For a person who is
otherwise eligible to renew a license, all of the four choices are true.
If a physician assistant's license has been cancelled solely for failure to renew within the
specified time after its
expiration date:
References: Board Rule 185.5, 185.9
A The physician assistant may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and
procedures
for obtaining an original license;
B The physician assistant may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and
procedures for renewal of a license;
C The physician assistant may obtain a new license only after passing the jurisprudence
examination,
paying an additional fee and by complying with the requirements and procedures for renewal of
a
license;
D The physician assistant may not obtain a new license in Texas after his or her license has
been
cancelled;
None of the above. - ANS-If a physician assistant's license has been cancelled solely for failure
to renew within the specified
time after its expiration date, the physician assistant may obtain a new license by complying
with
the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
The amount of continuing medical education (CME) that must be completed and documented
for renewal of the
physician assistant license is:
, A 40 hours, at least 30 of which must be from formal courses that are designated for Category I
credit by
a CME sponsor approved by the American Academy of Physician Assistants;
B 30 hours, at least 20 of which must be from formal courses that are designated for Category I
credit
by a CME sponsor approved by the American Academy of Physician Assistants;
C 40 hours, at least 20 of which must be from formal courses that are designated for Category I
credit
by a CME sponsor approved by the American Academy of Physician Assistants;
D 40 hours, with no requirement as to how many must be from formal courses that are
designated for
Category I credit by a CME sponsor approved by the American Academy of Physician
Assistants;
None of the above - ANS-The amount of continuing medical education (CME) that must be
completed and documented for renewal of the physician assistant license is 40 hours, at least
20 of which must be from formal
courses that are designated for Category I credit by a CME sponsor approved by the American
Academy of Physician Assistants.
Which of the following are reasons for which a physician assistant may be exempt, subject to
approval by the
licensure committee of the Board, from the annual minimum continuing medical education
requirements?
(1) catastrophic illness;
(2) military service of at least 6 months in length;
(3) residence of longer than one year outside of Texas,;
(4) for good cause showing that the physician assistant is unable to comply with the
requirements. - ANS-A physician assistant may be exempt, subject to approval by the licensure
committee of the Board,
from the annual minimum continuing medical education requirements in case of catastrophic
illness, military service of longer than one year, residence of longer than one year outside of
Texas, or for good cause showing that the physician assistant is unable to comply with the
requirements.
Which of the following does not qualify as Category II continuing medical education (CME that is
not required to
meet the requirements for Category I credit)?
References: Board Rule 185.6(b)(1)
A Attendance at hospital lectures;
B Attendance at case conferences;
C Providing volunteer medical services at the site where the physician assistant practices, if it is
a site
serving a medically underserved population;
D Attendance at grand rounds;
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