Texas Medical Jurisprudence (JP) exam
quiz tips:
guess 3rd degree felony if a crime sounds awful - ANS-quiz tips:
guess 30 days for most deadlines
quiz tips:
guess all of the above when available.
avoid picking none of the above - ANS-quiz tips:
guess class A misdemeanor if a crime doesn't sound serious
quiz tips:
report licensing/malpractice issues to TMB, & almost everything else to DSHS - ANS-quiz tips:
report child/elderly abuses to DFPS
Texas department of family & protective services
central place to report abuse of children, elderly, & people with disabilities - ANS-DFPS =
regulates nursing homes, assisted living facilities ,adult day care - ANS-DADS =
Texas medical board - ANS-TMB =
PA, APRN, APN, NP - ANS-Midlevesl =
failure to provide a child medical care &u resulting in injury
failure to provide a child with food, clothing, or shelter to sustain the life or health of the child
(excluding failure caused primarily by financial inability unless relief services had been offered &
refused) - ANS-neglect of a child
obscene or pornographic depiction of child
failure protect a child from harm by another person
mental or emotional injury to a child
, adult drug abuse causing injury to a child - ANS-abuse of a child
failure of a caretaker to provide goods or services, including medical services
failure of the elderly or disabled person to provide for him- or herself the goods or services,
including medical services - ANS-"Neglect" of an elderly person (age 65 and older) or a disabled
person
any animosity from a caretaker, family member, or other individual who has an ongoing
relationship with the person
sexual abuse by a caretaker, family member or other individual who has an ongoing relationship
with the person - ANS-abuse of an elderly person or disabled person
stealing money or using resources without informed consent of the person
stealing money or using resources by the person's caretaker, family member, or other individual
with on-going relationship - ANS-exploitation of an elderly person or disabled person
license suspended if MD's a dancer to public welfare (hearing to follow < 10 days)
verbally report child abuse (follow by a written report in 48 hours), abuse of elderly or disabled
persons in a nursing home to DFPS
notify local health department or DSHS: anthrax, smallpox, polio, diphtheria, rabies, botulism,
meningitis, plague, drug overdose immediately
1 business day for TB, pertussis, hepatitis A/B, acute HIV
1 week for everything else: gonorrhea, chlamydia, chancroid, syphilis, salmonella, non-acute
HIV
Notify police: unnatural/unexplained death, suicide, drug overdoses, & gunshot injuries
failure to report = class c misdemeanor - ANS-immediate
TMB notifies hospitals on the 1st working day of MD's restrictions or suspensions; written
notification < 30 days
notify local health department or DSHS: TM, pertussis, hepatitis A/B, acute HIV - ANS-d24
hours
reports DFPS of all suspected child abuse
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