JURISPRUDENCE QUIZ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following are grounds for license denial or disciplinary action by the Board?
The acupuncturist: - ANSWER -1) fails to practice acupuncture in an acceptable manner
consistent with public health and welfare;
2) violates the Acupuncture Act or rule adopted under the Acupuncture Act;
3) engages in unprofessional or dishonorable conduct that is likely to deceive, defraud,
or injure a member of the public
E) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following are grounds for license denial or disciplinary action by the Board?
If the acupuncturist: - ANSWER -1) has been convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude or a felony or is the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial diversion for
such an offense;
2) commits an act in violation of the state law if the act is connected with the person's
practice as an acupuncturist;
4) fraudulently or deceptively uses a license
C) 1, 2 and 4
Which of the following constitutes unprofessional and dishonorable conduct likely to
deceive, defraud, or injure the public with in the meaning of the Acupuncture Act? -
ANSWER -1) becoming financially or personally involved with a patient in an
inappropriate manner,
2) failing to comply with a Board subpoena or request for information or action,
3) failing to maintain the confidentiality of a patient
E) 1, 2, and 3
On finding that grounds exist to deny a license or take disciplinary action against an
acupuncturist, the Board may choose the following action: - ANSWER -A) Require the
person to submit to the care, counseling, or treatment of a health care practitioner;
B) Require the person to participate in a program of education or counseling prescribed
by the Board;
C) Require the person to practice under the direction of an acupuncturist designated by
the Board for a specified period of time
D) Suspend, limit, or restrict the person's license, including limiting the practice of the
person to, or excluding from the practice, one or more specified activities of
acupuncture or stipulating periodic review by the Acupuncture Board;
Answer is E) Any of the Above
, An acupuncturist may perform acupuncture on a person if the person: - ANSWER -A)
Received a referral from a physician or dentist, as appropriate, for the condition being
treated within twelve months before the date acupuncture was performed;
B) Was referred by a chiropractor and acupuncture treatment is provided within 30 days
of the referral;
C) Is seeking treatment for smoking addiction or weight loss without the need for prior
referral;
D) Is seeking treatment for substance abuse or alcoholism without the need for prior
referral
Answer is E) All of the above
An acupuncturist treating a person referred by a chiropractor shall refer the person to a
physician after performing acupuncture: - ANSWER -D) none of the above
20 times in two months
An acupuncturist may treat a patient for the following conditions without a referral or
evaluation by a physician: - ANSWER -B) smoking addiction, weight loss, alcoholism,
chronic pain, substance abuse
An acupuncturist treating a person for chronic pain must: - ANSWER -C) Recommend
an evaluation by a licensed Texas physician or dentist, as appropriate, if after
performing acupuncture 20 times or for two months, whichever occurs first, there is not
substantial improvement of the patient's chronic pain
An acupuncturist treating a person for alcoholism or substance abuse must: - ANSWER
-B) Recommend an evaluation by a licensed Texas physician or dentist, as appropriate,
if after performing acupuncture 20 times or for two months, whichever occurs first, there
is not substantial improvement of the patient's alcoholism or substance abuse
If a patient has not been evaluated by a physician or dentist, as appropriate, for the
condition being treated within six months before the date acupuncture is performed, the
acupuncturist is subject to: - ANSWER -D) Revocation of his or her license after notice
and a hearing;
The board may require a licensee or applicant to submit to a mental and/or physical
examination by a physician or physicians designated by the board, if the board has
probable cause to believe that the licensee or applicant is impaired, based on: -
ANSWER -(1) Sworn statements from two people that the licensee or applicant is
impaired;
(2) A sworn statement from an official representative of the Texas Association of
Acupuncturists or the Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine that the
licensee or applicant is impaired;
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following are grounds for license denial or disciplinary action by the Board?
The acupuncturist: - ANSWER -1) fails to practice acupuncture in an acceptable manner
consistent with public health and welfare;
2) violates the Acupuncture Act or rule adopted under the Acupuncture Act;
3) engages in unprofessional or dishonorable conduct that is likely to deceive, defraud,
or injure a member of the public
E) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following are grounds for license denial or disciplinary action by the Board?
If the acupuncturist: - ANSWER -1) has been convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude or a felony or is the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial diversion for
such an offense;
2) commits an act in violation of the state law if the act is connected with the person's
practice as an acupuncturist;
4) fraudulently or deceptively uses a license
C) 1, 2 and 4
Which of the following constitutes unprofessional and dishonorable conduct likely to
deceive, defraud, or injure the public with in the meaning of the Acupuncture Act? -
ANSWER -1) becoming financially or personally involved with a patient in an
inappropriate manner,
2) failing to comply with a Board subpoena or request for information or action,
3) failing to maintain the confidentiality of a patient
E) 1, 2, and 3
On finding that grounds exist to deny a license or take disciplinary action against an
acupuncturist, the Board may choose the following action: - ANSWER -A) Require the
person to submit to the care, counseling, or treatment of a health care practitioner;
B) Require the person to participate in a program of education or counseling prescribed
by the Board;
C) Require the person to practice under the direction of an acupuncturist designated by
the Board for a specified period of time
D) Suspend, limit, or restrict the person's license, including limiting the practice of the
person to, or excluding from the practice, one or more specified activities of
acupuncture or stipulating periodic review by the Acupuncture Board;
Answer is E) Any of the Above
, An acupuncturist may perform acupuncture on a person if the person: - ANSWER -A)
Received a referral from a physician or dentist, as appropriate, for the condition being
treated within twelve months before the date acupuncture was performed;
B) Was referred by a chiropractor and acupuncture treatment is provided within 30 days
of the referral;
C) Is seeking treatment for smoking addiction or weight loss without the need for prior
referral;
D) Is seeking treatment for substance abuse or alcoholism without the need for prior
referral
Answer is E) All of the above
An acupuncturist treating a person referred by a chiropractor shall refer the person to a
physician after performing acupuncture: - ANSWER -D) none of the above
20 times in two months
An acupuncturist may treat a patient for the following conditions without a referral or
evaluation by a physician: - ANSWER -B) smoking addiction, weight loss, alcoholism,
chronic pain, substance abuse
An acupuncturist treating a person for chronic pain must: - ANSWER -C) Recommend
an evaluation by a licensed Texas physician or dentist, as appropriate, if after
performing acupuncture 20 times or for two months, whichever occurs first, there is not
substantial improvement of the patient's chronic pain
An acupuncturist treating a person for alcoholism or substance abuse must: - ANSWER
-B) Recommend an evaluation by a licensed Texas physician or dentist, as appropriate,
if after performing acupuncture 20 times or for two months, whichever occurs first, there
is not substantial improvement of the patient's alcoholism or substance abuse
If a patient has not been evaluated by a physician or dentist, as appropriate, for the
condition being treated within six months before the date acupuncture is performed, the
acupuncturist is subject to: - ANSWER -D) Revocation of his or her license after notice
and a hearing;
The board may require a licensee or applicant to submit to a mental and/or physical
examination by a physician or physicians designated by the board, if the board has
probable cause to believe that the licensee or applicant is impaired, based on: -
ANSWER -(1) Sworn statements from two people that the licensee or applicant is
impaired;
(2) A sworn statement from an official representative of the Texas Association of
Acupuncturists or the Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine that the
licensee or applicant is impaired;
