Texas Jurisprudence High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers
The Medical Practice Act (MPA) effects only who?** -
correct answer ✅PHYSICIANS***
TELEMEDICINE Providers to Patients IN Texas***
(exempt: armed services, emergency relief/good
samaritan/consulting physicians from other states)
A podiatrist needs who to co-admit a patient into the hospital?*** -
correct answer ✅A Physician!***
(usually internal medicine doc)
Standard License Requirements:
- Age
- Hours of College
- Med school
- GME
- Licensing Exam
- Medical JP Exam -
correct answer ✅- must be 21 years old
,Texas Jurisprudence High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers
- 60 hours of college
- graduate of MD or DO school
- 1 year of graduate medical training (internship)
- pass licensing exam (usmle or comlex) < 7 years
- pass medical JP exam
Conditions that PREVENT you from getting a Standard License -
correct answer ✅- License that is RESTRICTED or SUSPENDED in
ANOTHER state
- Under investigation for FELONY
----if PENDING investigation, license is either SUSPENDED or
RESTRICTED
----if CONVICTED, the license is suspended and CANNOT be
reissued***
Under which situation will you need a SPECIAL license?*** -
correct answer ✅While TRANSPORTING RADIOACTIVE
MATERIALS*** (also while using or producing)
TELEMEDICINE*** (must pass TX medical JP exam)
,Texas Jurisprudence High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers
Docs providing CONSULTATION or SERVICES to patients residing in
Texas***
Worker's Comp questions/answers are distractors...does NOT
require SPECIAL LICENSE (only SPECIAL CERTIFICATION)
What are the 3 EXCEPTIONS for not needing the Special Purpose
License?*** -
correct answer ✅1) EPISODIC CONSULT to Texas physician with
SAME SPECIALTY (ex: oncologist in AZ giving episodic consultation
to another oncologist in TX)***
2) Licensed in CONTIGUOUS STATE & is the treating physician
ordering HOME HEALTH or HOSPICE
(ex: doc in OK providing Home Health or Hospice in TX)***
3) Licensed in another state providing medical CONSULTATION to
MEDICAL SCHOOL or educational institution
(ex: TN physician providing consultation to UT Southwestern or
Texas Tech medical school)***
, Texas Jurisprudence High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers
What is needed to maintain and renew your Texas License?*** -
correct answer ✅- EVERY 2 YEARS you need 48 hours CME!!!
- BIENNIAL CME Requirement:
--> 48 hours total
--> 2 hours of ethics professional reliability
--> at least 1/2 FORMAL (AMA, AOA, etc), remaining INFORMAL (no
certificate given, self-reported, self-studying, peer review, hospital
conferences, non-sponsored)
- When renewing, must address any SIMPLE MISDEMEANORS at
TIME of RENEWAL
- However, must report WITHIN 30 days if MISDEMEANOR with
MORAL TURPITUDE (ex: child pornography found after being pulled
over for DUI) or if you have a NAME or ADDRESS CHANGE
- Must be renewed in a timely manner otherwise it becomes
EXPIRED (practicing without active license is a 3rd DEGREE FELONY)
Questions And Answers
The Medical Practice Act (MPA) effects only who?** -
correct answer ✅PHYSICIANS***
TELEMEDICINE Providers to Patients IN Texas***
(exempt: armed services, emergency relief/good
samaritan/consulting physicians from other states)
A podiatrist needs who to co-admit a patient into the hospital?*** -
correct answer ✅A Physician!***
(usually internal medicine doc)
Standard License Requirements:
- Age
- Hours of College
- Med school
- GME
- Licensing Exam
- Medical JP Exam -
correct answer ✅- must be 21 years old
,Texas Jurisprudence High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers
- 60 hours of college
- graduate of MD or DO school
- 1 year of graduate medical training (internship)
- pass licensing exam (usmle or comlex) < 7 years
- pass medical JP exam
Conditions that PREVENT you from getting a Standard License -
correct answer ✅- License that is RESTRICTED or SUSPENDED in
ANOTHER state
- Under investigation for FELONY
----if PENDING investigation, license is either SUSPENDED or
RESTRICTED
----if CONVICTED, the license is suspended and CANNOT be
reissued***
Under which situation will you need a SPECIAL license?*** -
correct answer ✅While TRANSPORTING RADIOACTIVE
MATERIALS*** (also while using or producing)
TELEMEDICINE*** (must pass TX medical JP exam)
,Texas Jurisprudence High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers
Docs providing CONSULTATION or SERVICES to patients residing in
Texas***
Worker's Comp questions/answers are distractors...does NOT
require SPECIAL LICENSE (only SPECIAL CERTIFICATION)
What are the 3 EXCEPTIONS for not needing the Special Purpose
License?*** -
correct answer ✅1) EPISODIC CONSULT to Texas physician with
SAME SPECIALTY (ex: oncologist in AZ giving episodic consultation
to another oncologist in TX)***
2) Licensed in CONTIGUOUS STATE & is the treating physician
ordering HOME HEALTH or HOSPICE
(ex: doc in OK providing Home Health or Hospice in TX)***
3) Licensed in another state providing medical CONSULTATION to
MEDICAL SCHOOL or educational institution
(ex: TN physician providing consultation to UT Southwestern or
Texas Tech medical school)***
, Texas Jurisprudence High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers
What is needed to maintain and renew your Texas License?*** -
correct answer ✅- EVERY 2 YEARS you need 48 hours CME!!!
- BIENNIAL CME Requirement:
--> 48 hours total
--> 2 hours of ethics professional reliability
--> at least 1/2 FORMAL (AMA, AOA, etc), remaining INFORMAL (no
certificate given, self-reported, self-studying, peer review, hospital
conferences, non-sponsored)
- When renewing, must address any SIMPLE MISDEMEANORS at
TIME of RENEWAL
- However, must report WITHIN 30 days if MISDEMEANOR with
MORAL TURPITUDE (ex: child pornography found after being pulled
over for DUI) or if you have a NAME or ADDRESS CHANGE
- Must be renewed in a timely manner otherwise it becomes
EXPIRED (practicing without active license is a 3rd DEGREE FELONY)
