TEXAS JURISPRUDENCE
HIGH-YIELD
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
- 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)
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)***
, 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)
If you return to TexAs After 3 yeArs without mAintAining your TexAs license, whAt is
required?*** - CORRECT ANSWER -1) Must reApply to everything
2) Must retAke TexAs JP exAm
- After 1 yeAr, TexAs license is cAncelled so must reApply to everything (All fees must be
pAid)
- However, within 1-2 yeArs of license cAncellAtion, the TexAs JP exAm requirement MAY be
wAived.
- After 2 yeArs though, everything must be redone (no wAivers)
WhAt MUST be reported to the TMB within 30 dAys*** - CORRECT ANSWER -InformAtion
ChAnges (ex: nAme, Address)
HIGH-YIELD
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
- 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)
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)***
, 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)
If you return to TexAs After 3 yeArs without mAintAining your TexAs license, whAt is
required?*** - CORRECT ANSWER -1) Must reApply to everything
2) Must retAke TexAs JP exAm
- After 1 yeAr, TexAs license is cAncelled so must reApply to everything (All fees must be
pAid)
- However, within 1-2 yeArs of license cAncellAtion, the TexAs JP exAm requirement MAY be
wAived.
- After 2 yeArs though, everything must be redone (no wAivers)
WhAt MUST be reported to the TMB within 30 dAys*** - CORRECT ANSWER -InformAtion
ChAnges (ex: nAme, Address)
