Texas Jurisprudence Exam QUESTIONS |\ |\ |\ |\
WITH ANSWERS |\
To be eligible to be licensed as a physician assistant, an applicant
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must meet several requirements. What is not a requirement for
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licensure? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Successful completion of a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
four year degree program at an accredited college or university is
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not a requirement for licensure.
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Regarding eligibility to be licensed as a physician assistant, which
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of the following are true?
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(1) there is a requirement that applicants pass the jurisprudence
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examination with a score of 75 or better within three attempts; |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(2) an applicant who is unable to pass the jurisprudence
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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
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for licensure;
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(3) it is at the discretion of the committee to allow an applicant
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additional attempts to take the jurisprudence examination. -|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔All three are true |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to
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applicants who have met all requirements for this license is: - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Texas Physician Assistant Board |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,Regarding the membership of the Physician Assistant Board,
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which of the following are true?
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(1) the Board consists of nine members appointed by the
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governor with the advice and consent of the senate;
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(2) all members of the Board must be practicing physician
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assistants; |\
(3) at least one member of the Board must be a physician who
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supervises physician assistants; |\ |\ |\
(4) at least three members of the Board must be public members
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who are not licensed as either a physician or a physician
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assistant. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Physician Assistant Board
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consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the
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advice and consent of the senate, and at least three members of
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the Board must be public members who are not licensed as
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either a physician or a physician assistant.
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A person may not practice as a physician assistant in Texas
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unless the person: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A person may not
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practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the person is
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licensed as a physician assistant in Texas.
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Which of the following are true? A person is not required to hold
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a Texas physician assistant license:
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(1) to practice as a technician, assistant, or employee of a
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physician who performs delegated tasks but does not act as a
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physician assistant or represent that the person is a physician
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assistant; |\
,(2) to practice as any other licensed health care worker acting
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within the scope of that person's license if the person does not
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use the title "physician assistant" or the initials "P.A." and is not
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otherwise represented or designated as a physician assistant. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A person is not required to hold a
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physician assistant license: (1) to practice as a technician,
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assistant, or employee of a physician who performs delegated
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tasks but does not act as a physician assistant or represent that
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the person is a physician assistant, or (2) to practice as any other
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licensed health care worker acting within the scope of that
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person's license if the person does not use the title "physician
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assistant" or the initials "P.A." and is not otherwise represented or
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designated as a physician assistant.
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Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act
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must register and pay a fee: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Physician
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assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must
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register and pay a fee annually on a staggered basis.
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Which of the following are required in order for a licensed
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physician assistant to renew his or her license?
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(1) payment of the required fee;
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(2) documentation that required CME has been completed;
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(3) submission of the required form and other documents
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required by the Board. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In order for a
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licensed physician assistant to renew his or her license he or she
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must pay the required fee, document that required CME has been
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completed, and submit the required form and other documents
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required by the Board. |\ |\ |\
, A physician assistant whose license has expired: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A physician assistant whose license has expired
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may not practice after the expiration date of the license
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Which of the following are true? Practicing after the expiration
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date of a license and any grace period:
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(1) May subject the physician assistant to a written warning;
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(2) May subject the physician assistant to disciplinary action by
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the Board; |\ |\
(3) May subject the physician assistant to criminal penalties for
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practicing without a license. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Practicing
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after the expiration date of a license and any grace period may
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subject the physician assistant to disciplinary action by the Board
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and may subject the physician assistant to criminal penalties for
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practicing without a license. |\ |\ |\
Which of the following are true? A person who is otherwise
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eligible to renew a license may:
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(1) renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal
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fee before the expiration date of the license;
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(2) if the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less,
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renew the license by paying a fee in an amount equal to one and
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one-half times the required renewal fee;
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(3) if the person's license has been expired for longer than 90
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days but less than one year, the person may renew the license
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WITH ANSWERS |\
To be eligible to be licensed as a physician assistant, an applicant
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
must meet several requirements. What is not a requirement for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
licensure? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. -|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔All three are true |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to
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applicants who have met all requirements for this license is: - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Physician Assistant Board
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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
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unless the person: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A person may not
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practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the person is
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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. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A physician assistant whose license has expired
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
may not practice after the expiration date of the license
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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. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Practicing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
after the expiration date of a license and any grace period may
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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
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