Texas Podiatry Jurisprudence
exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||100% CORRECT
ANSWERS||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||USPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||ALREADY GRADED A+
Podiatric medical services actually begun have been completed and there is no
contract or agreement to provide further treatment? - ANSWER ✓ Yes
What constitutes sexual impropriety? - ANSWER ✓ behavior, gestures, or
expressions that are seductive, sexually suggestive, or sexually demeaning to a
patient/staff (ex examination of genitals without gloves)
What is sexual exploitation? - ANSWER ✓ breakdown of professionalism in the
physical/patient/staff relationship constituting sexual abuse (ex coercive power)
What are the responsibile steps need to be taken prior to prescribing controlled
substances to patients? - ANSWER ✓ 1) review Texas Prescription Monitoring
Program (PMP) database
2) pt's identifiers match
3) initial H&P performed and documented
4) schedule II prescription copies must be placed in records and charts
5) alternative therapies are noted as discussed and prescribed
When does PMP not need to be evaluated prior to prescribing meds? - ANSWER
✓ hospice care, cancer pts
,What is true about schedule 1 drugs in USA? - ANSWER ✓ not prescribed
because of concern for addiction
When can a podiatrist prescribe an opioid-antagonist? - ANSWER ✓ a podiatrist
may prescribe an opioid antagonist to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-
related drug overdose or to a family member, friend, or other person in a position
to assist the person who is at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose
Define acute pain - ANSWER ✓ normal, predicted, physiological response to
stimulus such as trauma, disease, and operative procedures
What are conditions not considered acute pain? - ANSWER ✓ -chronic pain
-cancer treatment
-hospice care
-palliative care
How many days worth of opioids can a podiatrist prescribe for acute pain? -
ANSWER ✓ 10 days worth
Since what date have controlled substances been requested to be ordered
electronically? - ANSWER ✓ 1//1/21
Under what circumstances can you prescribe controlled substances outside of
electronic means? - ANSWER ✓ 1) emergency
2) if medication is filled out of state
3) if the prescriber and dispenser are in the SAME location under the SAME
license
4) for a drug that the FDA requires more information that can be submitted online
5) for a non-patient-specific prescription pursuant of standing order, approved
protocol for drug therapy, collaborative drug mngmt, comprehensive medication
mngmt, or in response to public health emergency
6) drug for research protocol
7) practitioner with a waiver
,8) if it is impractical for patient to obtain meds if prescribed electronically
If a practitioner has a waiver to prescribe meds outside of electronic means, how
long does waiver last? When can renewal be started? - ANSWER ✓ 1 year
30 days or less from expiration of waiver
A practitioner's waiver of electronic prescribing request form must contain
sufficient evidence of one or more of the following that, in the judgment of the
executive director, justify the issuance of a waiver: - ANSWER ✓ 1) economic
hardship
2) technological limitations
3) ISSUANCE OF FIFTY OR LESS PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES IN THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO REQUEST FOR
WAIVER
4) exceptional circumstance that is shown by the practitioner
What is the cost to extend the temporary license? - ANSWER ✓ $50
How much does doctor of Podiatric medicine initial license? - ANSWER ✓ $750
How much does renewal of the Podiatric medicine license cost? - ANSWER ✓
$700
How much does it cost to duplicate license/replacement license? - ANSWER ✓
$25
How soon after a complaint or claim must information be provided and what
information needs to be sent in addition? - ANSWER ✓ within 30 days, copy of
claim letter or petition
If a license suspension is probated, the commission or executive director may
require the licensee to: - ANSWER ✓ (1) report regularly to the department on
matters that are the basis of the probation;
, (2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the commission or executive director;
or
(3) continue or review continuing professional education until the licensee attains a
degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the
probation.
What is anonymous complaints? - ANSWER ✓ a complaint that lacks sufficient
information to identify the source of the name of the person who filed the
complaint
define insurance agent - ANSWER ✓ person licensed under under chapter 4504
Define insurer - ANSWER ✓ means an insurance company of other entity
authorized to engage in the business of insurance
Define third-party administrator - ANSWER ✓ a person required to have a
certificate of authority under chapter 4151 insurance code
Can the department accept any anonymous complaints? - ANSWER ✓ No
Define expert witness - ANSWER ✓ a podiatrist or other qualified individual with
whom the department contracts to assist the department with reviewing,
investigating, or prosecuting complaints filed under the chapter
When are confidentiality wavers waved for the peer review committee? -
ANSWER ✓ during a peer review committee, a person reviewing the material is
on a peer review committee, or if a civil action is filed as a result of participating in
peer review
Except for an action involving fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a podiatric peer
review committee is immune from liability and may not be subject to a suit for
damages for any act arising from the performance of the committee's duties in: -
ANSWER ✓ 1) investigating a disagreement or complaints
2) holding a hearing to determine facts
exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||100% CORRECT
ANSWERS||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||USPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||ALREADY GRADED A+
Podiatric medical services actually begun have been completed and there is no
contract or agreement to provide further treatment? - ANSWER ✓ Yes
What constitutes sexual impropriety? - ANSWER ✓ behavior, gestures, or
expressions that are seductive, sexually suggestive, or sexually demeaning to a
patient/staff (ex examination of genitals without gloves)
What is sexual exploitation? - ANSWER ✓ breakdown of professionalism in the
physical/patient/staff relationship constituting sexual abuse (ex coercive power)
What are the responsibile steps need to be taken prior to prescribing controlled
substances to patients? - ANSWER ✓ 1) review Texas Prescription Monitoring
Program (PMP) database
2) pt's identifiers match
3) initial H&P performed and documented
4) schedule II prescription copies must be placed in records and charts
5) alternative therapies are noted as discussed and prescribed
When does PMP not need to be evaluated prior to prescribing meds? - ANSWER
✓ hospice care, cancer pts
,What is true about schedule 1 drugs in USA? - ANSWER ✓ not prescribed
because of concern for addiction
When can a podiatrist prescribe an opioid-antagonist? - ANSWER ✓ a podiatrist
may prescribe an opioid antagonist to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-
related drug overdose or to a family member, friend, or other person in a position
to assist the person who is at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose
Define acute pain - ANSWER ✓ normal, predicted, physiological response to
stimulus such as trauma, disease, and operative procedures
What are conditions not considered acute pain? - ANSWER ✓ -chronic pain
-cancer treatment
-hospice care
-palliative care
How many days worth of opioids can a podiatrist prescribe for acute pain? -
ANSWER ✓ 10 days worth
Since what date have controlled substances been requested to be ordered
electronically? - ANSWER ✓ 1//1/21
Under what circumstances can you prescribe controlled substances outside of
electronic means? - ANSWER ✓ 1) emergency
2) if medication is filled out of state
3) if the prescriber and dispenser are in the SAME location under the SAME
license
4) for a drug that the FDA requires more information that can be submitted online
5) for a non-patient-specific prescription pursuant of standing order, approved
protocol for drug therapy, collaborative drug mngmt, comprehensive medication
mngmt, or in response to public health emergency
6) drug for research protocol
7) practitioner with a waiver
,8) if it is impractical for patient to obtain meds if prescribed electronically
If a practitioner has a waiver to prescribe meds outside of electronic means, how
long does waiver last? When can renewal be started? - ANSWER ✓ 1 year
30 days or less from expiration of waiver
A practitioner's waiver of electronic prescribing request form must contain
sufficient evidence of one or more of the following that, in the judgment of the
executive director, justify the issuance of a waiver: - ANSWER ✓ 1) economic
hardship
2) technological limitations
3) ISSUANCE OF FIFTY OR LESS PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES IN THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO REQUEST FOR
WAIVER
4) exceptional circumstance that is shown by the practitioner
What is the cost to extend the temporary license? - ANSWER ✓ $50
How much does doctor of Podiatric medicine initial license? - ANSWER ✓ $750
How much does renewal of the Podiatric medicine license cost? - ANSWER ✓
$700
How much does it cost to duplicate license/replacement license? - ANSWER ✓
$25
How soon after a complaint or claim must information be provided and what
information needs to be sent in addition? - ANSWER ✓ within 30 days, copy of
claim letter or petition
If a license suspension is probated, the commission or executive director may
require the licensee to: - ANSWER ✓ (1) report regularly to the department on
matters that are the basis of the probation;
, (2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the commission or executive director;
or
(3) continue or review continuing professional education until the licensee attains a
degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the
probation.
What is anonymous complaints? - ANSWER ✓ a complaint that lacks sufficient
information to identify the source of the name of the person who filed the
complaint
define insurance agent - ANSWER ✓ person licensed under under chapter 4504
Define insurer - ANSWER ✓ means an insurance company of other entity
authorized to engage in the business of insurance
Define third-party administrator - ANSWER ✓ a person required to have a
certificate of authority under chapter 4151 insurance code
Can the department accept any anonymous complaints? - ANSWER ✓ No
Define expert witness - ANSWER ✓ a podiatrist or other qualified individual with
whom the department contracts to assist the department with reviewing,
investigating, or prosecuting complaints filed under the chapter
When are confidentiality wavers waved for the peer review committee? -
ANSWER ✓ during a peer review committee, a person reviewing the material is
on a peer review committee, or if a civil action is filed as a result of participating in
peer review
Except for an action involving fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a podiatric peer
review committee is immune from liability and may not be subject to a suit for
damages for any act arising from the performance of the committee's duties in: -
ANSWER ✓ 1) investigating a disagreement or complaints
2) holding a hearing to determine facts
