Texas Jurisprudence Exam (Physician Assistant) | Questions & Answers (100% Verified Correct)

To be eligible to be licensed as a physician assistant, an applicant must meet several requirements. Which of the following is not a requirement for licensure? - ANSWER - 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. - ANSWER - ALL 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. The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to applicants who have met all requirements for this license is: - ANSWER - The 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. - ANSWER - 1 and 4 are correct! (1) the Board consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; (4) 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 unless the person: - ANSWER - Is 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. - ANSWER - Both are correct!