TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH THE LATEST AND UPDATED SCORE.

TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH THE LATEST AND UPDATED SCORE.


1) Why is the jurisprudence exam required? -- Answer ✔✔ The Medical Practice Act
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requires every applicant for a license to pass the jurisprudence exam
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2) What does the jurisprudence exam test? -- Answer ✔✔ The applicants knowledge of
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legal obligations as medical practitioners in the state of Texas
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3) What is the Texas Medical Board? -- Answer ✔✔ An agency that regulates the
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practice of medicine in Texas t t t t




4) What type of information must be reported to the board? And when? -- Answer ✔✔
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-Change of mailing or practice address t t t t t




-Initial finding of guilt for certain felonies
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-Incarceration at the state or federal level t t t t t t




-Initial conviction, final conviction or placement on deferred adjudication,
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community supervision, or deferred disposition for felonies or misdemeanors t t t t t t t t




*all need to be reported within 30 days of occurrence*
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5) If the Texas Medical Board takes public disciplinary action or files a formal complaint,
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the action will be noted on the licensee's public profile when? -- Answer ✔✔ No later
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than 10 days after the public disciplinary action is taken
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6) If a public complaint is dismissed or no action is taken against the licensee, what
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happens on the public profile? -- Answer ✔✔ The public complaint filed at the state
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office of administrative hearings will be removed from the board website
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, 7) Is arrest information included on the licensee's public profile? -- Answer ✔✔ No, but
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public disciplinary action taken by the board based on an arrest will be made public
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8) What type of misdemeanor must be reported to the board? -- Answer ✔✔ -Directly
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relates to duties and responsibilities of a PA
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-Other than punishable by fine only t t t t t




-In which the defendant is required to register as a sex offender
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-Relating to violation of protective order t t t t t




-Relating to violation of protective order preventing offenses cause by
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bias/prejudice

9) What type of felonies must be reported to the board? -- Answer ✔✔ -Offense
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involving drugs, controlled substances, or inhalants
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10) What information is a licensee NOT required to report to the board? -- Answer ✔✔
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information about marital status, it is not made public t t t t t t t t




11) What are the roles of the Texas Medical Board? -- Answer ✔✔ -Licenses and
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regulates physicians, perfusionists, medical physicists, and surgical assistants
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-Oversees individual board for licensing and regulating PA's, respiratory caret t t t t t t t t t




practitioners, individuals performing radiologic procedures, and acupuncturists t t t t t t




12) Who oversees the Texas Medical Board? -- Answer ✔✔ 19 board members
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13) How many employees does the Texas Medical Board have? -- Answer ✔✔ 200 state
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employees

14) What is the mission statement of the Texas Medical Board? -- Answer ✔✔ "our
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mission is to protect and enhance the public's health, safety, and welfare by
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establishing & maintaining standards of excellence used in regulating the practice of
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medicine & ensuring quality health care for the citizens of Texas through license,
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discipline, and education" t t