Texas Podiatry Jurisprudence Exam |
Practice Questions and Verified
Answers Latest 2025/2026 Guide
What is the scope of practice for a temporary license holder?
- Correct Answer - a person in training who is limited by the GPME
program for residency based supervised patient encounters, supervision
of which is designated to protect patients and citizens of Texas
How is a temporary residency license identified in Texas
- Correct Answer - "T" followed by numerals
What document does a resident have to sign in their final year in order to
apply for the podiatry license? - Correct Answer - memorandum of
understanding for conditional issuance Texas doctor of Podiatric
medicine license
How long does a resident have to provide proof of residency completion
for their MOU? - Correct Answer - 30 days after end of residency
graduation
Can a resident who holds a doctor of Podiatric medicine license practice
podiatry under the new title prior to completion of residency? - Correct
Answer - NO! while still a resident, the provider will practice under the
temporary license, and will remain subject to the scope and limits of the
GPME program, and shall not practice podiatry under the Doctor of
Podiatric Medicine license until after successful completion and
,graduation from the GPME program and after providing to the
department proof of such completion and graduation
How long can a temporary residency license be extended? - Correct
Answer - 3 months
How many times can a temporary residency license extension be
granted? - Correct Answer - maximum of 2 times
What additional information can be required from an applicant for
permanent licensure if the applicant has been out of practice for 2
years? - Correct Answer - -additional education
-examinations
-training
How long is a doctor of Podiatric medicine license valid? - Correct
Answer - 2 years
What qualifications must a sponsor for an applicant's provisional license
hold? - Correct Answer - -5 years of good standing under the act
-ensure the applicant is working within the same office as the licensee
under direct supervision
How long is a provisional license valid for? - Correct Answer - -180 days
How many times can a provisional license be renewed? - Correct
Answer - -3 times
, When can GPME requirements be waived for provisional license? -
Correct Answer - if the applicant has been practicing for at least 5 years
in another state under license of that state with acceptable record from
the state in which the applicant was licensed
When did Texas begin the National boards Part III/PM Lexis requirement
for licensure come into effect? - Correct Answer - 1/29/1992
How many hours of CME are required every 24 months? - Correct
Answer - 50 hours
How many of the 50 hours of CME is required to be ethics related? -
Correct Answer - 2 hours
How many hours of CME are required to be completed regarding
approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled
substances? - Correct Answer - 2 hours
How often does a licensed podiatrist who prescribed opioids have to
attend a course covering best practices, alternative treatment options,
and multi-modal approaches to pain management per CME period? How
long does each session have to be? - Correct Answer - 2 times, once
annually
1 hour course
What qualifies as appropriate CME crediting events? - Correct Answer - -
hospital Podiatric medical grand rounds
-APMA/APMA affiliated organizations
-TPMA
Practice Questions and Verified
Answers Latest 2025/2026 Guide
What is the scope of practice for a temporary license holder?
- Correct Answer - a person in training who is limited by the GPME
program for residency based supervised patient encounters, supervision
of which is designated to protect patients and citizens of Texas
How is a temporary residency license identified in Texas
- Correct Answer - "T" followed by numerals
What document does a resident have to sign in their final year in order to
apply for the podiatry license? - Correct Answer - memorandum of
understanding for conditional issuance Texas doctor of Podiatric
medicine license
How long does a resident have to provide proof of residency completion
for their MOU? - Correct Answer - 30 days after end of residency
graduation
Can a resident who holds a doctor of Podiatric medicine license practice
podiatry under the new title prior to completion of residency? - Correct
Answer - NO! while still a resident, the provider will practice under the
temporary license, and will remain subject to the scope and limits of the
GPME program, and shall not practice podiatry under the Doctor of
Podiatric Medicine license until after successful completion and
,graduation from the GPME program and after providing to the
department proof of such completion and graduation
How long can a temporary residency license be extended? - Correct
Answer - 3 months
How many times can a temporary residency license extension be
granted? - Correct Answer - maximum of 2 times
What additional information can be required from an applicant for
permanent licensure if the applicant has been out of practice for 2
years? - Correct Answer - -additional education
-examinations
-training
How long is a doctor of Podiatric medicine license valid? - Correct
Answer - 2 years
What qualifications must a sponsor for an applicant's provisional license
hold? - Correct Answer - -5 years of good standing under the act
-ensure the applicant is working within the same office as the licensee
under direct supervision
How long is a provisional license valid for? - Correct Answer - -180 days
How many times can a provisional license be renewed? - Correct
Answer - -3 times
, When can GPME requirements be waived for provisional license? -
Correct Answer - if the applicant has been practicing for at least 5 years
in another state under license of that state with acceptable record from
the state in which the applicant was licensed
When did Texas begin the National boards Part III/PM Lexis requirement
for licensure come into effect? - Correct Answer - 1/29/1992
How many hours of CME are required every 24 months? - Correct
Answer - 50 hours
How many of the 50 hours of CME is required to be ethics related? -
Correct Answer - 2 hours
How many hours of CME are required to be completed regarding
approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled
substances? - Correct Answer - 2 hours
How often does a licensed podiatrist who prescribed opioids have to
attend a course covering best practices, alternative treatment options,
and multi-modal approaches to pain management per CME period? How
long does each session have to be? - Correct Answer - 2 times, once
annually
1 hour course
What qualifies as appropriate CME crediting events? - Correct Answer - -
hospital Podiatric medical grand rounds
-APMA/APMA affiliated organizations
-TPMA
