PA Jurisprudence Exam Questions and Answers 2025

PA Jurisprudence Exam Questions and
Answers 2025
ToAbeAeligibleAtoAbeAlicensedAasAaAphysicianAassistant,AanAapplicantAmustAmeetAseveralA
requirements.AWhichAofAthe followingAisAnotAaArequirementAforAlicensure?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

BASuccessfulAcompletionAofAaAfourAyearAdegreeAprogramAatAanAaccreditedAcollegeAorAuniv
ersity;
RegardingAeligibilityAtoAbeAlicensedAasAaAphysicianAassistant,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAtr
ue?
(1)AthereAisAaArequirementAthatAapplicantsApassAtheAjurisprudenceAexaminationAwithAaAsco
reAofA75AorAbetterAwithin
threeAattempts;
(2)AanAapplicantAwhoAisAunableAtoApassAtheAjurisprudenceAexaminationAwithinAthreeAattem
ptsAmustAappearAbeforeAa
committeeAofAtheABoardAtoAaddressAtheAapplicant'sAinabilityAtoApassAtheAexaminationAandAt
oAre-evaluateAthe
applicant'sAeligibilityAforAlicensure;
(3)AitAisAatAtheAdiscretionAofAtheAcommitteeAtoAallowAanAapplicantAadditionalAattemptsAtoAtak
eAtheAjurisprudence
examination.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CA(1),A(2)AandA(3);
TheAstateAentityAthatAissuesAphysicianAassistantAlicensesAtoAapplicantsAwhoAhaveAmetAallAr
equirementsAforAthis
licenseAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DATheATexasAPhysicianAAssistantABoard;
RegardingAtheAmembershipAofAtheAPhysicianAAssistantABoard,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAareA
true?
(1)AtheABoardAconsistsAofAnineAmembersAappointedAbyAtheAgovernorAwithAtheAadviceAandAc
onsentAofAtheAsenate;
(2)AallAmembersAofAtheABoardAmustAbeApracticingAphysicianAassistants;
(3)AatAleastAoneAmemberAofAtheABoardAmustAbeAaAphysicianAwhoAsupervisesAphysicianAass
istants;
(4)AatAleastAthreeAmembersAofAtheABoardAmustAbeApublicAmembersAwhoAareAnotAlicensedAa
sAeitherAaAphysicianAorAa
physicianAassistant.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EA(1)AandA(4).
AApersonAmayAnotApracticeAasAaAphysicianAassistantAinATexasAunlessAtheAperson:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CAIsAlicensedAasAaAphysicianAassistantAinATexas;

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAtrue?AAApersonAisAnotArequiredAtoAholdAaATexasAphysicianAassi
stantAlicense:
(1)AtoApracticeAasAaAtechnician,Aassistant,AorAemployeeAofAaAphysicianAwhoAperformsAdele
gatedAtasksAbutAdoesAnot
actAasAaAphysicianAassistantAorArepresentAthatAtheApersonAisAaAphysicianAassistant;
(2)AtoApracticeAasAanyAotherAlicensedAhealthAcareAworkerAactingAwithinAtheAscopeAofAthatAp
erson'sAlicenseAifAthe

,personAdoesAnotAuseAtheAtitleA"physicianAassistant"AorAtheAinitialsA"P.A."AandAisAnotAotherwi
seArepresentedAor
designatedAasAaAphysicianAassistant.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CA(1)AandA(2);
PhysicianAassistantsAlicensedAunderAtheAPhysicianAAssistantAActAmustAregisterAandApayAa
Afee:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CAAnnuallyAonAaAstaggeredAbasis;

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareArequiredAinAorderAforAaAlicensedAphysicianAassistantAtoArenewAh
isAorAherAlicense?
(1)ApaymentAofAtheArequiredAfee;
(2)AdocumentationAthatArequiredACMEAhasAbeenAcompleted;
(3)AsubmissionAofAtheArequiredAformAandAotherAdocumentsArequiredAbyAtheABoard.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EA(1),A(2)AandA(3).

AAphysicianAassistantAwhoseAlicenseAhasAexpired:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BAMayAnotApracticeAafterAtheAexpirationAdateAofAtheAlicense;
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAtrue?APracticingAafterAtheAexpirationAdateAofAaAlicenseAandAanyA
graceAperiod:
(1)AMayAsubjectAtheAphysicianAassistantAtoAaAwrittenAwarning;
(2)AMayAsubjectAtheAphysicianAassistantAtoAdisciplinaryAactionAbyAtheABoard;
(3)AMayAsubjectAtheAphysicianAassistantAtoAcriminalApenaltiesAforApracticingAwithoutAaAlicen
se.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DA(2)AandA(3);
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAtrue?AAApersonAwhoAisAotherwiseAeligibleAtoArenewAaAlicenseAm
ay:
(1)ArenewAanAunexpiredAlicenseAbyApayingAtheArequiredArenewalAfeeAbeforeAtheAexpirationA
dateAofAtheAlicense;
(2)AifAtheAperson'sAlicenseAhasAbeenAexpiredAforA90AdaysAorAless,ArenewAtheAlicenseAbyApa
yingAaAfeeAinAanAamount
equalAtoAoneAandAone-halfAtimesAtheArequiredArenewalAfee;
(3)AifAtheAperson'sAlicenseAhasAbeenAexpiredAforAlongerAthanA90AdaysAbutAlessAthanAoneAye
ar,AtheApersonAmayArenew
theAlicenseAbyApayingAtoAtheAMedicalABoardAaAfeeAinAanAamountAequalAtoAtwoAtimesAtheAre
quiredArenewalAfee;
(4)AifAtheAperson'sAlicenseAhasAbeenAexpiredAforAoneAyearAorAlonger,AtheApersonAmayAnotAr
enewAtheAlicenseAandAitAis
automaticallyAcancelledA(unlessAanAinvestigationAisApending).A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CA(1),A(2),A(3)AandA(4);
IfAaAphysicianAassistant'sAlicenseAhasAbeenAcancelledAsolelyAforAfailureAtoArenewAwithinAthe
AspecifiedAtimeAafterAits

expirationAdate:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AATheAphysicianAassistantAmayAobtainAaAnewAlicenseAbyAcomplyingAwithAtheArequirements
AandAproceduresAforAobtainingAanAoriginalAlicense;

TheAamountAofAcontinuingAmedicalAeducationA(CME)AthatAmustAbeAcompletedAandAdocum
entedAforArenewalAofAthe
physicianAassistantAlicenseAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CA40Ahours,AatAleastA20AofAwhichAmustAbeAfromAformalAcoursesAthatAareAdesignatedAforACa
tegoryAIAcreditAbyAaACMEAsponsorAapprovedAbyAtheAAmericanAAcademyAofAPhysicianAAssi
stants;

, WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAreasonsAforAwhichAaAphysicianAassistantAmayAbeAexempt,Asubj
ectAtoAapprovalAbyAthe
licensureAcommitteeAofAtheABoard,AfromAtheAannualAminimumAcontinuingAmedicalAeducati
onArequirements?
(1)AcatastrophicAillness;
(2)AmilitaryAserviceAofAatAleastA6AmonthsAinAlength;
(3)AresidenceAofAlongerAthanAoneAyearAoutsideAofATexas,;
(4)AforAgoodAcauseAshowingAthatAtheAphysicianAassistantAisAunableAtoAcomplyAwithAtheAreq
uirements.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BA(1),A(3)AandA(4);
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdoesAnotAqualifyAasACategoryAIIAcontinuingAmedicalAeducationA(CM
EAthatAisAnotArequiredAto
meetAtheArequirementsAforACategoryAIAcredit)?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CAProvidingAvolunteerAmedicalAservicesAatAtheAsiteAwhereAtheAphysicianAassistantApractice
s,AifAitAisAaAsite
servingAaAmedicallyAunderservedApopulation;
WithArespectAtoAtheAsupervisionAofAaAphysicianAassistantAbyAaAphysician,AwhichAofAtheAfollo
wingAareAtrue?
(1)AaAphysicianAassistantAmayAnotAhaveAmoreAthanAoneAsupervisingAphysician;
(2)AaAphysicianAassistantAmayAhaveAmoreAthanAoneAsupervisingAphysician;
(3)AsupervisionAofAaAphysicianAassistantAbyAaAsupervisingAphysicianAneedAnotAbeAcontinuo
usAifAtheAperiodAof
discontinuityAisAlessAthanAoneAweekAandAoccursAnoAmoreAthanAonceAperAyear.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BA(2);

TheAsupervisionAofAaAphysicianAassistant:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BADoesAnotArequireAtheAconstantAphysicalApresenceAofAtheAsupervisingAphysician,AbutAifAn
otApresent,Athe
supervisingAphysicianAmustAbeAeasilyAavailableAbyAradio,Atelephone,AorAanotherAtelecomm
unication
device;
AAphysicianAwhoAbecomesAaAsupervisingAphysician:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DAAssumesAresponsibilityAandAlegalAliabilityAforAtheAservicesArenderedAbyAtheAphysicianAas
sistant;
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAphysiciansAcanAbeAtheAsupervisingAphysicianAofAaAphysicianAassist
ant?
(1)AaAphysicianAwhoAhasAanAactiveAlicenseAandAhasAneverAbeenAdisciplinedAbyAtheATexasA
MedicalABoard;
(2)AaAphysicianAwhoAhasAanAactiveAlicenseAbutAwasAdisciplinedA(requiredAtoApayAanAadmini
strativeApenaltyAofA$500)
byAtheATexasAMedicalABoardAforAfailingAtoAtimelyAprovideAproperlyArequestedAmedicalAreco
rdsAtoAaApatient;
(3)AaAphysicianAwhoAhasAanAactiveAlicenseAbutAwasAdisciplinedA(requiredAtoAgiveAupAhisAsc
heduleAIIAandAIII
prescribingAauthority)AforAprescribingAcontrolledAsubstancesAtoAseveralApatientsAwhoAexhi
bitedAdrug-seeking
behavior;