QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
PASS
ToObeOeligibleOtoObeOlicensedOasOaOphysicianOassistant,OanOapplicantOmustOmeetOseveralOrequirem
ents.OWhatOisOnotOaOrequirementOforOlicensure?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
SuccessfulOcompletionOofOaOfourOyearOdegreeOprogramOatOanOaccreditedOcollegeOorOuniversityOisOn
otOaOrequirementOforOlicensure.
RegardingOeligibilityOtoObeOlicensedOasOaOphysicianOassistant,OwhichOofOtheOfollowingOareOtrue?O
(1)OthereOisOaOrequirementOthatOapplicantsOpassOtheOjurisprudenceOexaminationOwithOaOscoreOofO7
5OorObetterOwithinOthreeOattempts;O(2)OanOapplicantOwhoOisOunableOtoOpassOtheOjurisprudenceOexa
minationOwithinOthreeOattemptsOmustOappearObeforeOaOcommitteeOofOtheOBoardOtoOaddressOtheO
applicant'sOinabilityOtoOpassOtheOexaminationOandOtoOre-
evaluateOtheOapplicant'sOeligibilityOforOlicensure;O
(3)OitOisOatOtheOdiscretionOofOtheOcommitteeOtoOallowOanOapplicantOadditionalOattemptsOtoOtakeOth
eOjurisprudenceOexamination.O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-AllOthreeOareOtrue
TheOstateOentityOthatOissuesOphysicianOassistantOlicensesOtoOapplicantsOwhoOhaveOmetOallOrequire
mentsOforOthisOlicenseOis:O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-TexasOPhysicianOAssistantOBoard
RegardingOtheOmembershipOofOtheOPhysicianOAssistantOBoard,OwhichOofOtheOfollowingOareOtrue?O
(1)OtheOBoardOconsistsOofOnineOmembersOappointedObyOtheOgovernorOwithOtheOadviceOandOconse
ntOofOtheOsenate;O
(2)OallOmembersOofOtheOBoardOmustObeOpracticingOphysicianOassistants;O
(3)OatOleastOoneOmemberOofOtheOBoardOmustObeOaOphysicianOwhoOsupervisesOphysicianOassistants;
O
(4)OatOleastOthreeOmembersOofOtheOBoardOmustObeOpublicOmembersOwhoOareOnotOlicensedOasOeith
erOaOphysicianOorOaOphysicianOassistant.O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
,TheOPhysicianOAssistantOBoardOconsistsOofOnineOmembersOappointedObyOtheOgovernorOwithOtheOa
dviceOandOconsentOofOtheOsenate,OandOatOleastOthreeOmembersOofOtheOBoardOmustObeOpublicOme
mbersOwhoOareOnotOlicensedOasOeitherOaOphysicianOorOaOphysicianOassistant.
AOpersonOmayOnotOpracticeOasOaOphysicianOassistantOinOTexasOunlessOtheOperson:O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-
AOpersonOmayOnotOpracticeOasOaOphysicianOassistantOinOTexasOunlessOtheOpersonOisOlicensedOasOaOp
hysicianOassistantOinOTexas.
WhichOofOtheOfollowingOareOtrue?OAOpersonOisOnotOrequiredOtoOholdOaOTexasOphysicianOassistantOli
cense:O
(1)OtoOpracticeOasOaOtechnician,Oassistant,OorOemployeeOofOaOphysicianOwhoOperformsOdelegatedOt
asksObutOdoesOnotOactOasOaOphysicianOassistantOorOrepresentOthatOtheOpersonOisOaOphysicianOassist
ant;O
(2)OtoOpracticeOasOanyOotherOlicensedOhealthOcareOworkerOactingOwithinOtheOscopeOofOthatOperson'
sOlicenseOifOtheOpersonOdoesOnotOuseOtheOtitleO"physicianOassistant"OorOtheOinitialsO"P.A."OandOisOn
otOotherwiseOrepresentedOorOdesignatedOasOaOphysicianOassistant.O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
AOpersonOisOnotOrequiredOtoOholdOaOphysicianOassistantOlicense:O(1)OtoOpracticeOasOaOtechnician,Oas
sistant,OorOemployeeOofOaOphysicianOwhoOperformsOdelegatedOtasksObutOdoesOnotOactOasOaOphysici
anOassistantOorOrepresentOthatOtheOpersonOisOaOphysicianOassistant,OorO(2)OtoOpracticeOasOanyOothe
rOlicensedOhealthOcareOworkerOactingOwithinOtheOscopeOofOthatOperson'sOlicenseOifOtheOpersonOdoe
sOnotOuseOtheOtitleO"physicianOassistant"OorOtheOinitialsO"P.A."OandOisOnotOotherwiseOrepresentedOo
rOdesignatedOasOaOphysicianOassistant.
PhysicianOassistantsOlicensedOunderOtheOPhysicianOAssistantOActOmustOregisterOandOpayOaOfee:O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-
PhysicianOassistantsOlicensedOunderOtheOPhysicianOAssistantOActOmustOregisterOandOpayOaOfeeOann
uallyOonOaOstaggeredObasis.
WhichOofOtheOfollowingOareOrequiredOinOorderOforOaOlicensedOphysicianOassistantOtoOrenewOhisOorO
herOlicense?O
,(1)OpaymentOofOtheOrequiredOfee;O
(2)OdocumentationOthatOrequiredOCMEOhasObeenOcompleted;O
(3)OsubmissionOofOtheOrequiredOformOandOotherOdocumentsOrequiredObyOtheOBoard.O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-
InOorderOforOaOlicensedOphysicianOassistantOtoOrenewOhisOorOherOlicenseOheOorOsheOmustOpayOtheOr
equiredOfee,OdocumentOthatOrequiredOCMEOhasObeenOcompleted,OandOsubmitOtheOrequiredOformO
andOotherOdocumentsOrequiredObyOtheOBoard.
AOphysicianOassistantOwhoseOlicenseOhasOexpired:O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
AOphysicianOassistantOwhoseOlicenseOhasOexpiredOmayOnotOpracticeOafterOtheOexpirationOdateOofOt
heOlicense
WhichOofOtheOfollowingOareOtrue?OPracticingOafterOtheOexpirationOdateOofOaOlicenseOandOanyOgrace
Operiod:O
(1)OMayOsubjectOtheOphysicianOassistantOtoOaOwrittenOwarning;O
(2)OMayOsubjectOtheOphysicianOassistantOtoOdisciplinaryOactionObyOtheOBoard;O
(3)OMayOsubjectOtheOphysicianOassistantOtoOcriminalOpenaltiesOforOpracticingOwithoutOaOlicense.O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-
PracticingOafterOtheOexpirationOdateOofOaOlicenseOandOanyOgraceOperiodOmayOsubjectOtheOphysician
OassistantOtoOdisciplinaryOactionObyOtheOBoardOandOmayOsubjectOtheOphysicianOassistantOtoOcrimin
alOpenaltiesOforOpracticingOwithoutOaOlicense.
WhichOofOtheOfollowingOareOtrue?OAOpersonOwhoOisOotherwiseOeligibleOtoOrenewOaOlicenseOmay:O
(1)OrenewOanOunexpiredOlicenseObyOpayingOtheOrequiredOrenewalOfeeObeforeOtheOexpirationOdateO
ofOtheOlicense;O
(2)OifOtheOperson'sOlicenseOhasObeenOexpiredOforO90OdaysOorOless,OrenewOtheOlicenseObyOpayingOaOf
eeOinOanOamountOequalOtoOoneOandOone-halfOtimesOtheOrequiredOrenewalOfee;O
, (3)OifOtheOperson'sOlicenseOhasObeenOexpiredOforOlongerOthanO90OdaysObutOlessOthanOoneOyear,OtheO
personOmayOrenewOtheOlicenseObyOpayingOtoOtheOMedicalOBoardOaOfeeOinOanOamountOequalOtoOtw
oOtimesOtheOrequiredOrenewalOfee;O
(4)OifOtheOperson'sOlicenseOhasObeenOexpiredOforOoneOyearOorOlonger,OtheOpersonOmayOnotOrenewOt
heOlicenseOandOitOisOautomaticallyOcancelledO(unlessOanOinvestigationOisOpending).O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-
ForOaOpersonOwhoOisOotherwiseOeligibleOtoOrenewOaOlicense,OallOofOtheOfourOchoicesOareOtrue.
IfOaOphysicianOassistant'sOlicenseOhasObeenOcancelledOsolelyOforOfailureOtoOrenewOwithinOtheOspecif
iedOtimeOafterOitsOexpirationOdate:O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
IfOaOphysicianOassistant'sOlicenseOhasObeenOcancelledOsolelyOforOfailureOtoOrenewOwithinOtheOspecif
iedOtimeOafterOitsOexpirationOdate,OtheOphysicianOassistantOmayOobtainOaOnewOlicenseObyOcomplyin
gOwithOtheOrequirementsOandOproceduresOforOobtainingOanOoriginalOlicense.
TheOamountOofOcontinuingOmedicalOeducationO(CME)OthatOmustObeOcompletedOandOdocumentedO
forOrenewalOofOtheOphysicianOassistantOlicenseOis:O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
TheOamountOofOcontinuingOmedicalOeducationO(CME)OthatOmustObeOcompletedOandOdocumentedO
forOrenewalOofOtheOphysicianOassistantOlicenseOisO40Ohours,OatOleastO20OofOwhichOmustObeOfromOfo
rmalOcoursesOthatOareOdesignatedOforOCategoryOIOcreditObyOaOCMEOsponsorOapprovedObyOtheOAme
ricanOAcademyOofOPhysicianOAssistants.
WhichOofOtheOfollowingOareOreasonsOforOwhichOaOphysicianOassistantOmayObeOexempt,OsubjectOtoO
approvalObyOtheOlicensureOcommitteeOofOtheOBoard,OfromOtheOannualOminimumOcontinuingOmedi
calOeducationOrequirements?O
(1)OcatastrophicOillness;O
(2)OmilitaryOserviceOofOatOleastO6OmonthsOinOlength;O
(3)OresidenceOofOlongerOthanOoneOyearOoutsideOofOTexas,;O
(4)OforOgoodOcauseOshowingOthatOtheOphysicianOassistantOisOunableOtoOcomplyOwithOtheOrequirem
ents.O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
AOphysicianOassistantOmayObeOexempt,OsubjectOtoOapprovalObyOtheOlicensureOcommitteeOofOtheOBo
ard,OfromOtheOannualOminimumOcontinuingOmedicalOeducationOrequirementsOinOcaseOofOcatastro