TEXAS JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS
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To be eligible to be licensed as a physician assistant, an applicant must meet several
requirements. What 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
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,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 three are true
The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to applicants who have met all
requirements for this license is: ANSWER >> 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 >> The Physician Assistant
Board consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent
of the senate, and 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 >> A person may not practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the
person is licensed as a physician assistant in Texas.
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,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 >> A person is not required to hold a 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, or (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.
Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must register and pay a
fee: ANSWER >> Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must
register and pay a fee annually on a staggered basis.
Which of the following are required in order for a licensed physician assistant to renew
his or her license?
(1) payment of the required fee;
(2) documentation that required CME has been completed;
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, (3) submission of the required form and other documents required by the Board.
ANSWER >> In order for a licensed physician assistant to renew his or her license he or
she must pay the required fee, document that required CME has been completed, and
submit the required form and other documents required by the Board.
A physician assistant whose license has expired: ANSWER >> A physician assistant
whose license has expired may not practice after the expiration date of the license
Which of the following are true? Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any
grace period:
(1) May subject the physician assistant to a written warning;
(2) May subject the physician assistant to disciplinary action by the Board;
(3) May subject the physician assistant to criminal penalties for practicing without a
license. ANSWER >> Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any grace
period may subject the physician assistant to disciplinary action by the Board and may
subject the physician assistant to criminal penalties for practicing without a license.
Which of the following are true? A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license
may:
(1) renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee before the expiration
date of the license;
(2) if the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, renew the license by
paying a fee in an amount equal to one and one-half times the required renewal fee;
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WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2026
To be eligible to be licensed as a physician assistant, an applicant must meet several
requirements. What 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
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,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 three are true
The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to applicants who have met all
requirements for this license is: ANSWER >> 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 >> The Physician Assistant
Board consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent
of the senate, and 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 >> A person may not practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the
person is licensed as a physician assistant in Texas.
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,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 >> A person is not required to hold a 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, or (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.
Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must register and pay a
fee: ANSWER >> Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must
register and pay a fee annually on a staggered basis.
Which of the following are required in order for a licensed physician assistant to renew
his or her license?
(1) payment of the required fee;
(2) documentation that required CME has been completed;
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, (3) submission of the required form and other documents required by the Board.
ANSWER >> In order for a licensed physician assistant to renew his or her license he or
she must pay the required fee, document that required CME has been completed, and
submit the required form and other documents required by the Board.
A physician assistant whose license has expired: ANSWER >> A physician assistant
whose license has expired may not practice after the expiration date of the license
Which of the following are true? Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any
grace period:
(1) May subject the physician assistant to a written warning;
(2) May subject the physician assistant to disciplinary action by the Board;
(3) May subject the physician assistant to criminal penalties for practicing without a
license. ANSWER >> Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any grace
period may subject the physician assistant to disciplinary action by the Board and may
subject the physician assistant to criminal penalties for practicing without a license.
Which of the following are true? A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license
may:
(1) renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee before the expiration
date of the license;
(2) if the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, renew the license by
paying a fee in an amount equal to one and one-half times the required renewal fee;
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