Texas PA Jurisprudence Exam with Questions and Answers

Texas PA Jurisprudence Exam with Questions and Answers A physician's authority to supervise a physician assistant (without regard to the physician's authority to delegate prescription authority) is limited to which of the following? A A combined number of three physician assistants or advanced practice nurses or their full-time equivalents practicing at the physician's primary practice site or at an alternate practice site; B A combined number of five physician assistants or advanced practice nurses or their full-time equivalents practicing at the physician's primary practice site or at an alternate practice site; C Except as otherwise provided Board rule for certain situations, up to five physician assistants, or their full-time equivalents; D Except as otherwise provided Board rule for certain situations, up to three physician assistants, or their full-time equivalents; E None of the above. ANSWER A physician's authority to supervise a physician assistant (when prescription authority has not been delegated) is limited to five physician assistants or their full-time equivalents, except as otherwise provided Board rule for certain situations. How many supervising physicians may a physician assistant have at any one time?