TEXAS JURISPRUDENCE EXAM V2 UPDATED AND
REVISED IN 2025-2026
How many DEA registrations do you need if you prescribe drugs?
dispense drugs? - ANSWER ->One to prescribe; a separate registration
for each location where you dispense
How often do you renew your DEA license? - ANSWER ->Every 3 years
Can you move your office location and then change your DEA? -
ANSWER ->No, need to change BEFORE move
Is a DEA registration sufficient to prescribe drugs in Texas? - ANSWER
>No, also need Department of Public Safety Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drug registration
How often do you renew a DPS license? - ANSWER ->Yearly
Do you have to display the DEA and DPS licenses? - ANSWER ->Not
required by any statute.
How many days do you have to notify the DPS of any change in your
information (name, address, tel., etc.)? - ANSWER ->7 days
Can you have your DPS suspended and keep your DEA or vice versa? -
ANSWER ->No, they are interconnected
For schedules 2-5 drugs, can you just put the number of pills on
prescription? - ANSWER ->No, number and number spelled out
,Do you have to put intended use on prescription? - ANSWER ->Yes
With how many days of a schedule 2-5 drug can a patient be discharged
from the hospital? - ANSWER ->7 days; only if the drug was already rx in
the hospital
What kind of prescription pad do you need for schedule 2 drugs? Can
you use stickers? - ANSWER ->Official DPS form; no stickers
Can a physician prescribe schedule 2 over the phone? - ANSWER ->Yes,
for emergencies, and only for the duration of emergency
How many days does the physician have to mail the schedule's
emergency prescription to the pharmacy? - ANSWER ->7 days
How many days does the patient have to fill schedule 2 prescriptions? -
ANSWER ->7 days
Can you refill a schedule 2 prescription? How about schedule 3-5? -
ANSWER ->No for schedule 2. Max 5 refills for schedules 3-5.
Who can call in prescription from a physician's office? - ANSWER ->Any
qualified DESIGNATED person
Can they call in schedule 2? - ANSWER ->Only physician in emergencies
Can a physician prohibit substitutions for generics? - ANSWER ->Yes
,From whom and how do you order schedule 2? Schedules 3-5? -
ANSWER ->Schedule 2 on triplicate order form from distributor;
schedules 3-5 regular form from wholesaler
What drugs do you need to keep records on? How are the records
kept? How often do you need to do inventory? Do you need to submit
the records? How long do you have to keep the last inventory list? -
ANSWER ->If dispensed in office, then all dangerous drugs, schedule
drugs and samples; separate records for schedule 1+2; inventory every
2 years; records are not submitted; keep records for 2 years
Who can inspect your drugs? - ANSWER ->TMB, DPS, attorney general
for the DEA
What is the method of ordering and accounting for drug samples? -
ANSWER ->Written and signed request by physician; must keep
inventory and drug logs
Can you repackage samples? - ANSWER ->No
Do you need to keep records on samples? - ANSWER ->Yes, just like
other meds
Can a physician buy and rebottle? Any exceptions? - ANSWER ->No,
except for rural areas (less than 5000 population of town or 2500 of
municipality, closest pharmacy > 15 miles)
To give anesthesia, how often do you have to register with the board? -
ANSWER ->Every 2 years
What life support competency do surgeons and anesthesiologists need?
, - ANSWER ->ACLS, PALS, or board-approved course
How many and what competency levels of healthcare providers do you
need in all settings? - ANSWER ->At least 2 physicians with advanced
competency
How many days do you have to report office-based anesthesia-related
complications? - ANSWER ->15 days
What is considered an anesthesia-related complication? - ANSWER
>Admission to hospital within 24 hours or death within 72 hours
What is considered intractable pain? - ANSWER ->Pain where cause of
pain cannot be removed and where relief or cure has not been found
Can a hospital forbid a physician to give dangerous drugs or controlled
substances for treatment of intractable pain? - ANSWER ->No
Can the board take disciplinary action against a physician for giving
dangerous or controlled substances to a patient with intractable pain? -
ANSWER ->No
What must the physician document prior to treatment of intractable
pain? - ANSWER ->Understanding between physician and patient about
treatment; dose, type, frequency of medication; consultation with
psychologist, psychiatrist, addictions expert
Can you guarantee that a drug will work? - ANSWER ->No
REVISED IN 2025-2026
How many DEA registrations do you need if you prescribe drugs?
dispense drugs? - ANSWER ->One to prescribe; a separate registration
for each location where you dispense
How often do you renew your DEA license? - ANSWER ->Every 3 years
Can you move your office location and then change your DEA? -
ANSWER ->No, need to change BEFORE move
Is a DEA registration sufficient to prescribe drugs in Texas? - ANSWER
>No, also need Department of Public Safety Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drug registration
How often do you renew a DPS license? - ANSWER ->Yearly
Do you have to display the DEA and DPS licenses? - ANSWER ->Not
required by any statute.
How many days do you have to notify the DPS of any change in your
information (name, address, tel., etc.)? - ANSWER ->7 days
Can you have your DPS suspended and keep your DEA or vice versa? -
ANSWER ->No, they are interconnected
For schedules 2-5 drugs, can you just put the number of pills on
prescription? - ANSWER ->No, number and number spelled out
,Do you have to put intended use on prescription? - ANSWER ->Yes
With how many days of a schedule 2-5 drug can a patient be discharged
from the hospital? - ANSWER ->7 days; only if the drug was already rx in
the hospital
What kind of prescription pad do you need for schedule 2 drugs? Can
you use stickers? - ANSWER ->Official DPS form; no stickers
Can a physician prescribe schedule 2 over the phone? - ANSWER ->Yes,
for emergencies, and only for the duration of emergency
How many days does the physician have to mail the schedule's
emergency prescription to the pharmacy? - ANSWER ->7 days
How many days does the patient have to fill schedule 2 prescriptions? -
ANSWER ->7 days
Can you refill a schedule 2 prescription? How about schedule 3-5? -
ANSWER ->No for schedule 2. Max 5 refills for schedules 3-5.
Who can call in prescription from a physician's office? - ANSWER ->Any
qualified DESIGNATED person
Can they call in schedule 2? - ANSWER ->Only physician in emergencies
Can a physician prohibit substitutions for generics? - ANSWER ->Yes
,From whom and how do you order schedule 2? Schedules 3-5? -
ANSWER ->Schedule 2 on triplicate order form from distributor;
schedules 3-5 regular form from wholesaler
What drugs do you need to keep records on? How are the records
kept? How often do you need to do inventory? Do you need to submit
the records? How long do you have to keep the last inventory list? -
ANSWER ->If dispensed in office, then all dangerous drugs, schedule
drugs and samples; separate records for schedule 1+2; inventory every
2 years; records are not submitted; keep records for 2 years
Who can inspect your drugs? - ANSWER ->TMB, DPS, attorney general
for the DEA
What is the method of ordering and accounting for drug samples? -
ANSWER ->Written and signed request by physician; must keep
inventory and drug logs
Can you repackage samples? - ANSWER ->No
Do you need to keep records on samples? - ANSWER ->Yes, just like
other meds
Can a physician buy and rebottle? Any exceptions? - ANSWER ->No,
except for rural areas (less than 5000 population of town or 2500 of
municipality, closest pharmacy > 15 miles)
To give anesthesia, how often do you have to register with the board? -
ANSWER ->Every 2 years
What life support competency do surgeons and anesthesiologists need?
, - ANSWER ->ACLS, PALS, or board-approved course
How many and what competency levels of healthcare providers do you
need in all settings? - ANSWER ->At least 2 physicians with advanced
competency
How many days do you have to report office-based anesthesia-related
complications? - ANSWER ->15 days
What is considered an anesthesia-related complication? - ANSWER
>Admission to hospital within 24 hours or death within 72 hours
What is considered intractable pain? - ANSWER ->Pain where cause of
pain cannot be removed and where relief or cure has not been found
Can a hospital forbid a physician to give dangerous drugs or controlled
substances for treatment of intractable pain? - ANSWER ->No
Can the board take disciplinary action against a physician for giving
dangerous or controlled substances to a patient with intractable pain? -
ANSWER ->No
What must the physician document prior to treatment of intractable
pain? - ANSWER ->Understanding between physician and patient about
treatment; dose, type, frequency of medication; consultation with
psychologist, psychiatrist, addictions expert
Can you guarantee that a drug will work? - ANSWER ->No
