Texas Jurisprudence Certification Exam
Question and Answer Grade A+
• If a physician is going to treat a patient with an alternative treatment instead of
the standard of care, the treatment plan must: -✓✓D. All of the above
• Which of the following is true regarding the corporate practice of medicine in
Texas? -✓✓B. Corporate practice of medicine is prohibited
• If patient medical records are requested in an emergency, you may still charge the
patient. -✓✓B. False
• Dr. K's sister asks her to prescribe antibiotics to her minor child. Dr. K does not
believe that antibiotics are indications... is insistent so Dr. K writes the
prescription. Is this a violation of the Medical Practice Act or Board rules? -✓✓A?
• Texas law requires that when a physician dispenses a controlled substance, they
must maintain prescribing records under the Controlled Substances Act be kept for
a minimum of how many years? -✓✓C. 2 years and any other minimum required
by federal law
• After your Texas License is issued to you by the Medical Board, you must: -
✓✓C. Register
• A physician who has just completed residency in any specialty may advertise as
being "board eligible" in that specialty. -✓✓B. False
• Patient Sally requests her medical records from Dr. P. However, Dr.P's staff
person who copies is on maternity leave. How long does Dr.P have to comply with
the patient's request? -✓✓C. 15 business days
• The Medical Board will notify you by mail at least 30 days before your
registration permit expires. -✓✓B. False 60 days
• Dangerous drugs or devices are those that are unsafe for self-medication and that
are not classified as controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances
Act. -✓✓A. True
, • A licensed physician who suffers from an impairment that affects their ability to
actively practice medicine must report this impairment to the Medical Board at the
time they renew their license. -✓✓A. True
• A physician is required to notify the Medical Board within 30 days of the
following events except: -✓✓C. Obtaining board certification
• You have been practicing in Texas for a couple of years when you realize that
your registration has been expired for 24 days. Which is the best course of action?
-✓✓B. Go online and renew
• In Texas, a pregnant minor is emancipated for all purposes. -✓✓B. False
• Is a free standing clinic owned by a hospital considered a facility-based practice
for the purposes of supervising a PA or APRN? -✓✓No
• Generally, a physician may only delegate prescribing authority to how many
physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses combined? -✓✓C.7
• Medical Board complaints filed at the State Office of Administrative Hearings
against a physician are disclosed in the physician's public profile. -✓✓B. False
• The definition of "dangerous drug" includes scheduled narcotics. -✓✓B. False
• A physician may be disciplined for negligence in performing medical services. -
✓✓A. True
• If the Medical Board takes public disciplinary action or files a formal complaint
against you, the action will be noted on your profile not later than ... after such
action is taken. -✓✓
• A physician may legally pre-sign blank controlled substance prescription forms
for use by a person to whom that physician has delegated prescription authority. -
✓✓B. False
• Physicians must report which of the following to the Medical Board: -✓✓E. All
of the above
Question and Answer Grade A+
• If a physician is going to treat a patient with an alternative treatment instead of
the standard of care, the treatment plan must: -✓✓D. All of the above
• Which of the following is true regarding the corporate practice of medicine in
Texas? -✓✓B. Corporate practice of medicine is prohibited
• If patient medical records are requested in an emergency, you may still charge the
patient. -✓✓B. False
• Dr. K's sister asks her to prescribe antibiotics to her minor child. Dr. K does not
believe that antibiotics are indications... is insistent so Dr. K writes the
prescription. Is this a violation of the Medical Practice Act or Board rules? -✓✓A?
• Texas law requires that when a physician dispenses a controlled substance, they
must maintain prescribing records under the Controlled Substances Act be kept for
a minimum of how many years? -✓✓C. 2 years and any other minimum required
by federal law
• After your Texas License is issued to you by the Medical Board, you must: -
✓✓C. Register
• A physician who has just completed residency in any specialty may advertise as
being "board eligible" in that specialty. -✓✓B. False
• Patient Sally requests her medical records from Dr. P. However, Dr.P's staff
person who copies is on maternity leave. How long does Dr.P have to comply with
the patient's request? -✓✓C. 15 business days
• The Medical Board will notify you by mail at least 30 days before your
registration permit expires. -✓✓B. False 60 days
• Dangerous drugs or devices are those that are unsafe for self-medication and that
are not classified as controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances
Act. -✓✓A. True
, • A licensed physician who suffers from an impairment that affects their ability to
actively practice medicine must report this impairment to the Medical Board at the
time they renew their license. -✓✓A. True
• A physician is required to notify the Medical Board within 30 days of the
following events except: -✓✓C. Obtaining board certification
• You have been practicing in Texas for a couple of years when you realize that
your registration has been expired for 24 days. Which is the best course of action?
-✓✓B. Go online and renew
• In Texas, a pregnant minor is emancipated for all purposes. -✓✓B. False
• Is a free standing clinic owned by a hospital considered a facility-based practice
for the purposes of supervising a PA or APRN? -✓✓No
• Generally, a physician may only delegate prescribing authority to how many
physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses combined? -✓✓C.7
• Medical Board complaints filed at the State Office of Administrative Hearings
against a physician are disclosed in the physician's public profile. -✓✓B. False
• The definition of "dangerous drug" includes scheduled narcotics. -✓✓B. False
• A physician may be disciplined for negligence in performing medical services. -
✓✓A. True
• If the Medical Board takes public disciplinary action or files a formal complaint
against you, the action will be noted on your profile not later than ... after such
action is taken. -✓✓
• A physician may legally pre-sign blank controlled substance prescription forms
for use by a person to whom that physician has delegated prescription authority. -
✓✓B. False
• Physicians must report which of the following to the Medical Board: -✓✓E. All
of the above
