TEXAS JURISPRUDENCE ( FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ How much time do professionals and medical professionals have to report
the death of a child secondary to suspected abuse?.
Answer: 48 hours
◍ How many years must hospitals keep records for adults? For minors? From
what age?.
Answer: 10 years; 10 years or 20th birthday.
◍ DO's not being MD's, punishing a physician for working at other hospitals,
only accepting certain insurances, ONLY COMPETENCY.
Answer: A hospital cannot discriminate against
◍ With respect to physician supervision of the carrying out and signing of
prescription drug orders at the physician's primary practice site, which of the
following is true? The supervision: (1) must conform to what a reasonable,
prudent physician would find consistent with sound medical judgment; (2)
may vary with the education and experience of the particular physician
assistant; (3) may not vary with the education and experience of the
particular physician assistant;.
Answer: Supervision must conform to what a reasonable, prudent physician
would find consistent with sound medical judgment and may vary with the
education and experience of the particular physician assistant.
◍ How many years have to pass before a licensee may engage in a
non-therapeutic relationship with a client?.
Answer: More than 2 years after the end of the counseling relationship and
the non-therapeutic relationship is consensual, not the result of exploitation
, by the licensee and is not detrimental to the client.
◍ If a physician assistant's license has been cancelled solely for failure to
renew within the specified time after its expiration date:.
Answer: If a physician assistant's license has been cancelled solely for
failure to renew within the specified time after its expiration date, the
physician assistant may obtain a new license by complying with the
requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
◍ Dental assistants seeking registration with the SBDE may take radiographs,
while training, within the first ____ months of employment..
Answer: (a) A dental assistant will not be considered to be positioning,
exposing, or otherwise making dental x-rays if the dental assistant only
performs radiological procedures: (1) In the course of training or for other
educational purposes; and, (2) Is at all times under the direct supervision of
the employer dentist.(b) A dental assistant performing radiological
procedures under this section in the course of on-the-job training may only
do so for a period of one year.Source Note: The provisions of this §114.11
adopted to be effective September 21, 2004, 29 TexReg 9005; amended to
be effective November 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 8834
◍ Can psychiatry hospitals "guarantee" a cure on advertising?.
Answer: No
◍ Is probation a disciplinary order? Who cannot be put on probation?.
Answer: Yes; sex offenders, felons, prisoners, or if the physician is a threat
to public
◍ How many years of postgraduate training to apply for full license?.
Answer: 1
◍ A physician may be disciplined for negligence in performing medical
services..
Answer: A. True
◍ Who must submit the birth certificate?.
Answer: Physician, midwife, or person attending birth
,◍ What information must a release of medical records include?.
Answer: Type of records, reason, and person to whom to release
◍ Is it the duty of the hospital or the physician to get consent?.
Answer: Physician
◍ What is the discovery rule? Give examples..
Answer: Statute does not begin until damage is discovered. For example, a
retained sponge that is found 3 years post-op
◍ What is the method of ordering and accounting for drug samples?.
Answer: Written and signed request by physician; must keep inventory and
drug logs
◍ What can BON do?.
Answer: 1. Represent the people of Texas2.Ensure that RNs meet the
standards of safe practice
◍ Who adopts & lists authorized counseling methods & practices?.
Answer: The Board
◍ Resident practice under a physician in training (PIT) and institution specific.
Answer: What is the Pit permit?
◍ Gaining licensure to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of
Texas may be obtained by:.
Answer: Sec. 256.101. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO CERTAIN
OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. (a) The board shall issue a license to
practice dentistry to a reputable dentist or a license to practice dental
hygiene to a reputable dental hygienist who:(1) pays the fee set by the
board;(2) is licensed in good standing as a dentist or dental hygienist in
another state that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the
requirements of this subtitle;(3) has not been the subject of a final
disciplinary action and is not the subject of a pending disciplinary action in
any jurisdiction in which the dentist or dental hygienist is or has been
licensed;(4) has graduated from a dental or dental hygiene school accredited
, by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
Association and approved by the board under board rule;(5) has passed a
national or other examination relating to dentistry or dental hygiene and
recognized by the board;(6) has passed the board's jurisprudence
examination;(7) has submitted documentation of current cardiopulmonary
resuscitation certification;(8) has practiced dentistry or dental hygiene:(A)
for at least the three years preceding the date of application for a license
under this section; or(B) as a dental educator at a dental school or dental
hygiene school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of
the American Dental Association for at least the five years preceding the
date of application for a license under this section;(9) has been endorsed by
the board of dentistry in the jurisdiction in which the applicant practices at
the time of application; and(10) meets any additional criteria established by
board rule.(a-1) The board by rule shall specify the circumstances under
which the board may waive the requirement under Subsection (a)(8) that an
applicant for a license under this section has been continuously engaged in
the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene during the period required by that
subsection if the applicant has engaged in the practice of dentistry or dental
hygiene for a cumulative total of at least three years before the date of
application for a license under this section.(b) If the board does not complete
the processing of an application under this section before the 181st day after
the date all documentation and examination results required by this section
have been received, the board shall issue a license to the applicant.Acts
1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001,
77th Leg., ch. 1249, Sec. 4, 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch.
17, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
◍ How many days does board have to give information to requesting
hospitals?.
Answer: 15 days
◍ Within what time period must nursing home deaths be reported if the
resident just transferred to hospital within 24 hours and died?.
Answer: 10 working days
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ How much time do professionals and medical professionals have to report
the death of a child secondary to suspected abuse?.
Answer: 48 hours
◍ How many years must hospitals keep records for adults? For minors? From
what age?.
Answer: 10 years; 10 years or 20th birthday.
◍ DO's not being MD's, punishing a physician for working at other hospitals,
only accepting certain insurances, ONLY COMPETENCY.
Answer: A hospital cannot discriminate against
◍ With respect to physician supervision of the carrying out and signing of
prescription drug orders at the physician's primary practice site, which of the
following is true? The supervision: (1) must conform to what a reasonable,
prudent physician would find consistent with sound medical judgment; (2)
may vary with the education and experience of the particular physician
assistant; (3) may not vary with the education and experience of the
particular physician assistant;.
Answer: Supervision must conform to what a reasonable, prudent physician
would find consistent with sound medical judgment and may vary with the
education and experience of the particular physician assistant.
◍ How many years have to pass before a licensee may engage in a
non-therapeutic relationship with a client?.
Answer: More than 2 years after the end of the counseling relationship and
the non-therapeutic relationship is consensual, not the result of exploitation
, by the licensee and is not detrimental to the client.
◍ If a physician assistant's license has been cancelled solely for failure to
renew within the specified time after its expiration date:.
Answer: If a physician assistant's license has been cancelled solely for
failure to renew within the specified time after its expiration date, the
physician assistant may obtain a new license by complying with the
requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
◍ Dental assistants seeking registration with the SBDE may take radiographs,
while training, within the first ____ months of employment..
Answer: (a) A dental assistant will not be considered to be positioning,
exposing, or otherwise making dental x-rays if the dental assistant only
performs radiological procedures: (1) In the course of training or for other
educational purposes; and, (2) Is at all times under the direct supervision of
the employer dentist.(b) A dental assistant performing radiological
procedures under this section in the course of on-the-job training may only
do so for a period of one year.Source Note: The provisions of this §114.11
adopted to be effective September 21, 2004, 29 TexReg 9005; amended to
be effective November 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 8834
◍ Can psychiatry hospitals "guarantee" a cure on advertising?.
Answer: No
◍ Is probation a disciplinary order? Who cannot be put on probation?.
Answer: Yes; sex offenders, felons, prisoners, or if the physician is a threat
to public
◍ How many years of postgraduate training to apply for full license?.
Answer: 1
◍ A physician may be disciplined for negligence in performing medical
services..
Answer: A. True
◍ Who must submit the birth certificate?.
Answer: Physician, midwife, or person attending birth
,◍ What information must a release of medical records include?.
Answer: Type of records, reason, and person to whom to release
◍ Is it the duty of the hospital or the physician to get consent?.
Answer: Physician
◍ What is the discovery rule? Give examples..
Answer: Statute does not begin until damage is discovered. For example, a
retained sponge that is found 3 years post-op
◍ What is the method of ordering and accounting for drug samples?.
Answer: Written and signed request by physician; must keep inventory and
drug logs
◍ What can BON do?.
Answer: 1. Represent the people of Texas2.Ensure that RNs meet the
standards of safe practice
◍ Who adopts & lists authorized counseling methods & practices?.
Answer: The Board
◍ Resident practice under a physician in training (PIT) and institution specific.
Answer: What is the Pit permit?
◍ Gaining licensure to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of
Texas may be obtained by:.
Answer: Sec. 256.101. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO CERTAIN
OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. (a) The board shall issue a license to
practice dentistry to a reputable dentist or a license to practice dental
hygiene to a reputable dental hygienist who:(1) pays the fee set by the
board;(2) is licensed in good standing as a dentist or dental hygienist in
another state that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the
requirements of this subtitle;(3) has not been the subject of a final
disciplinary action and is not the subject of a pending disciplinary action in
any jurisdiction in which the dentist or dental hygienist is or has been
licensed;(4) has graduated from a dental or dental hygiene school accredited
, by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
Association and approved by the board under board rule;(5) has passed a
national or other examination relating to dentistry or dental hygiene and
recognized by the board;(6) has passed the board's jurisprudence
examination;(7) has submitted documentation of current cardiopulmonary
resuscitation certification;(8) has practiced dentistry or dental hygiene:(A)
for at least the three years preceding the date of application for a license
under this section; or(B) as a dental educator at a dental school or dental
hygiene school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of
the American Dental Association for at least the five years preceding the
date of application for a license under this section;(9) has been endorsed by
the board of dentistry in the jurisdiction in which the applicant practices at
the time of application; and(10) meets any additional criteria established by
board rule.(a-1) The board by rule shall specify the circumstances under
which the board may waive the requirement under Subsection (a)(8) that an
applicant for a license under this section has been continuously engaged in
the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene during the period required by that
subsection if the applicant has engaged in the practice of dentistry or dental
hygiene for a cumulative total of at least three years before the date of
application for a license under this section.(b) If the board does not complete
the processing of an application under this section before the 181st day after
the date all documentation and examination results required by this section
have been received, the board shall issue a license to the applicant.Acts
1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001,
77th Leg., ch. 1249, Sec. 4, 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch.
17, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
◍ How many days does board have to give information to requesting
hospitals?.
Answer: 15 days
◍ Within what time period must nursing home deaths be reported if the
resident just transferred to hospital within 24 hours and died?.
Answer: 10 working days
