Solutions.
____ hrs of CMA are required every 2 years; ___% formal and must include ___
medical ethics hours - Answer: 48; 50%, 2 hours. May carry forward up to 48 hrs
for 2 years.
___ days to report name/address changes to TMB - Answer: 30
Medical malpractice insurance is/isn't required - Answer: is NOT. If you have it and
are sued insurance reports, otherwise you have 30 days to report
Credentialing by hospitals is determined by _____ - Answer: Competancy
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,Texas telemedicine requirements - Answer: JP exam, license in good standing in
another state, board certification in specialty, NOT physically practicing in TX
Home health and hospice orders from ______ don't require a telemedicine licence
- Answer: OK, AK, LA, NM (contiguous states)
You do/don't need a permit or license to provide expert opinion to other docs/for
education within or across state lines - Answer: do NOT
Additional licensure is required for ______ or radioactive materials - Answer:
production, use, transport
Time to report ot TMB in general - Answer: 30 days
Time to report child abuse to TMB - Answer: 48hrs
Time to issue birth certificate - Answer: 5 days
Time to issue death certificate - Answer: 10 days
Time to report communicable diseases - Answer: 7 days
TIme to supply requested medical records - Answer: 15 days
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, TMB is ___ people appointed for ____ terms by ___ - Answer: 19 people (12 docs,
7 non-doc); 6 year terms; governor. Docs must have been in practice 5 years
MPA covers which providers - Answer: Doctors only; TMB only licenses docs too
For a texas license ___ hrs college, ___ degree, passed USMLE within ____ years,
completed ___ post-grad years - Answer: 60; MD/DO, 7 years, intern year (PGY1).
Also must be at least 21 years old.
License renewal is due every _____ - Answer: 2 years
Late license renewal fines are ___ for <30 days, ___ for <90 days, ___ for < 365
days. After 1 year you must ____, and if it has been > ___ years you must start
over! - Answer: $0; $75; $145. Pay complete reprocessing fee. 3 years
Pracice on a license expired for >___ days is a ____ ____ ___ - Answer: 30 days;
third degree felony
In order to eval and bill for worker's comp you need a _____ and be on the ____
list - Answer: certificate of registaration; Texas dept of insurance (TDI)
PITs are institution specific and you have ___ days to apply for a new one before
switching institutions - Answer: 90 days
Process for podiatry admission - Answer: needs an MD or DO
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