Texas Jurisprudence Exam Questions
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Who is in TSBME? ✔✔9 MDs, 3 DOs, and 6 public members
Who are public members? ✔✔Persons in non healthcare business.
First offense for practicing medicine
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Texas Jurisprudence Exam Questions
and Answers Already Passed
Who is in TSBME? ✔✔9 MDs, 3 DOs, and 6 public members
Who are public members? ✔✔Persons in non healthcare business.
First offense for practicing medicine without a license? ✔✔Class A Misdemeanour
Second offense for practicing without a license? ✔✔3rd degree felony
What happens if you practicing without a license and it causes physical or psychological harm?
✔✔3rd degree felony
What happens if you practicing without a license and it causes financial harm? ✔✔State jail felony
What is a capital felony? ✔✔Life or death penalty
What is a first degree felony? (MURDER) ✔✔Jail term 5-99 years; fine up to $10,000
What is a second degree felony? ✔✔Jail term 2-20 years; fine up to $10,000.
What is a third degree felony? ✔✔Jail term 2-10 years; fine up to $10,000
What is a class A misdemeanor? (violate MPA, adult) ✔✔Fine not to exceed $4,000; Jail no longer
than 1 year.
What is a class B misdemeanor? (baby, child) ✔✔Fine up to $2,000; Jail up to 180 days
What is a class C misdemeanor? ✔✔Fine up to $500.
All felonies and misdemeanors are considered criminal? (T/F) ✔✔True
What can be used for CME credit? (3 things) ✔✔1.) Board certification/re-certification
2.)CME from previous licensure period (only 48 hours can be carried forward).
3.) Part time volunteer service in an underserved area.
How many hours of CME are required per year? ✔✔24 hours
If you do not have 24 hours of CME credit in one year, what is an alternative? ✔✔If within the
preceding 36 months, the licensee becomes Board certified or re-certified
Of the 24 hours of CME credit, what should it be composed of? ✔✔1.) One half of it must be from
formal course (12 hours) approved by the board.
2.) At least 1 hour of it should be medical ethics or professional responsibility.
3.) The remaining can be self-study and/or volunteer in underprivileged area
Which of the prescribing practices is not consistent with public health and welfare? (3) ✔✔1.)
Steroids for body building (not injury related)
2.) Failure to properly monitor blood levels of drugs as indicated
3.) Administering subtherapeutic doses of medications
By how many days should a physician challenge TSBME action in state district court? ✔✔Within
30 days of the boards final action on a board order.
Name 3 actions the TSBME can take? ✔✔1.) It can require a physician to practice under the
supervision of another physician.
2.) It can suspend a license to practice.
3.) It can require the physician to submit to treatment for psychiatric illness
What action cannot be taken by TSBME? ✔✔It CANNOT suspend a SPECIALTY board
certification.
What disciplinary action the TSBME may take? (3) ✔✔1.) Denial of license
2.) Require supervision of practice
3.) Adminstrative monetary penalties
TSBME may not grant probation to a physician whose license is restricted due to felony conviction
UNDER the Texas Controlled Substances Act. However when are exceptions made? ✔✔If the
probation is in the best interest of the public.
Texas law provides protection from liability for any person providing information to a medical
peer review committee? (T/F) ✔✔True.
The health care quality improvement act requires health care entities report an adverse action to
national practitioner data bank if that action meets what criteria? (3) ✔✔1.) The action resulted
from a FROM a formal peer review process
2.) The action adversely affects the physician privileges
3.) The action concerns professional incompetence or misconduct
The physician on whom adverse action is contemplated may surrender privileges in lieu of an
investigation or action and thereby avoid a report to the national practitioner data bank. ✔✔FALSE
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