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Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 1) Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? - Correct answer No 2) If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a patient for treatment? - Correct answer No 3) Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? - Correct answer No 4) How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing treatment? - Correct answer 30 days written notice; must provide for emergency 5) Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? - Correct answer Yes 6) What is "proximate cause"? - Correct answer Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit 7) What are the two components of proximate cause? - Correct answer Cause-in-fact (but- for test) and foreseeability 8) Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? - Correct answer Yes 9) Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? - Correct answer Yes 10) Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of care was provided? - Correct answer Yes Page 1 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 11) Does an expert witness have to be board certified? - Correct answer No, board certified or eqivalent 12) In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required? - Correct answer Yes, with two exceptions 13) In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony? - Correct answer Res ipsa loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken) 14) What are "exemplary damages"? - Correct answer Damages above compensatory designed to punish the defendant and deter the behavior 15) Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much? - Correct answer $250,000 for physicians, $500,000 for hospitals 16) Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants? - Correct answer No 17) What is "proportional responsibility"? - Correct answer Percentage of liability apportioned according to percentage of fault 18) Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility? - Correct answer Yes 19) If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not recover damages? - Correct answer If > 50%, no damages awarded 20) How long is the statute of limitations for adults? For minors? - Correct answer 2 years; for minors 2 years after becoming 18 years of age Page 2 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 41) How many days do you have to notify the DPS of any change in your information (name, address, tel., etc.)? - Correct answer 7 days 42) Can you have your DPS suspended and keep your DEA or vice versa? - Correct answer No, they are interconnected 43) For schedules 2-5 drugs, can you just put the number of pills on prescription? - Correct answer No, number and number spelled out 44) Do you have to put intended use on prescription? - Correct answer Yes 45) With how many days of a schedule 2-5 drug can a patient be discharged from the hospital? - Correct answer 7 days; only if the drug was already rx in the hospital 46) What kind of prescription pad do you need for schedule 2 drugs? Can you use stickers? - Correct answer Official DPS form; no stickers 47) Can a physician prescribe schedule 2 over the phone? - Correct answer Yes, for emergencies, and only for the duration of emergency 48) How many days does the physician have to mail the schedule's emergency prescription to the pharmacy? - Correct answer 7 days 49) How many days does the patient have to fill schedule 2 prescriptions? - Correct answer 7 days 50) Can you refill a schedule 2 prescription? How about schedule 3-5? - Correct answer No for schedule 2. Max 5 refills for schedules 3-5. Page 5 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 51) Who can call in prescription from a physician's office? - Correct answer Any qualified DESIGNATED person 52) Can they call in schedule 2? - Correct answer Only physician in emergencies 53) Can a physician prohibit substitutions for generics? - Correct answer Yes 54) From whom and how do you order schedule 2? Schedules 3-5? - Correct answer Schedule 2 on triplicate order form from distributor; schedules 3-5 regular form from wholesaler 55) 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? - Correct 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 56) Who can inspect your drugs? - Correct answer TMB, DPS, attorney general for the DEA 57) What is the method of ordering and accounting for drug samples? - Correct answer Written and signed request by physician; must keep inventory and drug logs 58) Can you repackage samples? - Correct answer No 59) Do you need to keep records on samples? - Correct answer Yes, just like other meds 60) Can a physician buy and rebottle? Any exceptions? - Correct answer No, except for rural areas (less than 5000 population of town or 2500 of municipality, closest pharmacy > 15 miles) Page 6 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 61) To give anesthesia, how often do you have to register with the board? - Correct answer Every 2 years 62) What life support competency do surgeons and anesthesiologists need? - Correct answer ACLS, PALS, or board-approved course 63) How many and what competency levels of healthcare providers do you need in all settings? - Correct answer At least 2 physicians with advanced competency 64) How many days do you have to report office-based anesthesia-related complications? - Correct answer 15 days 65) What is considered an anesthesia-related complication? - Correct answer Admission to hospital within 24 hours or death within 72 hours 66) What is considered intractable pain? - Correct answer Pain where cause of pain cannot be removed and where relief or cure has not been found 67) Can a hospital forbid a physician to give dangerous drugs or controlled substances for treatment of intractable pain? - Correct answer No 68) Can the board take disciplinary action against a physician for giving dangerous or controlled substances to a patient with intractable pain? - Correct answer No 69) What must the physician document prior to treatment of intractable pain? - Correct answer Understanding between physician and patient about treatment; dose, type, frequency of medication; consultation with psychologist, psychiatrist, addictions expert 70) Can you guarantee that a drug will work? - Correct answer No Page 7 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 87) What is the Texas medical record privacy act? Is it like HIPAA? - Correct answer It is the state equivalent of HIPAA 88) Within how many days must a hospital send an itemized bill to patients? Is this mandatory? Or done by request? When must the hospital inform patients of this option? - Correct answer Upon request, within 30 business days; hospital must inform patient of availability of itemized bill 89) Can medical records be obtained with a subpoena? Does this include substance-abuse records? - Correct answer Yes; no 90) Are substance abuse records admissible during criminal proceedings? - Correct answer No, unless the crime is EXTREMELY serious 91) Is HIV information confidential? - Correct answer Yes 92) Can you "break" confidentiality in order to tell a spouse that his/her spouse is HIV positive? - Correct answer Yes 93) Can you break confidentiality to tell a partner about notification program?. - Correct answer Yes 94) Are blood bank records confidential? - Correct answer Yes 95) If a blood bank finds a donor with an infectious disease, can they call other blood banks and tell them the name of donor and the disease?Edition. - Correct answer They can tell name of donor, NOT disease Page 10 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 96) If a blood bank finds that blood outbound to hospitals is HIV positive, can they call the hospitals and give name of donor? Type of disease? - Correct answer They can tell name of disease, NOT donor 97) For statistical purposes, can a blood bank give out medical records? Names? - Correct answer Yes, but not names or other identifying information 98) Is genetic information confidential? - Correct answer Yes 99) Can patients have access to the results of their genetic testing? - Correct answer Yes 100) What kind of crime is the unauthorized release of records? - Correct answer Misdemeanor 101) Can the Texas Medical Board (TMB) show preference to a specific school of medicine such as medicine v. osteopathy? - Correct answer No 102) What does the Medical Practice Act (MPA) regulate? - Correct answer The practice of medicine 103) Who does the MPA apply to? - Correct answer Physicians (MD, DO), PAs, and acupuncturists 104) Does the MPA apply to the armed forces and federal public health? Can they moonlight? - Correct answer It does NOT apply to a federal job, they can NOT moonlight outside the federal setting 105) Does the MPA apply to emergency assistance if there is NO charge of money? If there is money charged or billed? - Correct answer NO if no charge; YES if money is charged Texas_jurisprudence_exam_550_q ugstions with, 1 00__verified_answers_lates  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 106) Are medical students in "board-approved schools" subject to the MPA? - Correct answer No 107) Does the MPA prohibit self-care? - Correct answer No 108) Does the MPA apply to physicians in contiguous states? - Correct answer NO (physicians from nearby states can only order care for patients in hospice or nursing homes) 109) How many people are on the TMB? Who appoints them? Who must confirm them? - Correct answer 19 members, appointed by the governor, confirmed by the senate 110) Can the board subpoena people and records? Who can serve a subpoena? - Correct answer YES, subpoenas can be served by board investigator or sent by certified mail 111) How often does the Department of Public Safety (DPS; state police) check on physicians and report to the board? - Correct answer Quarterly 112) What are acceptable methods to tell the public on how to register a complaint to the TMB? In what languages? Where can a physician include this info? - Correct answer By phone (direct number and 1-800 number) or by mail; posted sign, on registration forms or bill; in English and Spanish 113) How often must the TMB disseminate updated information? What info is included? - Correct answer 2 times per year; info includes disciplinary action, board activities and functions, changes to the MPA and attorney general opinions Page 12 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 132) How can you get another license if it is lost/destroyed? - Correct answer Get affidavit of lost or destroyed document and pay fee to board 133) How many category 1 CMEs yearly? - Correct answer 12 134) How many CMEs per year? - Correct answer 24 135) How many category 1 CMEs yearly must be in ethics? - Correct answer 1 136) How many category 2 CMEs can be from volunteer work? - Correct answer 6 137) How many CMEs can a license carry forward? And for how many registration periods? - Correct answer 48; only once 138) How many CMEs can be applied retroactively? - Correct answer 24; only once 139) How many CMEs do you need if you become "board certified" within 36 months? - Correct answer 24 140) If you practice pain management, how many CMEs in pain management are required? - Correct answer None, but they are recommended 141) Who can initiate a complaint to the board? - Correct answer Anyone 142) What is the "health professions council"? - Correct answer Council of various professionals that establishes a central telephone complaint system (800-number) 143) Does the TMB have to notify a physician when a complaint is filed? Are there exceptions? How often do the parties get updated on proceedings? - Correct answer Page 15 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... Yes, within 30 days, except if it would interfere with the investigation; updates are quarterly 144) When does the TMB release complaint information to the hospital? - Correct answer Upon written request 145) Who investigates issues of "medical competency"? - Correct answer An expert physician panel appointed by the board consisting of physicians ONLY 146) What do medical malpractice carriers have to report to the TMB regarding malpractice? Within what time limit? Who punishes them if they do not report? What does a physician without insurance have to report and when? Is there a difference for NPDB/HCQIA? - Correct answer Within 30 days from a complaint being filed in a lawsuit, settlement; noninsured MDs have to self-report within 30 days; any payment must be reported to NPDB by HCQIA requirements 147) Restrictive action by the TMB: Within what time limit must the board tell the hospital? Tell Medicare? Tell the secretary of health & professional societies & complainant? - Correct answer Next working day for hospitals; in writing for all within 30 days. 148) Restrictive action by the TMB: How often must the board make public notices about disciplinary orders? - Correct answer 2 times per year. 149) Restrictive action by the TMB: Must the board report crimes found during investigations? - Correct answer Yes, to the law enforcement. 150) Restrictive action by the TMB: Within how many days must the board report to the NPDB? - Correct answer 30 days. Page 16 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 151) Restrictive action by the TMB: Within how many days must a court report to the board about convictions, felonies, and misdemeanors and addiction issues be filed? - Correct answer 30 days. 152) Are TMB reports confidential? - Correct answer Yes 153) Who can the NPDB give info to? How about to patients? How about statistical data? - Correct answer Hospitals, self-requesting physicians, board, other state or federal agencies, attorneys; for statistical purposes if no identity disclosed 154) When is it not illegal to perform a third-trimester abortion? - Correct answer To prevent mother's death, if unborn has severe irreversible brain damage 155) When is it not illegal to perform an abortion on a minor? - Correct answer In emergency and with court order 156) Is sexual contact between a physician and patient OK if the patient consents? - Correct answer NO, the disparity of power does not allow consent 157) Why is it unprofessional to initially prescribe drugs over the Internet? - Correct answer Did not verify identity of patient, no physician coverage or follow-up guaranteed 158) How can you terminate care to a patient? - Correct answer 30 day notice, certified letter, available for emergencies during that time, give alternative physicians 159) What prescriptions does a physician need to keep records on? Dangerous drugs? Controlled substances? Samples? - Correct answer Samples and dangerous drugs as part of medical record; for schedule 3-5 records and log; for schedule 2 separate log and records; keep record for 2 years; do inventory on schedule drugs every 2 years Page 17 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 179) What kind of offense is a violation of the MPA? What kind offense is it to practice medicine in violation of the MPA? To practice medicine with financial harm? - Correct answer Misdemeanor class A; felony; jail felony 180) May you perform emergent surgery while drunk? - Correct answer No; emergency MIGHT be an exception 181) If you have a contract with an impaired physician, can you avoid reporting him/her? - Correct answer No 182) Can the board regulate advertising? - Correct answer No, except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practice 183) Are "testimonials" allowable advertising? - Correct answer No 184) Is it permitted to advertise board certification? Board eligibility? - Correct answer Certification, yes; not eligibility 185) What is a standing medical order? - Correct answer Physician order to institution, e.g., nursing home 186) What is a standing delegation order? What are the requirements? - Correct answer Physician order for patient or population; signed, dated, in writing 187) Who can a physician delegate to? - Correct answer Any qualified and properly trained person 188) Who can the physician delegate to administer dangerous drugs? - Correct answer Any qualified and trained person Page 20 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 189) Can a physician delegate to a midwife? - Correct answer Yes (e.g., eye prophylaxis) 190) Is a physician liable for the actions of a NP or PA? - Correct answer No, unless vicariously liable due to employment 191) What kind of name identification do PAs need? - Correct answer Name tag identifying themselves as a physician assistant 192) What requirements exist for prescription for PAs and NPs? - Correct answer No schedule 2; maximum 90 days, no refills unless consultation with physician 193) Which drug schedules can PAs and NPs prescribe? How many days? Can they give refills? Can they treat children? What ages? - Correct answer Schedules 3-5, 90 days, refill after consultation with physician; Yes, but children less than 2 years only after consultation with physician 194) How many PA and NP equivalent FTEs can a physician supervise at maximum? - Correct answer 3 FTEs 195) Can CRNAs give all anesthetic drugs? Are they restricted to a particular MD? - Correct answer Yes; no, any MD 196) What authority do pharmacists have? Can they give immunizations? Where does the supervising physician have to be located geographically? - Correct answer Getting histories, ordering drug therapy-related tests, procedures, modifying drug therapy; yes; physician has to be able to be physically present daily 197) What can optometrists prescribe? - Correct answer Eye ointments Page 21 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 198) Can anybody be a surgical assistant? Do they need a license? - Correct answer Yes; yes, if they identify themselves as licensed, otherwise, no 199) Can a physician delegate the taking of X-rays to noncertified technicians? - Correct answer Yes 200) Can they do bone density? Nuclear tests? CT? Skull X-ray? - Correct answer Bone density, skull, spine, extremities, abdomen, chest; NOT CT, nuclear test, etc 201) Do they need to be licensed or registered by the boards? - Correct answer Yes, they need registration 202) What is the difference between a partnership and a limited liability partnership? - Correct answer The limited liability partnership can limit individual liability white partner A is liable for the acts of partner B 203) Who can incorporate in Texas? Can physicians practice through corporations? - Correct answer Dentists, PT but NOT MD; MD cannot practice through corporation 204) Are there any corporations that can employ physicians? - Correct answer Yes, Certified Nonprofit Healthcare Corporation 205) Who can grant a title of Certified Nonprofit Healthcare Corporation? - Correct answer TMB 206) What are 5 important characteristics of Certified Nonprofit Healthcare Corporations? - Correct answer Must conduct scientific research, support education, improve capabilities to study and teach, deliver health care to the public, instruct public in medical science, public health Page 22 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 226) Can a hospital deny you privileges because you don't accept HMOs? Participate in other hospitals? - Correct answer No 227) Who makes the final decision in a hospital to grant or deny privileges to a physician? - Correct answer Governing body 228) Does the hospital have to get a report from the NPDB about physicians prior to granting privileges? - Correct answer Yes, initially and every 2 years; if they don't, they are liable 229) How many days does the board have to give data to a hospital requesting it? - Correct answer 15 days 230) How often must a physician update his core credentials? How many days does he have to provide corrections? - Correct answer Yearly; corrections within 30 days 231) Prior to the "first release" of his information, how many days does a physician have to review it? - Correct answer 15 business days 232) If a physician's privileges will be suspended, does he/she have the right to due process? - Correct answer Yes 233) How many days prior to hearing of due process must the hospital give the physician notification? - Correct answer 30 days 234) Do hospitals have to accept NPs and PAs? - Correct answer No 235) If accepting NPs and PAs, what are the hospital's responsibilities? - Correct answer Due process, fairness, appeal Page 25 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 236) Is the peer review file confidential? - Correct answer Yes, EXCEPT for possible civil rights violation and possible anti-trust violation 237) When must a hospital's medical peer review report actions taken against physicians to the TMB? to the HCQIA? to the NPDB? - Correct answer If action affects privileges for longer than 30 days or if physician surrenders privileges or if it affects membership; never, the TMB reports to NPDB 238) How much time does the committee have to report to the TMB? - Correct answer 15 days 239) Is it good enough to get the signature for informed consent? - Correct answer No, actual informed consent must be achieved 240) Which procedures need "full disclosure" of LIST A and LIST B? - Correct answer Only List A 241) Which procedures need additional "statutory consent"? - Correct answer Hysterectomy, radiation therapy, ECT 242) |s it the duty of the hospital or the physician to get consent? - Correct answer Physician 243) Which particular aspects of an informed consent if neglected can be grounds for a suit? Do you need to suffer damages to sue? - Correct answer Nondisclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives; yes 244) Is express consent required in an emergency? - Correct answer No, consent is implied Page 26 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 245) If arrested and suspected to be drunk, do the police need consent to check blood? - Correct answer No, consent is deemed to have been made, but consent can be expressly denied 246) If anyone died in an accident, is consent needed to check blood? - Correct answer No 247) Who is a minor in Texas? - Correct answer Anybody less than 18 years of age who has not been emancipated 248) When can a minor petition the court NOT to be a minor? - Correct answer Age 16 when living independently and supporting self, age 17 when supporting self, managing conservator or guardian, Texas resident 249) Can an uncle consent for a minor? - Correct answer Yes 250) Can an educational institution consent for a minor? - Correct answer Yes (boarding school for example) 251) Vaccinations: Is physician liable for damages by a required vaccination? Is physician liable for damages done by a disease that the parents denied vaccination for? - Correct answer No; no 252) Who is responsible to review a child's immunization record? - Correct answer Any physician; failure to do so has no consequence 253) What happens if a physician does not review a child's immunization record? - Correct answer Nothing Page 27 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 273) If you see a DNR device on a patient but have not seen the form, is that enough not to give treatment? - Correct answer Yes, DNR device is enough 274) Can an incompetent patient revoke their DNR? - Correct answer Yes 275) Should this form accompany patients on transfers? - Correct answer Yes 276) What kind of treatment can the power of attorney NOT consent to? - Correct answer Admission to mental health institution, ECT, psychosurgery, abortion, neglect of minimal treatment (nutrition, hydration, comfort measures) 277) Does the power of attorney have an expiration date? - Correct answer No, unless specified 278) What happens if on the expiration date the patient is incompetent? - Correct answer It is continued until patient becomes competent again, then expires 279) Who cannot be the power of attorney? - Correct answer Principal health care provider or residential care provider or employee of those 280) Does the power of attorney have access to the patient's medical records? - Correct answer Yes 281) When can you withhold treatment to an infant? - Correct answer If chronically and irreversibly comatose or terminally ill and further treatment would be futile 282) Can you withhold nutrition/hydration from a terminally ill infant? - Correct answer No Page 30 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 283) Is the mental health directive an advanced directive act? - Correct answer Yes, but with differences 284) What are the requirements for mental health directive? What are requirements for witnesses? - Correct answer Age 18 or not a legal minor, not incapacitated; 2 witnesses both of who cannot be related, beneficiaries, attending physician, or employees of hospital 285) Does a mental health directive have an expiration date? - Correct answer Yes, 3 years or until revoked 286) What happens if on the expiration date of a mental health directive, the patient is incapacitated? - Correct answer It continues until competent 287) When can you use restraints? When can you use behavioral measures? - Correct answer If there is danger of harm to self or others and other measures have failed; never 288) Does the donor have rights of a parent in artificial insemination? Does the husband? - Correct answer Donor NO, husband YES 289) What prenatal maternal tests must a physician check? - Correct answer HIV, hepB, syphilis 290) How many times must a physician check prenatal maternal tests? - Correct answer Twice; upon first examination and on admission for delivery 291) Are prenatal maternal tests confidential and anonymous? - Correct answer Confidential; anonymous upon request Page 31 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 292) Does the physician have to tell the mother that he/she will do prenatal maternal tests? What if she wants anonymous testing? - Correct answer Yes, must inform but not specifically consent; if anonymous is wanted must refer patient to anonymous testing center; patient can refuse 293) If prenatal maternal tests are positive, what must the physician do? - Correct answer Refer for treatment, provide counseling, and provide information about diseases 294) How long does a physician have to keep prenatal maternal test results? - Correct answer For 9 months 295) What institutions do not need licensing for birthing centers? - Correct answer Licensed hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory surgery centers 296) What does the federal case Roe v. Wade say about abortion? - Correct answer Abortions are legal 297) Under what circumstance can you perform a third trimester abortion in Texas? - Correct answer In emergency to save mother's life or if fetus has severe irreversible abnormality 298) After third-trimester abortion, how many days does the physician have to notify the Department of Health? - Correct answer 30 days 299) What is the cut-off gestational age to do an abortion in the office? - Correct answer 16 weeks 300) What specific health risk must you inform the patient about during consent for abortion (4 categories)? - Correct answer Infection, hemorrhage, infertility, breast cancer Page 32 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 320) How many days do you have to submit the birth certificate? - Correct answer 5 days 321) What kind of crime is it if you don't submit a birth certificate? - Correct answer Misdemeanor 322) What kind of crime is it if you submit false data on a birth certificate? - Correct answer Felony 3rd degree 323) How old or young must a baby be in order for a care provider to be able to take possession of an abandoned baby? - Correct answer 60 days 324) Can any money transaction be done during an adoption? - Correct answer Yes; only to cover expenses 325) When is a person considered dead? - Correct answer Cardiac and respiratory functions cease to exist 326) When is a ventilated person considered dead? - Correct answer Irreversible cessation of brain function 327) What is the time of death for ventilated people? - Correct answer At time of determined brain death 328) For your ventilated person, do you pronounce death before or after you turn off ventilator? - Correct answer Before 329) Who can pronounce somebody dead? - Correct answer MD, PA, NP, RN Page 35 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 330) Who must file the death certificate? - Correct answer Person in charge of interment 331) How many days does the physician have to fill it out once it is given to him/her? - Correct answer 5 days for MD to fill out medical portion, 10 days to send in death certificate 332) Do fetuses require death certificates? - Correct answer If 350 grams or more or 20 weeks or older 333) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) applies to children ages or younger - Correct answer 1 year 334) In SIDS, is an autopsy required? - Correct answer Yes 335) To whom and how fast must you report SIDS? - Correct answer To a justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other proper official immediately 336) Who pays for autopsy in SIDS? - Correct answer State 337) If at the time of death the physician knows that the patient had a communicable disease, what must be done to the body? - Correct answer Report to TDSHS and tag body to indicate caution required due to communicable disease 338) The death of a child under years must be reported. - Correct answer 6 years 339) Whom do you report it to? - Correct answer Medical examiner or justice of the peace Page 36 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 340) What must the medical examiner do for the death of a child under 6 years? - Correct answer Hold inquest 341) How many days must have passed since the person was last seen in order to issue a "certificate of death by catastrophe"? - Correct answer 10 days 342) Can you issue a certificate of death by catastrophe for a minor? - Correct answer Yes, with affidavit 343) What is the difference between an inquest and an autopsy? - Correct answer Inquest is investigation only into causes of death, autopsy is postmortem body examination 344) Who does the inquest after the death of a child under 6 years old? - Correct answer Medical examiner or justice of the peace 345) Who has rights to consent to autopsy? In what order? - Correct answer Spouse, child, court or guardian, parent, next of kin, any person assuming custody 346) If a person higher in hierarchy is not available, can the next person down consent to autopsy? - Correct answer No 347) If a member of a class (1 out of 4 children) consents to autopsy but the other 3 do not agree, can they still do the autopsy? - Correct answer Yes, only one needs to consent 348) What kind of crime is it if you assist in suicide and patient does not die? What if patient dies? - Correct answer Class C misdemeanor, if patient dies felony Page 37 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 367) Within what time period must nursing home deaths be reported if the resident just transferred to hospital within 24 hours and died? - Correct answer 10 working days 368) Who is considered a child, elderly, or disabled person when talking about a criminal offense for injury of the above? - Correct answer 14 year or younger, 65 or older or disabled older than 14 369) Who is considered "elderly" when living at home? - Correct answer 65 or older 370) What kind of offense is it if you do not report elderly abuse? - Correct answer Misdemeanor class A; false information class B 371) Can a volunteer report abuse in a hospital, etc.? - Correct answer Yes 372) Who is considered a mental health worker? Does that include priests? - Correct answer Social worker, addiction counselor, counselor, marriage therapist, clergy member, physician, psychologist; yes 373) Give definitions for 4 types of sexual contact - Correct answer Touching, deviate acts, intercourse, request for or suggestion of 374) What is sexual exploitation? - Correct answer Pattern for purposes of sexual gratification 375) What is therapeutic deception? - Correct answer Making patient believe it is part of treatment 376) What of the above questions is cause for action? - Correct answer All-contact, exploitation, deception Page 40 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 377) Is an employer liable for the sexual misconduct of a current or previous worker with a current or discharged or ex-patient? - Correct answer Yes, if employer has knowledge of past sexual exploitation or fails to inquire over the last five years of employment 378) What is considered "emotional dependence"? - Correct answer Lack of emotional dependence of the patient on the therapist is a defense that can be raised in an action brought by a former patient 379) Is it a defense that the sexual misconduct was consented? Off the premises? Outside treatment sessions? - Correct answer No, no, no 380) Who are the 2 agencies that should receive a report in cases of sexual misconduct? - Correct answer State licensing board and prosecuting attorney of the county where the alleged offense occurred 381) When to report sexual misconduct? What offense is failure to report? - Correct answer Within 30 days; misdemeanor 382) If you are examining a patient with a communicable disease, what is your duty? - Correct answer Duty to instruct on prevention of reinfection, spread, and necessity to treat 383) Who has to report communicable diseases? - Correct answer Physician, dentist, veterinarian, chiropractor 384) What sort of situations must be reported? - Correct answer Documented or suspected infection, exotic diseases, outbreaks Page 41 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 385) Can an employee in the office do the reporting? - Correct answer Yes, if designated by physician 386) If a physician reports a communicable disease, does the hospital also have to report it? - Correct answer Yes, both 387) If you treat a patient with a communicable disease that dies, what are your 2 responsibilities and within what time frame? - Correct answer Report death immediately and put toe tag on 388) What kind of crime is nonreporting communicable disease? - Correct answer Class B misdemeanor 389) If you are a police officer, firefighter, etc., can you make somebody have an HIV test if you think you might have been exposed? Who do you call? - Correct answer Yes, request TDH 390) Is the police officer, etc., required to be tested himself/herself? - Correct answer No 391) If an employee is exposed, can the hospital check if the person is harboring an infective agent? - Correct answer Yes, to HepB, C, HIV 392) What diseases must they test for? - Correct answer Hep B, C, HIV 393) Do they need the patient's consent? - Correct answer No 394) Who must report occupational exposure? Does that include labs? - Correct answer Physicians, labs, health care workers; labs must report abnormal lead levels Page 42 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 414) Who is considered an "adult" in order to proceed with voluntary psych admission? - Correct answer 16 and over OR anybody who has ever been legally married 415) What are the 3 types of involuntary psych admissions? Who can order them? - Correct answer Emergency or temporary detention, protective custody; they are court ordered 416) Does being on ETOH, senile, mental retardation, epilepsy constitute grounds to deny voluntary psych admission? - Correct answer No 417) When you are admitted involuntarily, when can a patient be forced to take psychoactive mediations (3 cases)? - Correct answer (1) a medication-related emergency, (2) under a court order, (3) patient is a ward and guardian consents 418) Do you need a separate court order to give psychoactive medications in addition to the court order for involuntary admission? - Correct answer Yes, you need 2 separate court orders 419) Do you need a physician order to put patient in restraints? - Correct answer Yes 420) When should you consider prescribing psychoactive medications? - Correct answer Medication emergency—threat to self or others 421) ECT may not be used in people less than___ years of age. Any exceptions? - Correct answer 16, no 422) Can anyone, including courts, force somebody to have ECT without their written consent? - Correct answer No, ECT cannot be court ordered Page 45 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 423) How often do you need consent for ECT? - Correct answer Before each treatment 424) How about people > 65 years of age, who must sign for ECT? - Correct answer Patient and 2 physicians 425) Can psychiatry hospitals employees’ pay be based on # of admissions, length of stay, calls to referring sources? - Correct answer No 426) Can psychiatry hospitals "guarantee" a cure on advertising? - Correct answer No 427) Can psychiatry hospitals solicit information about patients' confidential records to solicit them for services? - Correct answer No 428) Can a physician send a patient directly to psychiatry hospital? Do they have to first get insurance approval? - Correct answer Yes; no 429) How long is a mental health directive valid for? - Correct answer 3 years or earlier if revoked 430) Does a mental health directive suffice to allow ECT treatment? - Correct answer Yes, it is considered a prior consent 431) Does Texas have "duty to warn" for mentally-ill patients? Is this breach of confidentiality - Correct answer Texas does NOT have duty to warn, it IS a breach of confidentiality 432) Can patient refuse mental health treatment after admission? - Correct answer If they are voluntarily admitted, yes; if involuntarily, no, with court order Page 46 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 433) Who does EMTALA apply to? - Correct answer Hospitals participating in Medicare 434) What is considered "campus"? - Correct answer 250 yards from ER 435) What 4 places constitute "coming" to the ER? - Correct answer In hospital-owned ambulance or air transport, or patient is in ER or in hospital requesting ER consultation 436) If an ambulance despite being told that the hospital is on diversion comes to the ER, can you send them away? - Correct answer No, patient HAS TO BE SEEN 437) Is pregnancy a medical emergency? - Correct answer No, except for complications and labor 438) Under EMTALA, what MUST a hospital provide? - Correct answer Medical screening 439) Is it enough to log in or triage the patient? - Correct answer No 440) Can you delay treatment in order to check insurance? Get pre-approval? - Correct answer No 441) Can you provide different levels of care based on insurance? - Correct answer No 442) Can a PA or NP provide the EMTALA required screening? - Correct answer Yes 443) Does admitting the patient for treatment satisfy EMTALA requirements? - Correct answer No Page 47 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 465) How many days prior to expiration of your license does the board notify you? - Correct answer 30 466) How many days after expiration are you considered practicing without a license? - Correct answer 30 467) How many days after expiration is license canceled? - Correct answer 365 468) How many category 1 CMEs per year? - Correct answer 12 469) How many ethics CME credits? - Correct answer 1 yearly 470) How many CME credits can be from volunteering? - Correct answer 6 471) How many CMEs can you carry forward? - Correct answer 48 472) How often must the board give update to all participants in a complaint? - Correct answer Every 3 months (quarterly) 473) How much time do insurances have to report malpractice to the board? - Correct answer 30 days 474) If disciplinary action is taken by the board, how much time to report to the hospital verbally? In writing? To the NPDB? - Correct answer Verbally immediately to hospitals on first working day; in writing to all hospitals and agencies within 30 days. 475) How much time to report court reports to the board? - Correct answer 30 days 476) How many malpractice claims in what time frame to trigger board investigation? - Correct answer 3 within 5 years Page 50 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 477) How many people from the board to emergency suspend license? - Correct answer 3 478) How many days does a physician have to file appeal to a board decision? Which county? - Correct answer 30 days; Travis county 479) How soon and how often can you file for reinstatement of a license? - Correct answer After one year; once a year. 480) Maximum administrative penalty by board? By attorney general? - Correct answer $5000 per violation; $1000 per violation. 481) How much time to pay an administrative penalty by the board? - Correct answer 30 days. 482) How many days can NPs and PAs prescribe? How many refills? For patients how old? - Correct answer 30 days, no refills; older than 2 years. 483) How many PA equivalents can an MD supervise? - Correct answer 3 full-time employees 484) What percentage of random charts of the PA must the physician review? - Correct answer 10% 485) How far can secondary practice sites be located from primary? - Correct answer 60 miles 486) How many days does board have to give information to requesting hospitals? - Correct answer 15 days Page 51 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 487) How many days do you have to correct changes in your TMB profile? - Correct answer 30 days 488) How many days do you get to review your data the FIRST time the board releases it? - Correct answer 15 business days. 489) How often does a physician have to resubmit his core data if there were no changes? - Correct answer Once a year. 490) How many days before hospital hearing must a physician be notified? - Correct answer 30 days. 491) A suspension in the hospital must be reported if it lasts for how long? Within what time must it be reported? - Correct answer More than 30 days; 15 days. 492) Until what age is one considered a minor? - Correct answer 18 years 493) How many witnesses do you need for advanced directive? For verbal directive to physician? For out-of-hospital DNR? - Correct answer 2; 2; 2 494) How many witnesses for a mental health directive? - Correct answer 2 495) How long until mental health directive expires? How long until medical directives expire? - Correct answer 3 years; no limit. 496) How many days does a physician have to give records to patient? Hospital? Attorney? - Correct answer 15 business days; 15 business days; 45 days. Page 52 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 517) Until when must an insurance pay for hearing screening? Follow-up hearing screening? - Correct answer 30 days; 2 years 518) How many days do you have to submit birth certificate? - Correct answer 5 days. 519) After what age can you take possession of an abandoned baby? - Correct answer 60 days or less 520) How many days does the funeral director have to file death certificate? - Correct answer 10 days 521) How many days does the physician have to fill out death certificate? - Correct answer 5 days. 522) Over what weight must a death certificate be filled out for a fetus? - Correct answer 350 grams. 523) If weight is not known, over what gestational age? - Correct answer 20 weeks. 524) SIDS is for children of less than what age? - Correct answer 12 months. 525) When do you have to report SIDS? - Correct answer Immediately. 526) Death of a child of what age or younger must be reported to the medical examiner? Within what time frame? - Correct answer 6 years; immediately 527) How many days after catastrophe to get "certificate of death by catastrophe"?Xlibris. Kindle Edition. - Correct answer 10 days. Page 55 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 528) If a patient dies within how many hours of admission must an inquest be ordered? - Correct answer 24 hours. 529) A mentally retarded person of what age can donate a kidney if the guardian petitions the court? - Correct answer 12 years. 530) After how many days can a blood bank pay for blood donation? - Correct answer 15 days. 531) A person older than what age can voluntarily commit self to psychiatry? - Correct answer 16 years 532) How often do private psychiatry hospitals file reports? - Correct answer Yearly. 533) What age do you have to be to get ECT? - Correct answer 16 534) How often do you renew DEA license? DPS license? - Correct answer Every 3 years; yearly. 535) How many days to you have to inform the DPS of change in information? - Correct answer 7. 536) How many days of pills can a patient get of schedule 2-5 when discharged from the hospital? - Correct answer 7. 537) How many days to send written prescription to pharmacy of schedule 2 drug? - Correct answer 7. Page 56 of 58  Texas Jurisprudence Exam,550 Questions With 100% Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024 Best Solutions, Download To Score A+ Top Ranked... 538) How long is a schedule 2 script valid? How many refills? Schedule 3-5 valid? Refills? Dangerous drugs valid? Refills? - Correct answer 7 days; no refills; 6 months; 5 refills; unlimited; unlimited. 539) How often do you need to do inventory on your drugs? - Correct answer Every 2 years. 540) How often do you have to register with the board and pay a fee to administer anesthesia? - Correct answer Every 2 years. 541) How many days do you have to report an office-based anesthesia complication? - Correct answer 15 days. 542) How much time do you have to report a death from communicable disease? - Correct answer Immediately. 543) How much time to report a gunshot wound? - Correct answer Immediately. 544) What is the monetary penalty for violation of anti-kickback laws for physicians? Hospitals? - Correct answer $25,000-$250,000 / $50,000-$500,000. 545) How much time does a physician have to report child abuse? - Correct answer Immediately; 48 hours in writing. 546) How much time does a professional (not medical professional) have to report child abuse? - Correct answer 48 hours. 547) How much time do professionals/physicians have to report death of a child secondary to abuse? - Correct answer 48 hours. Page 57 of 58