Tmb Pa Jp Exam

Front 1

To be eligible to be licensed as a physician assistant, an applicant must meet several requirements. Which of the
following is not a requirement for licensure?

Back 1

Successful completion of a four year degree program at an accredited college or university is NOT a
requirement for licensure.

Front 2

Regarding eligibility to be licensed as a physician assistant, which of the following are true?
1. there is a requirement that applicants pass the jurisprudence examination with a score of 75 or better within
three attempts;
2. an applicant who is unable to pass the jurisprudence examination within three attempts must appear before a
committee of the Board to address the applicant's inability to pass the examination and to re-evaluate the
applicant's eligibility for licensure;
3. it is at the discretion of the committee to allow an applicant additional attempts to take the jurisprudence
examination.

Back 2

All three are true.

Front 3

The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to applicants who have met all requirements for this
license is:

Back 3

The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to applicants who have met all requirements for this license is the Texas Physician Assistant Board. Not the Texas Board PA examiner

Front 4

Regarding the membership of the Physician Assistant Board, which of the following are true?
1. the Board consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate;
2. all members of the Board must be practicing physician assistants;
3. at least one member of the Board must be a physician who supervises physician assistants;
4 .at least three members of the Board must be public members who are not licensed as either a physician or a
physician assistant.

Back 4

The Physician Assistant Board consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the
advice and consent of the senate, and 4. at least three members of the Board must be public
members who are not licensed as either a physician or a physician assistant.

Front 5

A person may not practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the person:

Back 5

A person may not practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the person is licensed as a
physician assistant in Texas.

Front 6

Which of the following are true? A person is not required to hold a Texas physician assistant license:
1. to practice as a technician, assistant, or employee of a physician who performs delegated tasks but does not
act as a physician assistant or represent that the person is a physician assistant;
2. to practice as any other licensed health care worker acting within the scope of that person's license if the
person does not use the title "physician assistant" or the initials "P.A." and is not otherwise represented or
designated as a physician assistant.

Back 6

A person is not required to hold a physician assistant license: (1) to practice as a technician,
assistant, or employee of a physician who performs delegated tasks but does not act as a
physician assistant or represent that the person is a physician assistant, or (2) to practice as any
other licensed health care worker acting within the scope of that person's license if the person
does not use the title "physician assistant" or the initials "P.A." and is not otherwise represented or
designated as a physician assistant.

Front 7

Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must register and pay a fee:

Back 7

Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must register and pay a fee
annually on a staggered basis.

Front 8

Which of the following are required in order for a licensed physician assistant to renew his or her license?

Back 8

In order for a licensed physician assistant to renew his or her license he or she must pay the
required fee, document that required CME has been completed, and submit the required form and
other documents required by the Board.

Front 9

A physician assistant whose license has expired:

Back 9

A physician assistant whose license has expired may not practice after the expiration date of the
license.

Front 10

Which of the following are true? Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any grace period:

Back 10

Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any grace period may subject the physician
assistant to
1. disciplinary action by the Board
2. and may subject the physician assistant to criminal
penalties for practicing without a license.

Front 11

Which of the following are true? A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may:
1. renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee before the expiration date of the license;
2. if the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, renew the license by paying a fee in an amount
equal to one and one-half times the required renewal fee;
3. if the person's license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew
the license by paying to the Medical Board a fee in an amount equal to two times the required renewal fee;
4. if the person's license has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the license and it is
automatically cancelled ,unless an investigation is pending.

Back 11

For a person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license, all of the four choices are true.

Front 12

Which of the following are reasons for which a physician assistant may be exempt, subject to approval by the
licensure committee of the Board, from the annual minimum continuing medical education requirements?

Back 12

A physician assistant may be exempt, subject to approval by the licensure committee of the Board,
from the annual minimum continuing medical education requirements
1. in case of catastrophicillness, 2. military service of longer than one year, 3. residence of longer than one year outside of Texas, 4. or for good cause showing that the physician assistant is unable to comply with the
requirements.

Front 13

Which of the following does not qualify as Category II continuing medical education (CME that is not required to
meet the requirements for Category I credit)?

Back 13

Providing volunteer medical services at the site where the physician assistant practices, even if it is a site serving a medically underserved population, does not qualify as Category II continuing medical education.

Front 14

With respect to the supervision of a physician assistant by a physician, which of the following are true?

Back 14

A physician assistant may have more than one supervising physician.

Front 15

The supervision of a physician assistant: is what?

Back 15

The supervision of a physician assistant does not require the constant physical presence of the
supervising physician where physician assistant services are being performed, but, if a supervising
physician is not present, the supervising physician and the physician assistant must be, or must be
able to easily be, in contact with one another by radio, telephone, or another telecommunication
device.

Front 16

A physician who becomes a supervising physician: is what?

Back 16

A physician who becomes a supervising physician assumes responsibility and legal liability for the
services rendered by the physician assistant, but is not liable for an act of the PA solely because
the physician signed an order or protocol authorizing the PA to provide, carry out, or sign a
prescription drug order.

Front 17

Which of the following physicians can be the supervising physician of a physician assistant?

Back 17

A physician who has an active license and has never been disciplined by the Texas Medical Board
and a physician who has an active license but was disciplined (required to pay an administrative
penalty of $500) by the Texas Medical Board for failing to timely provide properly requested
medical records to a patient can be supervising physicians.

Front 18

A supervising physician must: do what?

Back 18

A supervising physician must notify the Medical Board of the physician's intent to supervise a
physician assistant.

Front 19

If a supervising physician will be unavailable to supervise the physician assistant as required by the Physician
Assistant Act and Board rules:

Back 19

If a supervising physician will be unavailable to supervise the physician assistant, an alternate
physician may provide the required supervision as provided by Board rules.

Front 20

Which of the following are required for an alternate physician to provide supervision of a physician assistant?

Back 20

For an alternate physician to provide supervision of a physician assistant the following are
required: 1. the alternate physician must affirm in writing and document through a log where the
physician assistant is located that he or she is familiar with the protocols or standing delegation
orders in use and is accountable for adequately supervising care provided pursuant to those
protocols or standing delegation orders; 2. the log described in 1A. is kept with the protocols or
standing orders and contains dates of the alternate physician supervision and is signed by the
alternate physician acknowledging this responsibility; 3. the physician assistant must verify that
the alternate physician is a licensed Texas physician holding an unrestricted and active license.

Front 21

An alternate physician may provide supervision to a physician assistant: when?

Back 21

An alternate physician may provide supervision to a physician assistant if both the alternate
physician and the physician assistant comply with the requirements of the Physician Assistant Act
and Board rules, then for a period of up to 14 days.

Front 22

Before beginning practice, each physician assistant licensed by the state must notify the Physician Assistant
Board. The notice is sufficient:

Back 22

The notice is sufficient only if it is on the form prescribed by the Physician Assistant Board and
provides the information requested by that form.

Front 23

A physician assistant shall notify the Board of changes regarding his or her supervising physician:

Back 23

A physician assistant shall notify the Board of any change in, or addition to, the person acting as
his or her supervising physician not later than the 30th day after the date the change or addition
occurs.

Front 24

A physician assistant shall inform the Board of address changes:

Back 24

A physician assistant shall inform the Board of address changes within two weeks of the effective
date of the address change.

Front 25

The scope of practice of a physician assistant includes providing:

Back 25

The scope of practice of a physician assistant includes providing all medical services that are
delegated by a supervising physician that are within the education, training, and experience of the
physician assistant.

Front 26

Medical services provided by a physician assistant may, if within the scope of practice of the physician assistant,
include all of the following, except:

Back 26

A physician assistant may only prescribe a Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substance, and then
only for a period of up to 30 (90) days.

Front 27

Medical services provided by a physician assistant may, if within the scope of practice of the physician assistant,
include all of the following, except:

Back 27

Medical services provided by a physician assistant may not include exercising independent
medical judgment.

Front 28

Except for prescribing medications, medical services, if within the scope of practice of the physician assistant,
may be performed by a physician assistant:

Back 28

Medical services (other than prescribing medications) provided by a physician assistant may, if
within the scope of practice of the physician assistant, be performed in any place authorized by a
supervising physician.

Front 29

During a disaster under the state emergency management plan or a disaster declared by the governor or the
United States government which of the following are true?

Back 29

During a disaster under the state emergency management plan or a disaster declared by the
governor or the United States government, a physician assistant may perform medical tasks under
the supervision of any physician who is also performing volunteer work in the disaster, or without
the supervision of a physician, if a physician is not available to provide supervision, but only if the
medical tasks performed by the physician assistant are not performed for compensation or other
remuneration.

Front 30

A "dangerous drug" includes:

Back 30

A dangerous drug includes all drugs, other than controlled substances, that may only be dispensed
by prescription under federal or state law.

Front 31

A physician, by following the procedures and in the circumstances prescribed by law, may delegate to a physician
assistant the authority to prescribe which of the following?

Back 31

A physician, by following the procedures and in the circumstances prescribed by law, may delegate
to a physician assistant the authority to prescribe dangerous drugs and controlled substances
listed in Schedules 3, 4 and 5.

Front 32

The authority of a physician assistant, with appropriate delegation by a physician, to prescribe controlled
substances in the authorized schedules is limited to prescriptions for a period not to exceed:

Back 32

The authority of a physician assistant, with appropriate delegation by a physician, to prescribe
controlled substances in the authorized schedules is limited to prescriptions for a period not to
exceed 90 days.

Front 33

A physician assistant may call in prescriptions to a pharmacy:

Back 33

A physician assistant may call in prescriptions to a pharmacy only on behalf of the physician and
after consultation with, and as directed by, the physician.

Front 34

The authority of a physician assistant, with appropriate delegation by a physician, to prescribe the scheduled
controlled substances whose prescription may be delegated to a physician assistant is limited as follows:

Back 34

The authority of a physician assistant: with regard to refills, the refill may only be authorized after
consultation with the delegating physician.

Front 35

The places a supervising physician may delegate to a physician assistant the authority to prescribe or supply
medication include which of the following?

Back 35

The places a supervising physician may delegate to a physician assistant the authority to prescribe
or supply medication include the physician's primary practice site and the physician's alternate
practice site.

Front 36

The places a supervising physician may delegate to a physician assistant the authority to prescribe or supply
medication include which of the following?

Back 36

The places a supervising physician may delegate to a physician assistant the authority to prescribe
or supply medication include sites serving certain medically underserved populations as specified
by law and a facility-based practice site, such as a hospital or nursing home, as specified by law.

Front 37

For purposes of delegating prescription authority, a physician's "primary site" includes which of the following?

Back 37

For purposes of delegating prescription authority, a physician's "primary site" includes the practice
location of a physician at which the physician spends the majority of the physician’s time; a
licensed hospital, a licensed long-term care facility, or a licensed adult care center where both the
physician and the physician assistant are authorized to practice; the residence of an established
patient; another location at which the physician is physically present with the physician assistant or
advanced practice nurse.

Front 38

To be a physician's "alternate site" for purposes of delegating prescription authority, a practice site must be:

Back 38

To be a physician's "alternate site" for purposes of delegating prescription authority, a practice site
must be located within 75 miles of the physician’s primary (residence or ) practice site and where services similar to the services provided at the delegating physician’s primary practice site are provided.

Front 39

At a physician's primary practice site, which of the following are true? The physician may delegate prescribing authority to a physician assistant:

Back 39

At a physician's primary practice site, the physician may delegate prescribing authority to a
physician assistant only as authorized through a physician’s order, a standing medical order, a
standing delegation order or another order or protocol as defined by the Medical Board and only if
the physician assistant is acting under continuous physician supervision, but constant physical
presence of the physician is not required.

Front 40

Which of the following are true? At any authorized practice site, the physician may delegate prescribing authority to a physician assistant:

Back 40

At any authorized practice site, the physician may delegate prescribing authority to a physician
assistant as authorized through a physician’s order, a standing medical order, a standing delegation order or another order or protocol as defined by the Medical Board, but only if the physician assistant is acting under adequate physician supervision as prescribed by law for the particular practice site.

Front 41

A physician's authority to delegate the carrying out or signing of a prescription drug order at the physician’s
primary practice site is limited to which of the following?

Back 41

Of the choices provided, a physicians authority to delegate prescriptive authority at the physician's
primary practice site is limited to a combined number of four physician assistants or advanced practice nurses or their full-time equivalents practicing at the physician’s primary practice site or at an alternate practice site and is limited to the patients with whom the physician has established or will establish a physician-patient relationship.

Front 42

A physician's authority to supervise a physician assistant (without regard to the physician's authority to delegate
prescription authority) is limited to which of the following?

Back 42

A physician's authority to supervise a physician assistant (when prescription authority has not been
delegated) is limited to five physician assistants or their full-time equivalents, except as otherwise
provided Board rule for certain situations.

Front 43

How many supervising physicians may a physician assistant have at any one time?

Back 43

There is no limitation on the number of supervising physicians a physician assistant may have at
any one time.

Front 44

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:

Back 44

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.

Front 45

Under which of the following is physician supervision adequate for purposes of delegating prescription authority at
an alternate practice site? If the delegating physician:

Back 45

Physician supervision is adequate for purposes of delegating prescription authority at an alternate
practice site if the delegating physician is on-site with the physician assistant at least 10 percent of
the time; reviews at least 10 percent of the medical charts at the site; and is available through
direct telecommunication for consultation, patient referral, or assistance with a medical emergency.

Front 46

Under which of the following is physician supervision adequate for purposes of delegating prescription authority at
a site serving a medically underserved population?

Back 46

Physician supervision is adequate for purposes of delegating prescription authority at a site serving
a medically underserved population only if it meets the specific requirements set out by law for
such sites.

Front 47

Under which of the following is physician supervision adequate for purposes of delegating prescription authority at
a facility-based practice site?

Back 47

Physician supervision is adequate for purposes of delegating prescription authority at a facilitybased
practice site only if it meets the specific requirements set out by law for such sites.

Front 48

If a delegating physician will be unavailable to supervise the physician assistant as required by law, arrangements
shall be made for another physician to provide that supervision on a temporary basis. With respect to the
alternate or substitute physician, which of the following is not true?

Back 48

It is not true that the physician assistant is responsible for verifying that the alternate physician is a
licensed Texas physician qualified to practice in the same or a similar specialty as the regular
delegating physician.

Front 49

Regarding the protocol that may be used to delegate prescriptive authority to a physician assistant, as described
by Medical Board rules, which of the following are true? The protocol:

Back 49

Regarding the protocol that may be used to delegate prescriptive authority to a physician assistant,
as described by Medical Board rules, the protocol may authorize diagnosis of the patient’s
condition and treatment, but cannot authorize the exercise of independent medical judgment by the
physician assistant; may state the types or categories of medications that may be prescribed or the
types or categories of medications that may not be prescribed by the physician assistant; must be
documented in writing and maintained as a permanent record; and does not change the fact that a
physician assistant remains professionally responsible for acts performed under the scope and
authority of his or her own license.

Front 50

A physician assistant shall:

Back 50

A physician assistant shall keep the physician assistant's license available for inspection at the
physician assistant's primary place of business.

Front 51

A physician assistant: shall?

Back 51

A physician assistant shall, when engaged in the physician assistant's professional activities, wear
a name tag identifying him or her as a physician assistant.

Front 52

Each physician assistant and the physician assistant's supervising physician are required to ensure which of the
following?

Back 52

Each physician assistant and the physician assistant's supervising physician are required to
ensure that the physician assistant's scope of function is identified and that delegation of medical
tasks is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of competence.

Front 53

Each physician assistant and the physician assistant's supervising physician are required to ensure which of the
following?

Back 53

Each physician assistant and the physician assistant's supervising physician are required to
ensure that the relationship between the physician assistant and the supervising physician and the
access of the physician assistant to the supervising physician are defined and that a process is
established for evaluating the physician assistant's performance.

Front 54

A physician assistant shall report relevant information to the Physician Assistant Board related to the acts of
another physician assistant in this state:

Back 54

A physician assistant shall report relevant information to the Physician Assistant Board related to
the acts of another physician assistant in this state if, in the physician assistant's opinion, the other
physician assistant poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through practice as a physician
assistant.

Front 55

With regard to patient billing, which of the following are true?

Back 55

With regard to patient billing, the physician assistant may not independently bill patients for the
services provided by the physician assistant except where provided by law.

Front 56

In relation to a physician assistant's patient care activities, which of the following is true?

Back 56

In relation to a physician assistant's patient care activities, each supervising physician retains legal
responsibility for a physician assistant's patient care activities, including the provision of care and
treatment to a patient in a health care facility and if a physician assistant is employed by an entity,
including a health care facility, the entity shares the legal responsibility for the physician assistant's
acts or omissions with the physician assistant's supervising physician.

Front 57

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who does which of the following?

Back 57

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who fraudulently or
deceptively uses a license; falsely represents that the person is a physician; or acts in an
unprofessional or dishonorable manner that is likely to deceive, defraud, or injure the public.

Front 58

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who is or does which of the
following?

Back 58

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who acts in an
unprofessional or dishonorable manner that is likely to deceive, defraud, or injure the public.

Front 59

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who is or does which of the
following?

Back 59

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who violates the
Physician Assistant Act or any rule adopted under that Act.

Front 60

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who is or does which of the
following?

Back 60

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who writes a false or
fictitious prescription for a dangerous drug or has had disciplinary action taken by another state
regarding practice as a physician assistant.

Front 61

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who does which of the following?

Back 61

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who fraudulently
alters a physician assistant license, certificate, or diploma; uses a physician assistant license,
certificate, or diploma that has been fraudulently purchased, issued, or counterfeited or that has
been materially altered; directly or indirectly aids or abets a person not licensed to practice as a
physician assistant in practicing as a physician assistant; or unlawfully advertises in a false,
misleading, or deceptive manner.

Front 62

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant or an applicant for a physician
assistant license who is or does which of the following?

Back 62

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant or an applicant for a
physician assistant license who violates the Physician Assistant Act or a rule adopted under that
act; is convicted of a felony, placed on deferred adjudication, or placed in a pretrial diversion
program; violates state law if the violation is connected with practice as a physician assistant.

Front 63

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant or an applicant for a physician
assistant license who does which of the following?

Back 63

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant or an applicant for a
physician assistant license who violates state law if the violation is connected with practice as a
physician assistant; fails to keep complete and accurate records of the purchase and disposal of
drugs as required by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, or any subsequent rules; represents
that he or she is a physician; or habitually uses drugs or intoxicating liqueurs to the extent that, in
the opinion of the Board, the person cannot safely perform as a physician assistant.

Front 64

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant or an applicant for a physician
assistant license who has or has done which of the following?

Back 64

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant or an applicant for a
physician assistant license who has a mental or physical condition that renders the person unable
to safely perform as a physician assistant; has committed an act of moral turpitude; has failed to
practice as a physician assistant in an acceptable manner consistent with public health and
welfare; or prescribes, dispenses, or administers a drug or treatment that is nontherapeutic in
nature or nontherapeutic in the manner the drug or treatment is prescribed, dispensed, or
administered.

Front 65

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who meets which of the following
criteria?

Back 65

The Physician Assistant Board may take action against a physician assistant who has had the
person's license or other authorization to practice as a physician assistant suspended, revoked, or
restricted or who has had other disciplinary action taken by another state regarding practice as a
physician assistant; has repeated or recurring meritorious health care liability claims that in the
opinion of the board evidence professional incompetence likely to harm the public; through his
practice as a physician assistant sexually abuses or exploits another person; or is removed or
suspended or has disciplinary action taken by his peers in any professional association or society,
or is being disciplined by a licensed hospital or medical staff of a hospital if that action, in the
opinion of the board, was based on unprofessional conduct or professional incompetence that was
likely to harm the public.

Front 66

If a physician assistant, or an applicant for a physician assistant license, is found to have committed an act that is
subject to disciplinary action, the Physician Assistant Board may take which of the following actions?

Back 66

Physician Assistant Board may deny the person's application for a license or license renewal or
revoke the person's license or other authorization; require the person to complete additional
training; suspend, limit, or restrict the person's license; and/or assess an administrative penalty.

Front 67

If a physician assistant, or an applicant for a physician assistant license, is found to have committed an act that is
subject to disciplinary action, the Physician Assistant Board may take which of the following actions?

Back 67

The Physician Assistant Board may limit the practice of the physician assistant to one or more
specified activities or exclude from the practice of the physician assistant one or more specified
activities; require the person to submit to the care, counseling, or treatment of a health care
practitioner designated by the physician assistant board; order the person to perform public
service; and/or administer a public reprimand.

Front 68

The Board shall provide a physician assistant who is the subject of a formal complaint with access to all
information in its possession subject to certain exceptions. The Board is not required to provide which of the
following?

Back 68

The Board is not required to provide Board investigative reports or the identity of the complainant,
if they are not going to testify at the hearing.

Front 69

A physician assistant has a duty to report relevant information to the Board related to the acts of another physician
assistant in this state in which of the following situations?

Back 69

A physician assistant has a duty to report relevant information to the Board related to the acts of
another physician assistant in this state if, in his or her opinion, the physician assistant poses a
continuing threat to the public welfare through practice as a physician assistant.

Front 70

Which of the following is true regarding the disciplinary actions that may be taken by the Board against a
physician assistant? The disciplinary action:

Back 70

The disciplinary actions may, except in the special case of a temporary suspension, be taken only
after an informal hearing before at least two members of the Board after due notice and with
opportunity for the physician assistant to respond to the allegations.

Front 71

The Board may impose an administrative penalty against a physician assistant who violates the Physician
Assistant Act or a Board rule adopted under the Act. The amount of the penalty:

Back 71

The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 per violation, though each day a
violation continues or occurs is considered a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

Front 72

The Board may temporarily suspend the license of a physician assistant:

Back 72

The Board may temporarily suspend the license of a physician assistant immediately, if a
disciplinary panel appointed by the presiding officer of the Board finds that the physician assistant
would, by his or her continuation in practice, constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare.

Front 73

In addition to or in place of an administrative penalty imposed by the Board against a physician assistant who
violates the Physician Assistant Act or a Board rule adopted under the Act, the Board may:

Back 73

The Board may order the physician assistant to pay a refund to a patient in an amount not to
exceed the amount the patient paid for the service provided.

Front 74

A person working in a physician's office may be called a physician assistant only if:

Back 74

A person working in a physician's office may be called a physician assistant only if he or she holds
a physician assistant license issued by the Physician Assistant Board.

Front 75

If a person holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant, acts as a physician assistant or uses some
combination or abbreviation of the term "physician assistant" without meeting the legal requirements for the use of
that term, which of the following are true? The person:

Back 75

If a person holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant, acts as a physician assistant or
uses some combination or abbreviation of the term "physician assistant" without meeting the legal
requirements for the use of that term, may be subject to discipline by the Board of Nurse
Examiners if he or she has a nursing license and commits a felony of the third degree.

Front 76

In determining whether a physician assistant has committed an act subject to disciplinary action, the Board will do
which of the following?

Back 76

In determining whether a physician assistant has committed an act subject to disciplinary action,
the Board will conduct a preliminary investigation of a complaint filed with the Board; on completion
of the preliminary investigation, the Board will determine whether to officially proceed on the
complaint; and the Board will keep the complaint and the investigation file confidential.

Front 77

If, following an investigation, the Board determines to officially proceed on a complaint, which of the following are
true?

Back 77

If, following an investigation, the Board determines to officially proceed on a complaint, a panel
consisting of at least two Board representatives will conduct an informal meeting or hearing, after
giving the physician assistant at least 30 days notice, to consider whether an act subject to
disciplinary action has been committed; both the physician assistant and the complainant will be
provided an opportunity to be heard at the hearing; and after the conclusion of the informal
proceeding, the panel will attempt to mediate the disputed matters and make a recommendation
regarding the disposition of the case without proceeding to a formal, contested case hearing.

Front 78

A physician assistant who has cause to believe that a resident of a nursing home or similar institution has been or
may be adversely affected by abuse or neglect:

Back 78

A physician assistant who has cause to believe that a resident of a nursing home or similar
institution has been or may be adversely affected by abuse or neglect has a duty to report the
information immediately to the Department of Health Services or a state or local law enforcement
agency and may be subject to a criminal penalty for failing to so report.

Front 79

A physician assistant who treats a person for injuries that he or she has reason to believe were caused by family
violence is required to do which of the following?

Back 79

A physician assistant who treats a person for injuries that he or she has reason to believe were
caused by family violence is required to mmediately provide the person with information regarding
the nearest family violence shelter and document this in the person’s medical record and document
in the person’s medical record the reasons for the belief the person’s injuries were caused by
family violence and provide to the person the notice, in the form specified in the Texas Family
Code, regarding their rights and how they may be protected from family violence.

Front 80

If a physician assistant has cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected or may be abused or
neglected, which of the following is true?

Back 80

If a physician assistant has cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected or may be
abused or neglected, the physician assistant must report not later than 48 hours after he or she
first suspects that the child has been abused or neglected.

Front 81

Which of the following entities is not an appropriate place for a physician assistant to report suspected child
abuse?

Back 81

The Physician Assistant Board is not an appropriate place for a physician assistant to report
suspected child abuse.

Front 82

"Abuse" of a child, as defined by law, includes which of the following?

Back 82

"Abuse" of a child, as defined by law, includes causing, permitting, encouraging, engaging in, or
allowing the photographing, filming, or depicting of the child if the person knew or should have
known that the resulting photograph, film, or depiction of the child is obscene or pornographic;
failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent an action by another person that results in physical
injury that results in substantial harm to the child; mental or emotional injury to a child that results
in an observable and material impairment in the child’s growth, development, or psychological
functioning; and the current use by a person of a controlled substance in a manner or to the extent
that the use results in physical, mental or emotional injury to a child.

Front 83

Which of the following persons may not consent to medical treatment of a child when the person having the right
to consent as provided by law cannot be contacted?

Back 83

A minor brother or sister of the child may not consent to medical treatment of a child when the
person having the right to consent as provided by law cannot be contacted.

Front 84

Which of the following persons may consent to medical treatment of a child when the person having the right to
consent as provided by law cannot be contacted?

Back 84

When the person having the right to consent as provided by law cannot be contacted, a peace
officer who has lawfully taken custody of the child, if the peace officer has reasonable grounds to
believe the child is in need of immediate medical treatment; an adult aunt or uncle of the child; or
an adult who has actual care, control, and possession of the child and has written authorization to
consent from a person having the right to consent may consent to medical treatment of a child.

Front 85

"Neglect" of a child, as defined by law, includes which of the following?

Back 85

"Neglect" of a child, as defined by law, includes the failure to seek, obtain, or follow through with
medical care for a child, with the failure resulting in or presenting a substantial risk of death,
disfigurement, or bodily injury or with the failure resulting in an observable and material impairment
to the growth, development, or functioning of the child and the failure to provide a child with food,
clothing, or shelter necessary to sustain the life or health of the child, excluding failure caused
primarily by financial inability unless relief services had been offered and refused.

Front 86

If a person has cause to believe that an elderly person (65 years of age or older) or a disabled person is in a state
of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, which of the following is true?

Back 86

If a person has cause to believe that an elderly person (65 years of age or older) or a disabled
person is in a state of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, the person has a duty to report to the Texas
Department of Family and Protective Services, without regard to any professional or medical
training.

Front 87

Given that a communication between a physician and a patient, relative to or in connection with any professional
services as a physician to the patient, is confidential and privileged and may not be disclosed except in certain
circumstances, which of the following is true regarding a record of the identity, diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment
of a patient by a physician that is created or maintained by a physician? The record:

Back 87

A record of the identity, diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a patient by a physician that is
created or maintained by a physician is confidential and privileged by law, and may not be
disclosed by a physician assistant except to the extent that disclosure is consistent with the
authorized purposes for which the information was obtained.

Front 88

HIPAA is the acronym for a federal act relating to limitations on the use and disclosure of a patient’s health
information. HIPAA stands for:

Back 88

HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Front 89

Under HIPAA, or HIPPA, which of the following is true? A patient's protected health information cannot be
disclosed:

Back 89

A patient's protected health information cannot be disclosed without the patient's authorization,
with limited exceptions for treatment, payment, and health care operations.

Front 90

If an adult patient in a hospital or nursing home is comatose, incapacitated, or otherwise mentally or physically
incapable of communication, certain adults may act as a surrogate for the patient in order to give consent to
medical treatment. Under state law, who of the following has the first priority for consenting to medical treatment,
if available?

Back 90

If an adult patient in a hospital or nursing home is comatose, in capacitated, or otherwise mentally
or physically incapable of communication, the patient's spouse has the first priority for consenting
to medical treatment.

Front 91

Consent for emergency care of an individual is not required under which of the following situations?

Back 91

Consent for emergency care of an individual is not required if the individual is unable to
communicate because of an injury, accident, or illness or is unconscious, and is suffering from
what reasonably appears to be a life-threatening injury or illness; if a court of record orders the
treatment of an individual who is in an imminent emergency to prevent the individual’s serious
bodily injury or loss of life; of if the individual is a minor who is suffering from what reasonably
appears to be a life-threatening injury or illness and whose parents, managing or possessory
conservator, or guardian is not present.

Front 92

"Neglect" of an elderly person (age 65 and older) or a disabled person, as defined by law, includes which of the
following?

Back 92

"Neglect" of an elderly person (age 65 and older) or a disabled person, as defined by law, includes
the failure of a caretaker to provide to the elderly or disabled person the goods or services,
including medical services, that are necessary to avoid physical or emotional harm or pain and the
failure of the elderly or disabled person to provide for him- or herself the goods or services,
including medical services, that are necessary to avoid physical or emotional harm or pain.

Front 93

Using the resources of an elderly person (age 65 and older) or disabled person, as defined by law, for monetary
or personal benefit, profit, or gain constitutes "exploitation" if which of the following are true?

Back 93

Using the resources of an elderly person (age 65 and older) or disabled person, as defined by law,
for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain constitutes "exploitation" if if the person using the
resources of the elderly or disabled person is a caretaker, family member or other individual who
has an ongoing relationship with the elderly or disabled person or if the person using the resources
did not obtain the informed consent of the elderly or disabled person.

Front 94

"Abuse" of an elderly person (age 65 and older) or a disabled person, as defined by law, includes which of the
following?

Back 94

"Abuse" of an elderly person (age 65 and older) or a disabled person, as defined by law, includes
injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or cruel punishment inflicted on the elderly or
disabled person by the person’s caretaker; injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or cruel
punishment inflicted on the elderly or disabled person by a family member or other individual who
has an ongoing relationship with the person; sexual abuse of the elderly or disabled person,
including any involuntary or nonconsensual sexual conduct, committed by the person’s caretaker;
and sexual abuse of the elderly or disabled person, including any involuntary or nonconsensual
sexual conduct, committed by a family member or other individual who has an ongoing relationship
with the person.