Texas JP Exam
$0; $75; $145. Pay complete reprocessing fee. 3 years - ANS-Late license renewal fines are
___ for <30 days, ___ for <90 days, ___ for < 365 days. After 1 year you must ____, and if it
has been > ___ years you must start over!
$50K. Medicare/Medicaid. Hospitals (i.e. can's sue doc, only facility). - ANS-EMTALA violations
are punishable by fines up to $____, loss of _____ reimbursement, although civic liability is
limited to _____ only
$750 K (max, or $200K or 2x econ damages to $750K). - ANS-Exemplary/punitive damages
capped to $______
$750,0000 ($250 K for individual docs, $250 K per facility up to 500K) - ANS-Non-economic
damages are capped at $______
1 day - ANS-TMB notifys hospitals in ___ days if your license is restricted or suspended
1 year - ANS-No reinvoked licence re-instatement before ___ year(s)
1 year. Autopsy required - ANS-SIDS deaths apply to all unexplained deaths < ___ yr
1. Duty existed, 2. Duty breached, 3. Pt harmed, 4. Breach caused harm (foreseeable and
causal=proximate cause; cause in fact) - ANS-4 components for malpractice claim
10 days - ANS-In medically underserved/remote areas when a midlevel is caring for patient, doc
must visit every ___
10 days - ANS-Time to issue death certificate
10; 10 or up to age 20 years (whichever is longer). - ANS-Inpatient medical records must be
kept for _____years for adults; ___ for minors
120 days. - ANS-Plaintifs have ____ days to identify expert witnesses and file their reports
15 days - ANS-TIme to supply requested medical records
16 years. Consent of patient before every session. ONLY acception is court appointed guardian.
- ANS-ECT may not be used in patients < ____ years. Consent must be obtained _____.
16. 16-18 years need both child and guardian to agree - ANS-Guardians can "volunteer" their
wards for psych admit until age ____
, 19 people (12 docs, 7 non-doc); 6 year terms; governor. Docs must have been in practice 5
years - ANS-TMB is ___ people appointed for ____ terms by ___
2 years - ANS-License renewal is due every _____
2 years adults, 2 years after age 18 for kids starting from when harm is discovered up to 10
years from date of injury. - ANS-Statue of limitations for malpractice
3 - ANS-Pharmacists may refill schedule III/IV meds for upto ___ days
3 or more - ANS-Automatic review of license if ___ lawsuits in 5 years
30 - ANS-___ days to report name/address changes to TMB
30 days - ANS-Time to report ot TMB in general
30 days - ANS-TMB must provide written renewal notification ____ days before licence expiry
30 days; abandonment. Must provide written notification, set termination date, help finding new
doc, offer to transfer records. - ANS-You must provide at least ____ of written notice to
terminate doc-pt relationship, otherwise it is termed ________.
30 days; third degree felony - ANS-Pracice on a license expired for >___ days is a ____ ____
___
30 days. Afterward may file for 90 day temporary commitment. After 60 days may file for
indefinite commitment - ANS-Order of protective Custody (OPC) duration: ____. Patient can
request probably cause hearing within ____ hrs.
350g; 20 weeks gestation - ANS-Fetal death certificates are required for > ____g or > ___ wks
3rd degree felony - ANS-Medical practice withOUT a licence is this type of offence
48 hours. Judge says you don't have to; they only have until 5pm the following day to say no.
Imminent emergency. - ANS-Parents of minors <17 years seeking abortion must be notified
>____ prior and must consent. Exceptions include ______ and ______. Patients must wait at
least ___ hrs after receiving state info.
48; 50%, 2 hours. May carry forward up to 48 hrs for 2 years. - ANS-____ hrs of CMA are
required every 2 years; ___% formal and must include ___ medical ethics hours
48hrs - ANS-Time to report child abuse to TMB
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