do you need to have Successful completion of a four year degree program at an accredited college or university?
no
you need to pass JP exam 75 or
... [Show More] better?
if not you'll be re-evaluated for licensure eligibility?
the committee may allow more attempts?
yes to all 3
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The state entity that issues physician assistant licenses to applicants who have met all requirements for this license is the _________ Board.
Texas Physician Assistant Board
The Physician Assistant Board consists of __ members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; AND at least ___ members of the Board must be public members who are not licensed as either a physician or a physician assistant.
nine members
three members = public/non PA/physician
T/F: A person may not practice as a physician assistant in Texas unless the person is licensed as a physician assistant in Texas.
True
Physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Act must register and pay a fee how often?
annually on a staggered basisWh
What is required in order for a licensed physician assistant to renew his or her license?
(1) pay required fee;
(2) documentation of completed CME
(3) submission of the required form and other documents required by the Board.
how soon must A physician assistant whose license has expired stop working?
after the expiration date of the license they may not practice
Practicing after the expiration date of a license and any grace period may mean what for the PA?
(2) May subject the physician assistant to disciplinary action by the Board;
(3) May subject the physician assistant to criminal penalties for practicing without a license.
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 ___ times the required renewal fee; if > 90 days < 1 yr = __ times and if > 1 year then what?
1.5 times the required renewal fee
2x
it's cancelled unless investigation
If a physician assistant's license has been cancelled solely for failure to renew within the specified time after its expiration date, the physician assistant may obtain a new license by ___
complying w/ the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
The amount of continuing medical education (CME) that must be completed and documented for renewal of the physician assistant license is
40 hours, at least 20 of which must be from formal courses that are designated for Category I credit by a CME sponsor approved by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
A PA may be exempt from the annual minimum CME requirements in case of:
catastrophic illness ~ military service of longer than one year ~ residence of longer than one year outside of Texas ~ or for good cause showing that the physician assistant is unable to comply with the requirements.
Does Providing volunteer medical services at the site where the physician assistant practices, even if it is a site serving a medically underserved population, qualify as Category II CME?
NO. what counts:
hosp lectures, case conferences, grand rounds, informal self-study
T/F: A physician assistant may have more than one supervising physician.
T/F: supervision of a physician assistant by a supervising physician need not be continuous if less than one week and no more than once per year.
T
F
if supervision of PA not present, the supervising physician must be: easily available by radio, telephone, or another telecommunication device
T
is a supervising physician 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?
no
can 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 - be a SP?
yes
who must A supervising physician must notify of the physician's intent to supervise a physician assistant?
PA board?
Medical Board?
committee of PA b?
committee of Mb?
must notify the Medical Board
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
For an alternate physician to provide supervision of a physician assistant the following are required: (3)
(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 is kept with the protocols or standing [Show Less]