TEXAS STATE BOARD ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023-2024 UPDATE ALREADY A GRADED A supervising veterinarian may delegate greater responsibility and provide less supervision to a certified veterinary assistant than to a licensed veterinary technician - ANSWER- FALSE A veterinary assistant must be certified or licensed. - ANSWER- FALSE Appointments to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners are initiated by the governor on the recommendation of the President of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association - ANSWER- FALSE An applicant who receives a criminal history evaluation letter indicating that the applicant is ineligible for licensure cannot apply for a veterinary license - ANSWERFALSE A licensee's renewal year runs from the first day of the month after a licensee's birth month and the last day of the licensee's birth month in the following year - ANSWERTRUE If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of a board member exists, the executive director shall notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists. - ANSWER- FALSE An advisory committee provides independent expertise on TBVME functions and sets board policy - ANSWER- FALSE A passing score for the State Board Examination, the Licensed Veterinary Technician Jurisprudence Examination and the Equine Dental Provider Examination is 75%, respectively. - ANSWER- FALSE Without exception, the records of the board are public and available for public inspection during normal business hours. - ANSWER- FALSE A veterinarian must report the loss, theft or deliberate or accidental misuse of an official certificate, form, record or report to the TBVME within 30 days of the discovery of the loss, theft, or deliberate or accidental misuse - ANSWER- FALSE A private citizen may appear before the board and speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board - ANSWER- TRUE A licensed veterinarian is subject to discipline if he or she is convicted of animal cruelty - ANSWER- TRUE A veterinarian-client-patient relationship may not be established solely by telephone or electronic means. - ANSWER- TRUE Veterinarians or equine dental providers who have not renewed their licenses on or before the expiration date of the license have a 30-day grace period to renew and may continue to practice during that time - ANSWER- FALSE A licensee shall notify the board of a change of business address or a change of employer, not later than the 60th day after the date on which the change takes effect. - ANSWER- TRUE The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the board - ANSWER- TRUE The investigation records of the board, including records relating to complaints found to be groundless, are confidential. - ANSWER- TRUE A license will be cancelled if it has not been renewed within one year. - ANSWERTRUE A licensee shall report to the Board if the licensee has reasonable cause to suspect that the ability of another licensee to provide veterinary, LVT, or EDP services safely and reasonably is impaired by chemical dependency; or another licensee generally poses a continuing threat to the public welfare. - ANSWER- TRUE A person is eligible for licensure as an equine dental provider if the applicant shows satisfactory proof to the board that he or she has passed the State Board Examination and is certified by the International Association of Equine Dentists or other Boardapproved entity. - ANSWER- FALSE Only the veterinarian who has prescribed medications after establishing a veterinarianclient-patient relationship may refill that prescription. - ANSWER- FALSE An executive committee of the board may temporarily suspend the license of a license holder if the committee determines that continued practice by the license holder constitutes a continuing or imminent threat to the public welfare. - ANSWER- TRUE A veterinarian who has voluntarily surrendered his or her license in lieu of disciplinary action or who has had his or her license revoked must notify his or her clients within 60 days of the effective date of the surrender or revocation by placing a written notice in his or her veterinarian office or by placing a notice in the local newspaper. - ANSWERFALSE