Ohio Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Exam Study Guide 2025/2026 with Verified Questions and Expert Answers

Ohio Physical Therapy Jurisprudence
Exam Study Guide 2025/2026 with
Verified Questions and Expert Answers


1. What disciplinary action will be taken if your license is
suspended/revoked?-

: You will be required to surrender your wall certificate of Ohio license.

2. To apply for an initial application, the applicant must be years or o

3. Ohio license has adopted the Federation of State Board of PT's limit
to the number of times you can take the NPTE. An applicant can take
the NPTE exam

times within months with a lifetime number of attempts of



What must the applicant satisfy as well as the NPTE to practice in the
state of Ohio?: An applicant can take the NPTE exam 3 times within 6 months with a lifetime number of
attempts of 6.

(The applicant must satisfy all sections of the Revised Code and Admin cons before being issued a license)

4. What are some new ways in which you can receive continuing
education credits?: 1. Working at a free clinic in Ohio

,2. Renewal of specialty certification for 6 hours

3. Renewal of a jurisprudence module for 2 hours.

5. T/F: Currently, a student PT/PTA must be 18 years old or older to be
supervised by a PT/PTA.: False: This is ettective January of 2020

6. What is the definition of Physical Therapy?: The evaluation and treatment of a person by
physical measure and the use of ther ex and rehab procedures, with or without AD, for the purpose of
preventing, correcting, or alleviating physical impairments, functional limitations, and physical disabilities.

(includes physiotherapy)



Physical therapy includes establishment and modification of physical therapy programs, treatment planning,
patient education and instruction, and consultative services.

7. includes determining a physical therapy diagnosis in
order

to treat the person's physical impairments, functional limitations, and
physical disabilities; determining a prognosis; and determining a plan
of therapeutic intervention.

A. Examination

B. Evaluation

,C. Diagnosis

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8. T/F: A physical therapist is expected to design, fabricate, and revise
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gvarious AD, and the provision of education/instruction on their use
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g(including braces, splints, ambulatory or locomotion devices, w/c, P&O.): True:
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Ifandonlyifthephysical therapist is adequately trained in the design, fabrication of the specific AD, they are
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expected to perform these duties under the term, "physical therapy".
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9. Physical therapy includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
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B. Referral to a consultative service. g g g g




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D. Use of modalities not prescribed by MD.: C. Physical therapy does not include Roentgen
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rays or radium for diagnosis/treatment
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OR



Electricity for cauterization or other surgical purposes.
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10. T/F: When determining the physical therapy diagnosis, the medical
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What is the definition of PT diagnosis?: FALSE: A physical therapy diagnosis means a
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judgement that is made after examining the nm system or evaluation/studying its symptoms and that utilizes
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, techniques and science of PT to establish a plan of therapeutic intervention. *PT diagnosis DOES NOT include
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the medical diagnosis.*
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11. What types of treatments are included under the term "physical
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measures"?-
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: 1.Massage
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2. Manual therapy
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3. Heat

4. Cold

5. Air

6. Light

7. Water