AZ JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS
1. A physical therapist assistant working under the supervision of a physical
therapist can supervise the maximum number of assistive personnel?
Answer 0
2. assistive personnel Define?Answer Physical therapist assistants and physical therapy aides and other assistive
personnel who are trained OR educated health care providers and who are not physical therapist assistants or physical therapy aides
but who perform specific designated tasks related to physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist.
3. When is a physical therapist exempt from being licensed to practice as a
physical therapist in the State of Arizona?
Answer While TRAVELING in Arizona with a sports team for 60 days.
4. A physical therapist assistant has moved from Tucson to Tempe. The physical
therapist needs to notify which organization/agency of the address change?
Answer - Arizona Board of Physical Therapy
5. Law Exam breakdown
Answer Licensure and Examination (30%)
,Patient Care Management (27.5%) Definitions
(17.5%)
Disciplinary Action/Unlawful Practice (10%)
Consumer Advocacy (10%)
Board of Physical Therapy
Powers and Duties (5%)
6. Board Define?
Answer The board of physical therapy.
7. Business entity Define?
Answer A business organization that has an ownership that includes any persons WHO ARE NOT LICENSED or
certified to provide physical therapy services in this state, that otters to the public professional services regulated by the Board and
that is established pursuant to the laws of any state or foreign country.
8. Dry needling Define?
Answer A skilled intervention performed by a physical therapist that uses a thin filiform
needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying neural, muscular and connective tissues for the evaluation and management of
neuromusculoskeletal conditions, pain and movement impairments.
,9. General Supervision define?
Answer The supervising physical therapist is on call and is readily available via
telecommunications when the physical therapist assistant is providing treatment interventions.
10. Interim permit define?Answer A permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as a physical
therapist in this state or to work as a physical therapist assistant for a specific period of time and under conditions prescribed by
the board before that person is issued a license or certificate.
11. Manual therapy techniques define?Answer A broad group of passive interventions in which physical
therapists use their hands to administer skilled movements designed to modulate pain, increase joint range of
, motion, reduce or eliminate soft tissue swelling, inflammation, or restriction, induce relaxation, improve contractile and noncontractile
tissue extensibility, and improve pulmonary function. These interventions involve a variety of techniques, such as the application of
graded forces.
12. On-site supervision Define?Answer The supervising physical therapist is ON-SITE and is present in the facility
or on the campus where assistive personnel or a holder of an interim permit is performing services, is immediately available to
assist the person being supervised in the services being performed and maintains continued involvement in appropriate aspects of
each treatment session in which a component of treatment is delegated.
13. Physical therapist assistant Define
Answer Who performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks
that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist.
14. Physical therapy aide
Answer A person who is trained under the direction of a physical therapist and who performs designated and
supervised routine physical therapy tasks.
15. 4 Factors under The Practice of physical therapy
Answer 1) Examining, evaluating, and testing impaired people.
1. A physical therapist assistant working under the supervision of a physical
therapist can supervise the maximum number of assistive personnel?
Answer 0
2. assistive personnel Define?Answer Physical therapist assistants and physical therapy aides and other assistive
personnel who are trained OR educated health care providers and who are not physical therapist assistants or physical therapy aides
but who perform specific designated tasks related to physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist.
3. When is a physical therapist exempt from being licensed to practice as a
physical therapist in the State of Arizona?
Answer While TRAVELING in Arizona with a sports team for 60 days.
4. A physical therapist assistant has moved from Tucson to Tempe. The physical
therapist needs to notify which organization/agency of the address change?
Answer - Arizona Board of Physical Therapy
5. Law Exam breakdown
Answer Licensure and Examination (30%)
,Patient Care Management (27.5%) Definitions
(17.5%)
Disciplinary Action/Unlawful Practice (10%)
Consumer Advocacy (10%)
Board of Physical Therapy
Powers and Duties (5%)
6. Board Define?
Answer The board of physical therapy.
7. Business entity Define?
Answer A business organization that has an ownership that includes any persons WHO ARE NOT LICENSED or
certified to provide physical therapy services in this state, that otters to the public professional services regulated by the Board and
that is established pursuant to the laws of any state or foreign country.
8. Dry needling Define?
Answer A skilled intervention performed by a physical therapist that uses a thin filiform
needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying neural, muscular and connective tissues for the evaluation and management of
neuromusculoskeletal conditions, pain and movement impairments.
,9. General Supervision define?
Answer The supervising physical therapist is on call and is readily available via
telecommunications when the physical therapist assistant is providing treatment interventions.
10. Interim permit define?Answer A permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as a physical
therapist in this state or to work as a physical therapist assistant for a specific period of time and under conditions prescribed by
the board before that person is issued a license or certificate.
11. Manual therapy techniques define?Answer A broad group of passive interventions in which physical
therapists use their hands to administer skilled movements designed to modulate pain, increase joint range of
, motion, reduce or eliminate soft tissue swelling, inflammation, or restriction, induce relaxation, improve contractile and noncontractile
tissue extensibility, and improve pulmonary function. These interventions involve a variety of techniques, such as the application of
graded forces.
12. On-site supervision Define?Answer The supervising physical therapist is ON-SITE and is present in the facility
or on the campus where assistive personnel or a holder of an interim permit is performing services, is immediately available to
assist the person being supervised in the services being performed and maintains continued involvement in appropriate aspects of
each treatment session in which a component of treatment is delegated.
13. Physical therapist assistant Define
Answer Who performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks
that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist.
14. Physical therapy aide
Answer A person who is trained under the direction of a physical therapist and who performs designated and
supervised routine physical therapy tasks.
15. 4 Factors under The Practice of physical therapy
Answer 1) Examining, evaluating, and testing impaired people.
