PTA LAWS AND RULES EXAM FLORIDA
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
⩥ A determination made through observation, verbal, or manual tests
performed to measure level of function of the musculoskeletal or
neuromuscular system relative to physical therapy, including, but not
limited to, range of motion of a joint, motor power, postural attitudes,
biomechanical function, locomotion, or functional abilities, for the
purpose of making recommendations for treatment. Answer: Physical
therapy assessment
⩥ T or F:
Physical therapy and physiotherapy are identical and interchangeable
terms.. Answer: T
⩥ Performance of physical therapy assessments and the treatment of any
disability, injury, disease, or other health condition of human beings, or
the prevention of such disability, injury, disease, or other condition of
health, and rehabilitation as related thereto by the use of the physical,
chemical, and other properties of air; electricity; exercise; massage.
-the performance of acupuncture only upon compliance with the criteria
set forth by the Board of Medicine, when no penetration of the skin
,occurs; the use of radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible, and
infrared rays; ultrasound; water; the use of apparatus and equipment in
the application of the foregoing or related thereto; the performance of
tests of neuromuscular functions as an aid to the diagnosis or treatment
of any human condition; or the performance of electromyography as an
aid to the diagnosis of any human condition only upon compliance with.
Answer: Practice of physical therapy
⩥ Person who performs patient-related activities, including the use of
physical agents, whose license is in good standing, and whose activities
are performed under the direction of a physical therapist. Answer:
Physical therapist assistant
⩥ -Person who performs patient-related activities for a board-certified
orthopedic physician or physiatrist or a practitioner licensed under
chapter 460 shall be under the general supervision of a physical
therapist, but shall not require onsite supervision by a physical therapist.
- Person who Patient-related activities performed for all other health care
practitioners licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 and those
patient-related activities performed for practitioners licensed under
chapter 461 or chapter 466 shall be performed under the onsite
supervision of a physical therapist. Answer: Physical therapist assistant
⩥ T or F:
A physical therapist may not implement a plan of treatment developed
by the physical therapist for a patient or provided for a patient by a
, practitioner of record or by an advanced registered nurse practitioner
licensed under s. 464.012.. Answer: F
A PT is authorized to implement a plan under this circumstance.
⩥ If a physical therapist discovers the patient's condition is found to be
outside the scope of physical therapy, the PT should ____________..
Answer: Refer the patient to or consult with a practitioner of record if
the patient's condition is found to be outside the scope of physical
therapy.
⩥ T or F:
The requirement that a physical therapist have a practitioner of record
review and sign a plan of treatment does not apply when a patient has
been physically examined by a physician licensed in another state, the
patient has been diagnosed by the physician as having a condition for
which physical therapy is required, and the physical therapist is treating
the condition. For purposes of this paragraph, a health care practitioner
licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, or
chapter 466 and engaged in active practice is eligible to serve as a
practitioner of record. Answer: T
⩥ If physical therapy treatment for a patient is required beyond 30 days
for a condition not previously assessed by a practitioner of record, the
physical therapist should ________________.. Answer: Have a
practitioner of record review and sign the plan.
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
⩥ A determination made through observation, verbal, or manual tests
performed to measure level of function of the musculoskeletal or
neuromuscular system relative to physical therapy, including, but not
limited to, range of motion of a joint, motor power, postural attitudes,
biomechanical function, locomotion, or functional abilities, for the
purpose of making recommendations for treatment. Answer: Physical
therapy assessment
⩥ T or F:
Physical therapy and physiotherapy are identical and interchangeable
terms.. Answer: T
⩥ Performance of physical therapy assessments and the treatment of any
disability, injury, disease, or other health condition of human beings, or
the prevention of such disability, injury, disease, or other condition of
health, and rehabilitation as related thereto by the use of the physical,
chemical, and other properties of air; electricity; exercise; massage.
-the performance of acupuncture only upon compliance with the criteria
set forth by the Board of Medicine, when no penetration of the skin
,occurs; the use of radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible, and
infrared rays; ultrasound; water; the use of apparatus and equipment in
the application of the foregoing or related thereto; the performance of
tests of neuromuscular functions as an aid to the diagnosis or treatment
of any human condition; or the performance of electromyography as an
aid to the diagnosis of any human condition only upon compliance with.
Answer: Practice of physical therapy
⩥ Person who performs patient-related activities, including the use of
physical agents, whose license is in good standing, and whose activities
are performed under the direction of a physical therapist. Answer:
Physical therapist assistant
⩥ -Person who performs patient-related activities for a board-certified
orthopedic physician or physiatrist or a practitioner licensed under
chapter 460 shall be under the general supervision of a physical
therapist, but shall not require onsite supervision by a physical therapist.
- Person who Patient-related activities performed for all other health care
practitioners licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 and those
patient-related activities performed for practitioners licensed under
chapter 461 or chapter 466 shall be performed under the onsite
supervision of a physical therapist. Answer: Physical therapist assistant
⩥ T or F:
A physical therapist may not implement a plan of treatment developed
by the physical therapist for a patient or provided for a patient by a
, practitioner of record or by an advanced registered nurse practitioner
licensed under s. 464.012.. Answer: F
A PT is authorized to implement a plan under this circumstance.
⩥ If a physical therapist discovers the patient's condition is found to be
outside the scope of physical therapy, the PT should ____________..
Answer: Refer the patient to or consult with a practitioner of record if
the patient's condition is found to be outside the scope of physical
therapy.
⩥ T or F:
The requirement that a physical therapist have a practitioner of record
review and sign a plan of treatment does not apply when a patient has
been physically examined by a physician licensed in another state, the
patient has been diagnosed by the physician as having a condition for
which physical therapy is required, and the physical therapist is treating
the condition. For purposes of this paragraph, a health care practitioner
licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, or
chapter 466 and engaged in active practice is eligible to serve as a
practitioner of record. Answer: T
⩥ If physical therapy treatment for a patient is required beyond 30 days
for a condition not previously assessed by a practitioner of record, the
physical therapist should ________________.. Answer: Have a
practitioner of record review and sign the plan.
