FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔how long can PT treat without a referral? - ✔✔21 days
the PT will obtain a practitioner of record who will review and sign the plan (licensed
under chapter 458, 459, 460, 461, or chapter 466 and engaged in active practice) if
longer than 21 days.
✔✔May a PT use roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes? -
✔✔NO - outside the scope of PT.
✔✔May a PT use electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization? - ✔✔NO -
outside the scope of PT
✔✔May a PT practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipulation? -
✔✔NO - For specific chiropractic spinal manipulation, a PT will refer the patient to a
health care practitioner licensed under chapter 460.
✔✔Nothing in this subsection authorizes a physical therapist to implement a plan of
treatment for a patient currently being treated in a facility licensed pursuant to chapter
395. - ✔✔Chapter 395 = Hospital
✔✔1.3 "Physical Therapist" - ✔✔licensed and who practices physical therapy in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
✔✔1.3 "Physical Therapist Assistant" - ✔✔- licensed in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter to perform patient-related activities, including: physical agents
- license in good standing
- activities performed under the direction of a physical therapist
✔✔Type of supervision for PTA for a board-certified orthopedic physician or physiatrist
licensed chapter 458 (physician), 459 (osteopathic), or practitioner under chapter 460
(chiropractor) - ✔✔general supervision of a physical therapist, but shall not require
onsite supervision by a physical therapist.
✔✔Type of supervision for PTA for Patient-related activities performed for all other
health care practitioners licensed under chapter 458 (physician), 459 (osteopathic), or
chapter 461 (Podiatric - foot & ankle), or chapter 466 (dentistry) - ✔✔onsite supervision
of a physical therapist.
✔✔"Direct supervision" - ✔✔requires the physical presence of the licensed PT for
consultation and direction of the actions
( Except in a case of emergency)
, ✔✔1.3 "Physical therapy practitioner" - ✔✔PT or PTA who is licensed and who
practices physical therapy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
✔✔1.4 "License" - ✔✔document of authorization granted by the board and issued by
the department for a person to engage in the practice of physical therapy.
✔✔1.4 Reactivation of an Inactive or Retired License. - ✔✔FEES (
- biennial renewal fee for inactive $50. 64B17-2.005(1), F.A.C.;
- unlicensed activity fee $75 64B17-2.001(5)
- reactivation fee $50 64B17-2.005(6)
- change of status fee $50 64B17-2.001(7)
CON ED
- 64B17-9.001
- Prevention of medical errors
- 10 hours per year license was inactive
- including 2 hours on prevention of medical errors
- No more than 6 hours may be completed by home study per year of inactive status
- 2 hours on Florida Physical Therapy Laws and Rules within the 12 months
immediately preceding
DOCUMENTATION
- applicant is licensed and in good standing in another state and has actively engaged in
the practice for 4 years immediately preceding application (> 400 hours per year)
- successful passage of the NPTE including payment of all associated fees
✔✔application fee for licensure
(national examination or endorsement) - ✔✔$100
✔✔initial licensure fee - ✔✔$75
✔✔biennial renewal fee for an active license - ✔✔$75
✔✔biennial renewal fee for an inactive license - ✔✔$50
✔✔retired status fee - ✔✔$50
✔✔delinquency fee - ✔✔$55
✔✔fee for reactivation - ✔✔$50
✔✔change of status fee - ✔✔$40
✔✔duplicate license fee - ✔✔$25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔how long can PT treat without a referral? - ✔✔21 days
the PT will obtain a practitioner of record who will review and sign the plan (licensed
under chapter 458, 459, 460, 461, or chapter 466 and engaged in active practice) if
longer than 21 days.
✔✔May a PT use roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes? -
✔✔NO - outside the scope of PT.
✔✔May a PT use electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization? - ✔✔NO -
outside the scope of PT
✔✔May a PT practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipulation? -
✔✔NO - For specific chiropractic spinal manipulation, a PT will refer the patient to a
health care practitioner licensed under chapter 460.
✔✔Nothing in this subsection authorizes a physical therapist to implement a plan of
treatment for a patient currently being treated in a facility licensed pursuant to chapter
395. - ✔✔Chapter 395 = Hospital
✔✔1.3 "Physical Therapist" - ✔✔licensed and who practices physical therapy in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
✔✔1.3 "Physical Therapist Assistant" - ✔✔- licensed in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter to perform patient-related activities, including: physical agents
- license in good standing
- activities performed under the direction of a physical therapist
✔✔Type of supervision for PTA for a board-certified orthopedic physician or physiatrist
licensed chapter 458 (physician), 459 (osteopathic), or practitioner under chapter 460
(chiropractor) - ✔✔general supervision of a physical therapist, but shall not require
onsite supervision by a physical therapist.
✔✔Type of supervision for PTA for Patient-related activities performed for all other
health care practitioners licensed under chapter 458 (physician), 459 (osteopathic), or
chapter 461 (Podiatric - foot & ankle), or chapter 466 (dentistry) - ✔✔onsite supervision
of a physical therapist.
✔✔"Direct supervision" - ✔✔requires the physical presence of the licensed PT for
consultation and direction of the actions
( Except in a case of emergency)
, ✔✔1.3 "Physical therapy practitioner" - ✔✔PT or PTA who is licensed and who
practices physical therapy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
✔✔1.4 "License" - ✔✔document of authorization granted by the board and issued by
the department for a person to engage in the practice of physical therapy.
✔✔1.4 Reactivation of an Inactive or Retired License. - ✔✔FEES (
- biennial renewal fee for inactive $50. 64B17-2.005(1), F.A.C.;
- unlicensed activity fee $75 64B17-2.001(5)
- reactivation fee $50 64B17-2.005(6)
- change of status fee $50 64B17-2.001(7)
CON ED
- 64B17-9.001
- Prevention of medical errors
- 10 hours per year license was inactive
- including 2 hours on prevention of medical errors
- No more than 6 hours may be completed by home study per year of inactive status
- 2 hours on Florida Physical Therapy Laws and Rules within the 12 months
immediately preceding
DOCUMENTATION
- applicant is licensed and in good standing in another state and has actively engaged in
the practice for 4 years immediately preceding application (> 400 hours per year)
- successful passage of the NPTE including payment of all associated fees
✔✔application fee for licensure
(national examination or endorsement) - ✔✔$100
✔✔initial licensure fee - ✔✔$75
✔✔biennial renewal fee for an active license - ✔✔$75
✔✔biennial renewal fee for an inactive license - ✔✔$50
✔✔retired status fee - ✔✔$50
✔✔delinquency fee - ✔✔$55
✔✔fee for reactivation - ✔✔$50
✔✔change of status fee - ✔✔$40
✔✔duplicate license fee - ✔✔$25
