2026|2027 Questions and Answers with Complete
A+ Solutions 100% Correct| PT & PTA Licensure,
Supervision Rules, Continuing Education &
Disciplinary Procedures
Minimum standard for patient charting - Correct Answer -1. Legible, dated entry, and signed by
the person making the entry
2. Electronic signature (if used) must be secure
3. Record must contain sufficient info to identify the patient; justify therapeutic intervention;
document results of therapeutic intervention; indicate advice/cautionary warnings provided to
the patient; enable another PT to assume the patients care at any point in course of
intervention; describe the patients medical history
4. If anyone but a PT or PTA documents, the physical therapist must co-sign
5. if an error occurs the therapist will correct the error, make correction date and sign the note
6. Accurate record of services rendered and billed
Minimum documentation requirements of evaluation - Correct Answer -1. The patient's reason
for seeking physical therapy services
2. The patient's relevant medical diagnoses or conditions
3. The patient's signs and symptoms
4. Objective data from tests or measurements
5. The physical therapist's interpretation of the results of the examination
6. Clinical rationale for therapeutic intervention
,7. A plan of care that includes the proposed therapeutic intervention, measurable goals, and
frequency and duration of therapeutic intervention
8. The patient's prognosis.
Minimum documentation requirements of interventions - Correct Answer -1. Subjective report
of current status or response to therapeutic intervention
2. The therapeutic intervention provided or appropriately supervised
3. Objective data from tests or measures, if collected
4. Instructions provided to the patient, if any
5. Any change in the plan of care required
Minimum documentation requirements for re-evaluation - Correct Answer -1. The patient's
subjective report of current status or response to therapeutic intervention
2. Assessment of the patient's progress
3. The patient's current functional status
4. Objective data from tests or measures, if collected
5. Rationale for continuing therapeutic intervention
6. Any change in the plan of care required under subsection
when must a re-evaluation be performed - Correct Answer -1. when a patient fails to progress
as expected
2. when a patient progresses sufficiently to warrant a change in the plan of care
, If discharging from an acute care hospital... - Correct Answer -the entry made on the last date
that a therapeutic intervention is provided constitutes documentation of the conclusion of care
if the entry is made by a PT
If discharging a patient from anywhere but an acute-care hospital (or if the last date of the
therapeutic intervention that is provided in an acute care hospital was not performed by a PT)
then... - Correct Answer -a PT must perform the following in the discharge note
1.. The date on which therapeutic intervention terminated
2. The reason that therapeutic intervention terminated
3. Inclusive dates for the episode of care being terminated
4. The total number of days on which therapeutic intervention was provided during the episode
of care
5. The patient's current functional status
6. The patient's progress toward achieving the goals in the plan of care required under
subsection
7. The recommended discharge plan
A PT must provide documentation/proof of compliance with the qualifications to the board
within ___ days - Correct Answer -within 30 days of completion of the course content or within
30 days of initial licensure as a physical therapist in Arizona
Course content Requirements for dry needling certification - Correct Answer -1. Course content
is approved by 1+ of the following (Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education,
American Physical Therapy Association, State Chapters of The American Physical Therapy
Association, Specialty Groups of The American Physical Therapy Association, or The Federation
of State Boards of Physical Therapy)