CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL THERAPY LAW
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ Article 7
Fiscal Administration
Reports to Fiscal Administration
Answer: The Board reports within 10 days of each calendar month
to state controller:
- Accredited PT fund
- List of persons seeking to be licensed
◉ When does the license expire? When must an expired license be
renewed?
Answer: - License shall expire at midnight on the last day of birth
month of licensee
- Notice of expiration given 60 days in advance
-Expired license may be renewed within 5 years
◉ Fiscal Administration keeps records about licensee regarding:
Answer: -License Register:
,1) Name of every licensee
2) Place of residence
3) Date and # of his/her license
4) Any disciplinary action
◉ Fiscal money procedure
Answer: Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month
the board shall report to the State Controller the amount and source
of all collections made from persons licensed or seeking to be
licensed and pay all such sums into the State Treasury, where they
shall be credited to the Physical Therapy Fund.
◉ Fee Schedule for Application, Licensing & Renewal Fee
Answer: -Application fee:
-Licensing fee: $125 / $200 (foreign)
-License issue - $100
-Renewal fee: $200 after April 2009
- expires midnight last day of birth month during the 2nd year of a 2
year term
- pay fee, submit CE info, and admit any offenses (found guilty,
pleaded guilty or no contest)
- within 5 years can renew if meet above and pay all the unpaid fees
,- establish by regulation suitable application and renewal fees of not
more than two hundred dollars ($200), for persons certified to
perform electromyographical
- board shall charge an examination and reexamination fee of $500
to applicants who are examined and who have been found to
otherwise meet the board's standards for certification.
◉ ARTICLE 8
Physical Therapy Corp
Definition of Physical Therapy Corporations
Answer: A physical therapy corporation is a corporation that is
authorized to render professional services, so long as that
corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees
rendering professional services who are physical therapists are in
compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act,
- constitutes unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter
for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to
violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the violation of, or
conspire to violate any provision or term of this article, the
Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly
adopted under those laws
- In the conduct of its practice, it shall observe and be bound by such
statutes and regulations to the same extent as a person holding a
license under this chapter.
◉ PT Corporation Name
, Answer: The name of the PT corp should have "physical therapy" or
"physical therapist" in it and wording or abbreviations denoting
corporate existence.
◉ Qualification of Directors & Officers of PT Corporation
Answer: Each shareholder/director/officer should be licensed PT
(except secretary and assistant treasurer)
◉ Income of PT Corporation
Answer: Shareholder rendered disqualified - does not get profit
◉ Regulations of PT Corporation
Answer: Corp regulations should include:
1) bylaws of stock(e.g. capital stock owned by a disqualified person,
or deceased - shall be sold to the corp or to remaining shareholders
of the corp within time as regs allow)
2) adequate insurance coverage
◉ BREATHE
Answer: Next....
◉ PART 2
Answer: PHYSIOTHERAPY REGULATIONS
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ Article 7
Fiscal Administration
Reports to Fiscal Administration
Answer: The Board reports within 10 days of each calendar month
to state controller:
- Accredited PT fund
- List of persons seeking to be licensed
◉ When does the license expire? When must an expired license be
renewed?
Answer: - License shall expire at midnight on the last day of birth
month of licensee
- Notice of expiration given 60 days in advance
-Expired license may be renewed within 5 years
◉ Fiscal Administration keeps records about licensee regarding:
Answer: -License Register:
,1) Name of every licensee
2) Place of residence
3) Date and # of his/her license
4) Any disciplinary action
◉ Fiscal money procedure
Answer: Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month
the board shall report to the State Controller the amount and source
of all collections made from persons licensed or seeking to be
licensed and pay all such sums into the State Treasury, where they
shall be credited to the Physical Therapy Fund.
◉ Fee Schedule for Application, Licensing & Renewal Fee
Answer: -Application fee:
-Licensing fee: $125 / $200 (foreign)
-License issue - $100
-Renewal fee: $200 after April 2009
- expires midnight last day of birth month during the 2nd year of a 2
year term
- pay fee, submit CE info, and admit any offenses (found guilty,
pleaded guilty or no contest)
- within 5 years can renew if meet above and pay all the unpaid fees
,- establish by regulation suitable application and renewal fees of not
more than two hundred dollars ($200), for persons certified to
perform electromyographical
- board shall charge an examination and reexamination fee of $500
to applicants who are examined and who have been found to
otherwise meet the board's standards for certification.
◉ ARTICLE 8
Physical Therapy Corp
Definition of Physical Therapy Corporations
Answer: A physical therapy corporation is a corporation that is
authorized to render professional services, so long as that
corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees
rendering professional services who are physical therapists are in
compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act,
- constitutes unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter
for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to
violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the violation of, or
conspire to violate any provision or term of this article, the
Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly
adopted under those laws
- In the conduct of its practice, it shall observe and be bound by such
statutes and regulations to the same extent as a person holding a
license under this chapter.
◉ PT Corporation Name
, Answer: The name of the PT corp should have "physical therapy" or
"physical therapist" in it and wording or abbreviations denoting
corporate existence.
◉ Qualification of Directors & Officers of PT Corporation
Answer: Each shareholder/director/officer should be licensed PT
(except secretary and assistant treasurer)
◉ Income of PT Corporation
Answer: Shareholder rendered disqualified - does not get profit
◉ Regulations of PT Corporation
Answer: Corp regulations should include:
1) bylaws of stock(e.g. capital stock owned by a disqualified person,
or deceased - shall be sold to the corp or to remaining shareholders
of the corp within time as regs allow)
2) adequate insurance coverage
◉ BREATHE
Answer: Next....
◉ PART 2
Answer: PHYSIOTHERAPY REGULATIONS
