FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION – PT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
The Laws and Rules Examination has 40 scored questions and the content and approximate weights
are:
1. Legislative Intent and Definitions 25%
2. Board Powers and Duties 5%
3. Licensure and Examination 7.5%
4. Patient Care 35%
5. Disciplinary Action and Unlawful Practice 15%
6. Consumer Advocacy 12.5%
1.1 Legislative intent: the sole purpose in chapter
ensure every PT/PTA in state meets min requirements for safe practice.
If PT/PTA fall below min competency or present a danger to the public be prohibited from practicing
in this state.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements:
(1) INTENT: if a person wants to be a PT/PTA, they are entitled to if qualified
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated?
preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the public under the POLICE powers of the state
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: when regulated?
- practice can harm or endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the public
- public not effectively protected by other means, (other state statutes, local ordinances, or federal
legislation).
- Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: restrictions
- Neither the department nor any board may take any action that tends to create or maintain an
economic condition that unreasonably restricts competition
- Neither the department nor any board may create a regulation that has an unreasonable effect on
job creation or job retention in the state or that places unreasonable restrictions on the ability of
individuals who seek to practice or who are practicing a profession or occupation to find employment.
- all expenditures are made in the most cost-effective manner to maximize competition, minimize
licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings
1.2 "Physical therapy" or "physiotherapy,"
deemed identical and interchangeable with each other, means a health care profession.
1.2 "Practice of physical therapy"
- assessments
- treatment or prevention of any disability, injury, disease, or other health condition of human beings
- physical, chemical, and other properties of air
- electricity
- exercise
- massage;
- acupuncture (only with compliance) when no penetration of the skin occurs
, - radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared rays
- ultrasound;
- water
- apparatus and equipment
- performance of tests of neuromuscular functions (to aid diagnosis or treatment) of any human
condition
- electromyography (aid in diagnosis of human condition - with compliance)
- implement a plan of treatment for a patient
if outside the scope of PT:
PT will refer the patient to or consult with a health care practitioner licensed under chapter 458, 459,
460, 461, or chapter 466,
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.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
The Laws and Rules Examination has 40 scored questions and the content and approximate weights
are:
1. Legislative Intent and Definitions 25%
2. Board Powers and Duties 5%
3. Licensure and Examination 7.5%
4. Patient Care 35%
5. Disciplinary Action and Unlawful Practice 15%
6. Consumer Advocacy 12.5%
1.1 Legislative intent: the sole purpose in chapter
ensure every PT/PTA in state meets min requirements for safe practice.
If PT/PTA fall below min competency or present a danger to the public be prohibited from practicing
in this state.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements:
(1) INTENT: if a person wants to be a PT/PTA, they are entitled to if qualified
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated?
preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the public under the POLICE powers of the state
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: when regulated?
- practice can harm or endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the public
- public not effectively protected by other means, (other state statutes, local ordinances, or federal
legislation).
- Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: restrictions
- Neither the department nor any board may take any action that tends to create or maintain an
economic condition that unreasonably restricts competition
- Neither the department nor any board may create a regulation that has an unreasonable effect on
job creation or job retention in the state or that places unreasonable restrictions on the ability of
individuals who seek to practice or who are practicing a profession or occupation to find employment.
- all expenditures are made in the most cost-effective manner to maximize competition, minimize
licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings
1.2 "Physical therapy" or "physiotherapy,"
deemed identical and interchangeable with each other, means a health care profession.
1.2 "Practice of physical therapy"
- assessments
- treatment or prevention of any disability, injury, disease, or other health condition of human beings
- physical, chemical, and other properties of air
- electricity
- exercise
- massage;
- acupuncture (only with compliance) when no penetration of the skin occurs
, - radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared rays
- ultrasound;
- water
- apparatus and equipment
- performance of tests of neuromuscular functions (to aid diagnosis or treatment) of any human
condition
- electromyography (aid in diagnosis of human condition - with compliance)
- implement a plan of treatment for a patient
if outside the scope of PT:
PT will refer the patient to or consult with a health care practitioner licensed under chapter 458, 459,
460, 461, or chapter 466,
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.
