PT Board of California Questions and
Answers.
Place of filing -
\licenses and certifications filed in the office of board in Sacramento
definititions: board, code, PT Practice Act, License -
\(a) "Board" means the Physical Therapy Board of California;
(b) "Code" means the Business and Professions Code;
(c) "The Physical Therapy Practice Act" consists of Chapter 5.7, of Division 2, of the
Business and Professions Code.
(d) "License" as used in these regulations includes a license issued by the Board.
PTBC Composed of -
\7 members:
-4 PTs (1 in clincial edu, 3 with 5 year experience)
-3 public members (CA citizen, not licensed by any medical board, not an office/faculty
member)
Principal office of the Physical Therapy Board of California is located at -
\2005 Evergreen Street, Sacramento, California 95815
Board Member terms
__year(s) for no more than ___ terms -
\4 years
2 CONSECUTIVE terms
Board member expiration date -
\June 1 of each year
Priority of the Board is to ____ via 1.___ 2.___ 3.___ functions -
\Protect public via licensing , regulatory and disciplinary functions
The board delegates and confers upon the __ __ of the board for investigative and
administrative proceedings -
\executive officer
Board meetings held at least _x/year in one of three locations -
\1x/year
1. Sacramento, 2. Los Angelos, 3. San Francisco
"Physical Therapy" -
,\The art and science of physical or corrective rehabilitation or of physical or corrective
treatment of any bodfy or mental condition of any person by use of physical, chemical,
and other properties of heat, light....include PT eval, tx panning, instruction and
consultative services. ... The use of roentgen rays, radioactive materials, for diagnostic
and therapeutic purposes and the use of electricity for surgical purposes.......and a
license used pursuant to this chapter does not authorize diagnosis of disease.
Patient Records maintained for at least _ years. Minor for at least _ year after age of _ -
\-7 years
-1 year after age of 18
Written Name/Verbal communication of name (3 ways) -
\Written: Rachel Blackburn, DPT
Written: Dr. Rachel Blackburn, DPT
Verbal: Doctor of Physical Therapy, Rachel Blackburn
Applicant qualifications (4) -
\1. 18
2. not addicted to alcohol or controlled substance
3. completed edu/training
4. not committed acts of crime
"Abandoned Application": application can be denied for 3 reasons -
\1. does not complete application
2. doesn't provide additional info/docs requested
3. doesn't pay fees
Application denied if fail to pass exam within ___ year(s).
To reapply need to do three things: -
\- one year
-1. re-apply for license, pay application fee, apply/pay for re-exam
Application considered "abandoned" and exam taken not passed if initial license fee not
paid within _ years -
\5 years
(can update application, pay fee, and re-examin)
PT Application processing time:
-Notifies within _ days whether application complete/deficient -
\o 30 days- US AND FOREIGN AND PTA
-Notifies within __ days whether applicant meets requirements for exam for US PT/PTA
and __ days for Foreign -
\o 60 US PT AND PTA/150 foreign
Min/Median/Max process time for final decision on application -
, \US PT: Minimal: 46days. Median: 88 days, Maximum 365 days
US PTA MIN- 67, MED-127, MAX 166
Foreign: Min 95days, Median: 400 days, Max 550 days
* applicants who take and pass the exam within 60 days of ATT
Educational requirements of PT Student
1. Graduate school:
2. Sciences:
3. Clinical Sciences:
4. Treatment:
5. Research:
6. Ethics:
7. Clinical experience: -
\1. Accredited post-secondary institution or institutions approved by the board
2. sciences basic to PT
3. Clinical sciences including lab or practical experiences
4. Treatment of PT
5. Research methods- review/critical analysis of reports
6. ethical, legal, economical, admin, edu and consultation
7. 18 weeks full-time clinical
Credential Evaluation Services -
\Licensed PT in US that reviews individuals cases and compares them to edu/training
requirements in practice act (accredited institution in US)
Credential Evaluation Services submits report for foreign applicant documenting two
things -
\1. equivalent professional degree the foreign applicant would have received in US
2. edu/training entitles them to practice as a PT in the country where education
completed
Applications of foreign graduates need to provide
1. Evidence to board they they have _ degree, that entitles the appplicant to practice as
a PT in the _.
2. Pass _
3. Complete clinical service as a "_ _"
4. May need to pass a _ exam -
\1. equivalent professional degree to that issued by US, country where diploma was
issued.
2. NPTE
3. License Applicant (9months)
4. NPTE
Determinants for evaluating educational equivalency of a non-accredited PT program
include the following evaluation tools: -
Answers.
Place of filing -
\licenses and certifications filed in the office of board in Sacramento
definititions: board, code, PT Practice Act, License -
\(a) "Board" means the Physical Therapy Board of California;
(b) "Code" means the Business and Professions Code;
(c) "The Physical Therapy Practice Act" consists of Chapter 5.7, of Division 2, of the
Business and Professions Code.
(d) "License" as used in these regulations includes a license issued by the Board.
PTBC Composed of -
\7 members:
-4 PTs (1 in clincial edu, 3 with 5 year experience)
-3 public members (CA citizen, not licensed by any medical board, not an office/faculty
member)
Principal office of the Physical Therapy Board of California is located at -
\2005 Evergreen Street, Sacramento, California 95815
Board Member terms
__year(s) for no more than ___ terms -
\4 years
2 CONSECUTIVE terms
Board member expiration date -
\June 1 of each year
Priority of the Board is to ____ via 1.___ 2.___ 3.___ functions -
\Protect public via licensing , regulatory and disciplinary functions
The board delegates and confers upon the __ __ of the board for investigative and
administrative proceedings -
\executive officer
Board meetings held at least _x/year in one of three locations -
\1x/year
1. Sacramento, 2. Los Angelos, 3. San Francisco
"Physical Therapy" -
,\The art and science of physical or corrective rehabilitation or of physical or corrective
treatment of any bodfy or mental condition of any person by use of physical, chemical,
and other properties of heat, light....include PT eval, tx panning, instruction and
consultative services. ... The use of roentgen rays, radioactive materials, for diagnostic
and therapeutic purposes and the use of electricity for surgical purposes.......and a
license used pursuant to this chapter does not authorize diagnosis of disease.
Patient Records maintained for at least _ years. Minor for at least _ year after age of _ -
\-7 years
-1 year after age of 18
Written Name/Verbal communication of name (3 ways) -
\Written: Rachel Blackburn, DPT
Written: Dr. Rachel Blackburn, DPT
Verbal: Doctor of Physical Therapy, Rachel Blackburn
Applicant qualifications (4) -
\1. 18
2. not addicted to alcohol or controlled substance
3. completed edu/training
4. not committed acts of crime
"Abandoned Application": application can be denied for 3 reasons -
\1. does not complete application
2. doesn't provide additional info/docs requested
3. doesn't pay fees
Application denied if fail to pass exam within ___ year(s).
To reapply need to do three things: -
\- one year
-1. re-apply for license, pay application fee, apply/pay for re-exam
Application considered "abandoned" and exam taken not passed if initial license fee not
paid within _ years -
\5 years
(can update application, pay fee, and re-examin)
PT Application processing time:
-Notifies within _ days whether application complete/deficient -
\o 30 days- US AND FOREIGN AND PTA
-Notifies within __ days whether applicant meets requirements for exam for US PT/PTA
and __ days for Foreign -
\o 60 US PT AND PTA/150 foreign
Min/Median/Max process time for final decision on application -
, \US PT: Minimal: 46days. Median: 88 days, Maximum 365 days
US PTA MIN- 67, MED-127, MAX 166
Foreign: Min 95days, Median: 400 days, Max 550 days
* applicants who take and pass the exam within 60 days of ATT
Educational requirements of PT Student
1. Graduate school:
2. Sciences:
3. Clinical Sciences:
4. Treatment:
5. Research:
6. Ethics:
7. Clinical experience: -
\1. Accredited post-secondary institution or institutions approved by the board
2. sciences basic to PT
3. Clinical sciences including lab or practical experiences
4. Treatment of PT
5. Research methods- review/critical analysis of reports
6. ethical, legal, economical, admin, edu and consultation
7. 18 weeks full-time clinical
Credential Evaluation Services -
\Licensed PT in US that reviews individuals cases and compares them to edu/training
requirements in practice act (accredited institution in US)
Credential Evaluation Services submits report for foreign applicant documenting two
things -
\1. equivalent professional degree the foreign applicant would have received in US
2. edu/training entitles them to practice as a PT in the country where education
completed
Applications of foreign graduates need to provide
1. Evidence to board they they have _ degree, that entitles the appplicant to practice as
a PT in the _.
2. Pass _
3. Complete clinical service as a "_ _"
4. May need to pass a _ exam -
\1. equivalent professional degree to that issued by US, country where diploma was
issued.
2. NPTE
3. License Applicant (9months)
4. NPTE
Determinants for evaluating educational equivalency of a non-accredited PT program
include the following evaluation tools: -
