FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE PT EXAMINATION LATEST 2024-2025 REAL EXAM 370
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE .
The Laws and Rules Examination has 40 scored questions and the
content and approximate weights are: - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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: - ANSWER-(1) INTENT: if a
person wants to be a PT/PTA, they are entitled to if qualified
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated? – ANSWER-
preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the public under the
POLICE powers of the state
,1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: when regulated? - ANSWER--
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 - ANSWER-- 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," - ANSWER-deemed
identical and interchangeable with each other, means a health care
profession.
1.2 "Practice of physical therapy" - ANSWER-- 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: - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-NO - outside the scope of PT.
, May a PT use electricity for surgical purposes, including
cauterization? - ANSWER-NO - outside the scope of PT
May a PT practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal
manipulation? - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-Chapter 395 =
Hospital
1.3 "Physical Therapist" - ANSWER-licensed and who practices
physical therapy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
1.3 "Physical Therapist Assistant" - ANSWER-- licensed in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter to perform
patientrelated 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) -
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE .
The Laws and Rules Examination has 40 scored questions and the
content and approximate weights are: - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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: - ANSWER-(1) INTENT: if a
person wants to be a PT/PTA, they are entitled to if qualified
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated? – ANSWER-
preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the public under the
POLICE powers of the state
,1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: when regulated? - ANSWER--
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 - ANSWER-- 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," - ANSWER-deemed
identical and interchangeable with each other, means a health care
profession.
1.2 "Practice of physical therapy" - ANSWER-- 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: - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-NO - outside the scope of PT.
, May a PT use electricity for surgical purposes, including
cauterization? - ANSWER-NO - outside the scope of PT
May a PT practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal
manipulation? - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-Chapter 395 =
Hospital
1.3 "Physical Therapist" - ANSWER-licensed and who practices
physical therapy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
1.3 "Physical Therapist Assistant" - ANSWER-- licensed in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter to perform
patientrelated 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) -
