PT Jurisprudence Exam for California- study guide #1
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1. PTBC General information- Sacramento
Location of the Board
2. PT practice act is under which PTBC
organization
3. Role of the PTBC - Protection of the public is the highest
priority.
- Whenever the protection of the public is
inconsistent with other interests sought
to be promoted, it is the protection of the
public that shall be paramount
4. With respect to a physical ther- Moscone-Knox Professional Corpora-
apy corporation, the govern- tion Act
mental agency referred to in
which act, is the Physical Thera-
py Board of California (remember
the order of those words)
5. Board Member requirements- - 1 PT involved in the education of phys-
Who is on the board? ical therapists
- 3 licensed PTs with at least 5 years
experience
- 3 public members who cannot be li-
centiates of the PTBC board or ANY
other board under the Medical Board of
California or be a close family member
with someone on the board.
6. How many years can a person No more than 2 consecutive terms - 1
serve on the board Term= 4 years so 8 years max
7. The board shall hold at least Sacramento
one regular meeting annually in Los Angeles
which cities? San Francisco
8. What is the rule about Direct Ac- A PT may evaluate without a referral or a
cess? diagnosis, but may not initiate treatment
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without a diagnosis.
A referral is not required.
9. How long shall a patient's record No less than 7 Years after discharge
be held?
10. What is the exception of the 7 Unemancipated minors shall be main-
year record hold? tained at least one year after the minor
has reached the age of 18 years, and not
in any case less than 7 years.
11. How is a PT able to legally write As long as there is an unnabreviated
their name as "Dr." "Doctor of Physical Therapy" following
their name.
12. How is a PT able to legally be (while engaged in the practice of PT)
spoken as a "Dr." use the title "doctor" preceding the per-
son's name, if the speaker specifies that
he/she is a physical therapist
13. How long before citations are 5 years
wiped from record? (if multiple citations occur within 5 year
window, all citations remain until most
recent citation has been present for 5
years.)
14. How much is an administrative -typically no less than $100, no more
fine? than $2,500
What is it based on? -good/bad faith of cited person, na-
ture/severity of violation, history of sim-
ilar violations, intent of cooperation with
board, attempt of cited to mitigate dam-
age from violation
15. How much can a fine increase to, $5,000
and for what reason? if the act involves present/immediate
threat to health and safety of another
person,
multiple violations or willful disregard of
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the law,
violations perpetrated against a senior
citizen or disabled person,
history of 2 or more prior citations for the
same or similar violations.
16. Who can be shareholders? Each Shareholder, director and officer of
a physical therapy corporation, (except
an assistant secratary and an
assistant treasure) MUST be a licensed
PT.
17. Shares of capital stock in a pro- A licensed PT
fessional corporation may only
be issued to
18. When one shareholder in a pro- sold and trasferred to the corporation it's
fessional shareholders or other eligible licensed
corporation of 2+ shareholders persons on such terms are agreed upon.
dies or becomes a disqualified Must happen within 6 months after
person for a period exceeding 90 death, 90 days after person labled dis-
days, his/her shares shall be qualified.
19. PTA- -2
- A PT shall not supervise more - The PTBC may approve for greater
than how many PTA's as a gener- number of PTA's per PT if they feel
al rule. there would be adequate supervision
- In all cases is this true? and the public's health and safety would
- In no case shall the total of be served.
PTA's exceed how many times - In NO CASE shall the total number of
the number of PT's at one time? PTA's exceed twice the number of PT's
regularly employed by a facility at one
time.
20. Any person who holds him/her- misdemeanor
self as a PTA without appropriate
licensing by the PTBC is gulity of
a ...
21.
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1. PTBC General information- Sacramento
Location of the Board
2. PT practice act is under which PTBC
organization
3. Role of the PTBC - Protection of the public is the highest
priority.
- Whenever the protection of the public is
inconsistent with other interests sought
to be promoted, it is the protection of the
public that shall be paramount
4. With respect to a physical ther- Moscone-Knox Professional Corpora-
apy corporation, the govern- tion Act
mental agency referred to in
which act, is the Physical Thera-
py Board of California (remember
the order of those words)
5. Board Member requirements- - 1 PT involved in the education of phys-
Who is on the board? ical therapists
- 3 licensed PTs with at least 5 years
experience
- 3 public members who cannot be li-
centiates of the PTBC board or ANY
other board under the Medical Board of
California or be a close family member
with someone on the board.
6. How many years can a person No more than 2 consecutive terms - 1
serve on the board Term= 4 years so 8 years max
7. The board shall hold at least Sacramento
one regular meeting annually in Los Angeles
which cities? San Francisco
8. What is the rule about Direct Ac- A PT may evaluate without a referral or a
cess? diagnosis, but may not initiate treatment
, PT Jurisprudence Exam for California- study guide #1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ff6z7l
without a diagnosis.
A referral is not required.
9. How long shall a patient's record No less than 7 Years after discharge
be held?
10. What is the exception of the 7 Unemancipated minors shall be main-
year record hold? tained at least one year after the minor
has reached the age of 18 years, and not
in any case less than 7 years.
11. How is a PT able to legally write As long as there is an unnabreviated
their name as "Dr." "Doctor of Physical Therapy" following
their name.
12. How is a PT able to legally be (while engaged in the practice of PT)
spoken as a "Dr." use the title "doctor" preceding the per-
son's name, if the speaker specifies that
he/she is a physical therapist
13. How long before citations are 5 years
wiped from record? (if multiple citations occur within 5 year
window, all citations remain until most
recent citation has been present for 5
years.)
14. How much is an administrative -typically no less than $100, no more
fine? than $2,500
What is it based on? -good/bad faith of cited person, na-
ture/severity of violation, history of sim-
ilar violations, intent of cooperation with
board, attempt of cited to mitigate dam-
age from violation
15. How much can a fine increase to, $5,000
and for what reason? if the act involves present/immediate
threat to health and safety of another
person,
multiple violations or willful disregard of
, PT Jurisprudence Exam for California- study guide #1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ff6z7l
the law,
violations perpetrated against a senior
citizen or disabled person,
history of 2 or more prior citations for the
same or similar violations.
16. Who can be shareholders? Each Shareholder, director and officer of
a physical therapy corporation, (except
an assistant secratary and an
assistant treasure) MUST be a licensed
PT.
17. Shares of capital stock in a pro- A licensed PT
fessional corporation may only
be issued to
18. When one shareholder in a pro- sold and trasferred to the corporation it's
fessional shareholders or other eligible licensed
corporation of 2+ shareholders persons on such terms are agreed upon.
dies or becomes a disqualified Must happen within 6 months after
person for a period exceeding 90 death, 90 days after person labled dis-
days, his/her shares shall be qualified.
19. PTA- -2
- A PT shall not supervise more - The PTBC may approve for greater
than how many PTA's as a gener- number of PTA's per PT if they feel
al rule. there would be adequate supervision
- In all cases is this true? and the public's health and safety would
- In no case shall the total of be served.
PTA's exceed how many times - In NO CASE shall the total number of
the number of PT's at one time? PTA's exceed twice the number of PT's
regularly employed by a facility at one
time.
20. Any person who holds him/her- misdemeanor
self as a PTA without appropriate
licensing by the PTBC is gulity of
a ...
21.
