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PTA LAWS AND RULES EXAM FLORIDA 2025
WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What Are The Three Parts To The Laws And Rules Exam ? - Correct Answer - Part A: Chapter
486 PT Practice
Part B: Rule 64B17
Part C: Chapter 456 Health Profession,Occupation,Provision
What Is Legislative Purpose? - Correct Answer - To Ensure That Every PT Practitioner Is
Practicing In The State Meets Minimum Requirements For Safe Practice.
What Is Legislative Intent? - Correct Answer - It Is The Intent That PT Practitioners Who Fall
Below Minimum Competency Or Who Otherwise Present A Danger To The Public Be
Prohibited From Practicing In This State.
What Does Board Mean ? - Correct Answer - Means Board Of PT Practice
What Does Department Mean? - Correct Answer - Department Of Health
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What Does License Mean ? - Correct Answer - The Document Of Authorization Granted By
The Board And Issued By The Department For S Person To Engage In The Practice Of PT.
What Does Endorsement Mean ? - Correct Answer - Licensure Granted By The Board Pursuant
To The Provisions Of Chapter 486
What Does Physical Therapist Mean? - Correct Answer - A Person Who Is Licensed And
Who Practices PT In Accordance With The Provisions Of This Chapter
What Does PTA Mean ? - Correct Answer - A Person Who Is Licensed In Accordance With
The Provisions Of This Chapter To Preform Patient Related Activities Including Use Of
Physical Agents, Whose License Is In Good Standing And Whose Activities Are Preformed
Under The Direction Of A PT As Set Forth In Rules Adopted Pursuant To This Chapter.
Patient Related Activities Preformed By A PTA For A Board Certified Orthopedic Physician Or
Physiatrist Licensed Pursuant To Chapter 458 Or 459 Or A Practitioner Licensed Under Chapter
460 Shall Be Under What Type Of Supervision? - Correct Answer - General Supervision Of A
PT, But Shall Not Require Onsite Supervision By A PT.
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Patient Related Activities Preformed For All Other Health Care Practitioners Licensed Under
Chapter 458/459 And Those Patient Related Activities Preformed For Practitioners Licensed
Under Chapter 461/466 Shall Be Preformed Under What Supervision? - Correct Answer - Onsite
Supervision Of A PT
What Does Physical Therapy Practitioner Mean? - Correct Answer - A PT Or PTA Who Is
Licensed And Who Practices PT In Accordance With The Provisions Of This Chapter.
What Does Physical Therapy Or Physiotherapy Mean ? - Correct Answer - Each Of These
Terms Are Deemed Identical And Interchangeable With Each Other , Means A Health Care
Profession.
What Is Direct Supervision ? - Correct Answer - Means Supervision By A PT Who Is Licensed
Pursuant To This Chapter. Except In A Case Of Emergency, Direct Supervision Requires The
Physical Presence Of The Licensed PT For Consultation And Direction Of The Actions Of The
PT Or PTA Who Is Practicing Under A Temp License Or Who Is A Candidate For Licensure
By Examination.
What Is A Physical Therapy Assessment ? - Correct Answer - Means Observational, Verbal, Or
Manual Determinations Of The Function Of The Musculoskeletal Or Neuromuscular System
Relative To PT.
PTA LAWS AND RULES EXAM FLORIDA 2025
WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What Are The Three Parts To The Laws And Rules Exam ? - Correct Answer - Part A: Chapter
486 PT Practice
Part B: Rule 64B17
Part C: Chapter 456 Health Profession,Occupation,Provision
What Is Legislative Purpose? - Correct Answer - To Ensure That Every PT Practitioner Is
Practicing In The State Meets Minimum Requirements For Safe Practice.
What Is Legislative Intent? - Correct Answer - It Is The Intent That PT Practitioners Who Fall
Below Minimum Competency Or Who Otherwise Present A Danger To The Public Be
Prohibited From Practicing In This State.
What Does Board Mean ? - Correct Answer - Means Board Of PT Practice
What Does Department Mean? - Correct Answer - Department Of Health
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What Does License Mean ? - Correct Answer - The Document Of Authorization Granted By
The Board And Issued By The Department For S Person To Engage In The Practice Of PT.
What Does Endorsement Mean ? - Correct Answer - Licensure Granted By The Board Pursuant
To The Provisions Of Chapter 486
What Does Physical Therapist Mean? - Correct Answer - A Person Who Is Licensed And
Who Practices PT In Accordance With The Provisions Of This Chapter
What Does PTA Mean ? - Correct Answer - A Person Who Is Licensed In Accordance With
The Provisions Of This Chapter To Preform Patient Related Activities Including Use Of
Physical Agents, Whose License Is In Good Standing And Whose Activities Are Preformed
Under The Direction Of A PT As Set Forth In Rules Adopted Pursuant To This Chapter.
Patient Related Activities Preformed By A PTA For A Board Certified Orthopedic Physician Or
Physiatrist Licensed Pursuant To Chapter 458 Or 459 Or A Practitioner Licensed Under Chapter
460 Shall Be Under What Type Of Supervision? - Correct Answer - General Supervision Of A
PT, But Shall Not Require Onsite Supervision By A PT.
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Patient Related Activities Preformed For All Other Health Care Practitioners Licensed Under
Chapter 458/459 And Those Patient Related Activities Preformed For Practitioners Licensed
Under Chapter 461/466 Shall Be Preformed Under What Supervision? - Correct Answer - Onsite
Supervision Of A PT
What Does Physical Therapy Practitioner Mean? - Correct Answer - A PT Or PTA Who Is
Licensed And Who Practices PT In Accordance With The Provisions Of This Chapter.
What Does Physical Therapy Or Physiotherapy Mean ? - Correct Answer - Each Of These
Terms Are Deemed Identical And Interchangeable With Each Other , Means A Health Care
Profession.
What Is Direct Supervision ? - Correct Answer - Means Supervision By A PT Who Is Licensed
Pursuant To This Chapter. Except In A Case Of Emergency, Direct Supervision Requires The
Physical Presence Of The Licensed PT For Consultation And Direction Of The Actions Of The
PT Or PTA Who Is Practicing Under A Temp License Or Who Is A Candidate For Licensure
By Examination.
What Is A Physical Therapy Assessment ? - Correct Answer - Means Observational, Verbal, Or
Manual Determinations Of The Function Of The Musculoskeletal Or Neuromuscular System
Relative To PT.
