FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE PT EXAMINATION
(GRADED 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
(GRADED 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
