2026 FLORIDA PT JURISPRUDENCE
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A
1. 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%
2. 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.
3. 1.1 Legislative intent: requirements:: (1) INTENT: if a person wants to be
a PT/PTA, they are entitled to if qualified
4. 1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated?: preservation of
the health, safety, and welfare of the public under the POLICE powers of the
state
5. 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
,ordi- nances, or federal legislation).
,- Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.
6. 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 unrea-
sonable 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 compe-
tition, minimize licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings
7. 1.2 "Physical therapy" or "physiotherapy,": deemed identical and
interchange- able with each other, means a health care profession.
8. 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
9. 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,
10. 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.
11. May a PT use roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and
therapeutic purposes?: NO - outside the scope of PT.
12. May a PT use electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization?: -
NO - outside the scope of PT
13. May a PT practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipu-
lation?: NO - For specific chiropractic spinal manipulation, a PT will refer the patient
to a health care practitioner licensed under chapter 460.
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A
1. 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%
2. 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.
3. 1.1 Legislative intent: requirements:: (1) INTENT: if a person wants to be
a PT/PTA, they are entitled to if qualified
4. 1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated?: preservation of
the health, safety, and welfare of the public under the POLICE powers of the
state
5. 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
,ordi- nances, or federal legislation).
,- Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.
6. 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 unrea-
sonable 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 compe-
tition, minimize licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings
7. 1.2 "Physical therapy" or "physiotherapy,": deemed identical and
interchange- able with each other, means a health care profession.
8. 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
9. 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,
10. 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.
11. May a PT use roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and
therapeutic purposes?: NO - outside the scope of PT.
12. May a PT use electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization?: -
NO - outside the scope of PT
13. May a PT practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipu-
lation?: NO - For specific chiropractic spinal manipulation, a PT will refer the patient
to a health care practitioner licensed under chapter 460.
