FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
