PrepIQ Maine Physical Therapy Assistant
Ultimate Exam
1. Under Maine law (32 M.R.S. §3114-A), which of the following is a
requirement to qualify for a license as a physical therapist assistant?
A) Complete a bachelor's degree from any accredited institution
B) Be a graduate of an educational program for physical therapist
assistants that is accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S.
Commissioner of Education or the Council on Post-Secondary
Accreditation
C) Complete a medical degree from an accredited school of medicine
D) Pass a state-specific jurisprudence examination only
Answer: B) Be a graduate of an educational program for physical
therapist assistants that is accredited by an agency recognized by
the U.S. Commissioner of Education or the Council on Post-
Secondary Accreditation
Rationale: 32 M.R.S. §3114-A(1)(B) explicitly requires graduation from an
accredited PTA educational program approved by the board. There is no
bachelor's degree requirement for PTA licensure, and the examination
requirement is separate .
,2. What credential may a licensed physical therapist assistant use to
indicate their licensure status in Maine?
A) "C.P.T.A."
B) "P.T.A." or "physical therapist assistant"
C) "R.P.T."
D) "L.P.T.A."
Answer: B) "P.T.A." or "physical therapist assistant"
Rationale: 32 M.R.S. §3115 states that licensure as a physical therapist
assistant entitles the person "to use the words 'physical therapist
assistant' or letters 'P.T.A.' to indicate that the person is licensed in this
State" .
3. According to Maine law, a physical therapist assistant may act
only under the direction of whom?
A) A medical doctor with any specialty
B) A physical therapist licensed to practice in Maine
C) An occupational therapist
D) A nurse practitioner
Answer: B) A physical therapist licensed to practice in Maine
,Rationale: The Physical Therapist Practice Act (as amended by LD 1453)
explicitly states: "A licensed physical therapist assistant may act only
under the direction of a physical therapist licensed to practice in this
State" .
4. Which examination is approved by the Maine Board of Examiners
in Physical Therapy for PTA licensure?
A) The state jurisprudence examination only
B) The National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) administered by
FSBPT
C) The Certified PTA Examination (CPTAE)
D) The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
Answer: B) The National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE)
administered by FSBPT
Rationale: The Maine Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy requires
applicants to pass the FSBPT-administered NPTE. Application materials
specifically ask for FSBPT examination results and provide FSBPT contact
information .
, 5. Under Maine law, what is the primary requirement for a PTA who
has been licensed in another state to obtain licensure in Maine by
examination waiver?
A) Automatic licensure without any conditions
B) The applicant must have previously passed a qualifying examination
acceptable to the board with standards equivalent to Maine's
requirements
C) The applicant must retake the NPTE regardless of previous scores
D) The applicant must complete a new accredited PTA program
Answer: B) The applicant must have previously passed a qualifying
examination acceptable to the board with standards equivalent to
Maine's requirements
Rationale: 32 M.R.S. §3114-B allows the board to waive examination
requirements for applicants currently licensed in another jurisdiction "by
virtue of having previously passed a qualifying examination acceptable
to the board, if the passing standards for the examination are equivalent
to those then required by the law of this State" .
6. For a physical therapist assistant to be eligible for licensure, the
applicant must pass which type of examination approved by the
board?
Ultimate Exam
1. Under Maine law (32 M.R.S. §3114-A), which of the following is a
requirement to qualify for a license as a physical therapist assistant?
A) Complete a bachelor's degree from any accredited institution
B) Be a graduate of an educational program for physical therapist
assistants that is accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S.
Commissioner of Education or the Council on Post-Secondary
Accreditation
C) Complete a medical degree from an accredited school of medicine
D) Pass a state-specific jurisprudence examination only
Answer: B) Be a graduate of an educational program for physical
therapist assistants that is accredited by an agency recognized by
the U.S. Commissioner of Education or the Council on Post-
Secondary Accreditation
Rationale: 32 M.R.S. §3114-A(1)(B) explicitly requires graduation from an
accredited PTA educational program approved by the board. There is no
bachelor's degree requirement for PTA licensure, and the examination
requirement is separate .
,2. What credential may a licensed physical therapist assistant use to
indicate their licensure status in Maine?
A) "C.P.T.A."
B) "P.T.A." or "physical therapist assistant"
C) "R.P.T."
D) "L.P.T.A."
Answer: B) "P.T.A." or "physical therapist assistant"
Rationale: 32 M.R.S. §3115 states that licensure as a physical therapist
assistant entitles the person "to use the words 'physical therapist
assistant' or letters 'P.T.A.' to indicate that the person is licensed in this
State" .
3. According to Maine law, a physical therapist assistant may act
only under the direction of whom?
A) A medical doctor with any specialty
B) A physical therapist licensed to practice in Maine
C) An occupational therapist
D) A nurse practitioner
Answer: B) A physical therapist licensed to practice in Maine
,Rationale: The Physical Therapist Practice Act (as amended by LD 1453)
explicitly states: "A licensed physical therapist assistant may act only
under the direction of a physical therapist licensed to practice in this
State" .
4. Which examination is approved by the Maine Board of Examiners
in Physical Therapy for PTA licensure?
A) The state jurisprudence examination only
B) The National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) administered by
FSBPT
C) The Certified PTA Examination (CPTAE)
D) The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
Answer: B) The National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE)
administered by FSBPT
Rationale: The Maine Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy requires
applicants to pass the FSBPT-administered NPTE. Application materials
specifically ask for FSBPT examination results and provide FSBPT contact
information .
, 5. Under Maine law, what is the primary requirement for a PTA who
has been licensed in another state to obtain licensure in Maine by
examination waiver?
A) Automatic licensure without any conditions
B) The applicant must have previously passed a qualifying examination
acceptable to the board with standards equivalent to Maine's
requirements
C) The applicant must retake the NPTE regardless of previous scores
D) The applicant must complete a new accredited PTA program
Answer: B) The applicant must have previously passed a qualifying
examination acceptable to the board with standards equivalent to
Maine's requirements
Rationale: 32 M.R.S. §3114-B allows the board to waive examination
requirements for applicants currently licensed in another jurisdiction "by
virtue of having previously passed a qualifying examination acceptable
to the board, if the passing standards for the examination are equivalent
to those then required by the law of this State" .
6. For a physical therapist assistant to be eligible for licensure, the
applicant must pass which type of examination approved by the
board?
