Florida Pta Laws And Rules Exam Practice Questions With Solutions (2023/2024)

FLORIDA PTA LAWS AND RULES EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS (2023/2024). How many member are in the board of PT? - ANSWER-7, appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the senate. 5 board members shall be ? - ANSWER-Licensed physical therapists in good standing in the state who are residents of this state and who have been engaged in the practice of PT for at least 4 years immediately prior to their appointment. One licensed PT board member may be - ANSWER-A full time faculty member teaching in the PT curriculum in an educational institution in this state. The two remaining board members shall be ? - ANSWER-Residents of this state who have never been licensed health care practitioners. As the terms of the members of the board of PT expire the governor shall ? - ANSWERAppoint successors for terms of 4 years, and such members shall serve until their successors are appointed. The board has several powers and duties, what are they? - ANSWER-The board may administer oaths, summon witnesses, take testimony in all matters relating to its duties under this chapter, establish or modify standards of practice, and adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The board may also review the - ANSWER-Standing and reputability of any school or college offering courses in PT and whether courses of such school or college in PT meet the standards established by the appropriate accrediting agency. In determining the standing and reputability of any such school and whether the school and courses meet such standards, the board may ? - ANSWER-Investigate and make personal inspection of the same. No person shall practice of hood herself or himself out as being able to practice PT in this state unless - ANSWER-She or he is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. However nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any person licensed in this state under any other law from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed. To be eligible for licensing as a PT, an applicant must? - ANSWER-Be 18 years or older, be of good moral character, have graduated from an approved and accredited school, have passed the board exam or the American registry exam prior to 1971, & have received a diploma from a program of PT if in a foreign country where classes are deemed equivalent. What are the physical therapist application fees? - ANSWER-A person who desires to be licensed as a physical therapist should apply to the department in writing on the form furnished by the department. She or he shall embody in the application evidence under oath satisfactory to the board of possession of the qualifications preliminary to examination. The applicant shall pay to the department at the time of filing the application fee not to exceed $100 as fixed by the board. The examinations of an applicant for licensing as a physical therapist shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the board to test? - ANSWER-The applicants qualifications and shall include the taking of a test by the applicant. If an applicant fails to pass the examination in three attempts the applicant shall not be eligible for Reexamination unless she or he completes additional educational or training requirements prescribed by the board. A physical therapist applicant who has completed the additional educational or training requirements prescribed by the board may take the examination on? - ANSWER-Two more occasions. If the applicant has failed to pass the examination after five attempts she or he is no longer eligible to take the examination. The board shall cause a license to be issued for a physical therapist through the department to each applicant who successfully establishes? - ANSWER-Eligibility under the terms of this chapter and remits the initial license fee set by the board not to exceed $150. Any person who holds a license pursuant to the section may engage in the practice of physical therapy and use the words physical therapist or physiotherapist or the letters PT in connection with her or his name or place of business to denote his or her licensure here under. The board shall issue a temporary physical therapist permit to an applicant who meets the following requirements - ANSWER-Completes an application for a temporary permit on a form approved by the department, is a graduate of an approved United States physical therapy education program and meets all the eligibility requirements for licensure, and passes the laws and rules exam, submits an application for licensure, demonstrates proof of having malpractice insurance, and submits documentation that the applicant will be practicing under direct supervision of a licensed PT. A temporary permit is not renewable and is valid until - ANSWER-a license is granted by the board A temp permit is void if - ANSWER-the permittee does not pass a national exam approved by the board in 6 months after the graduation date. An applicant for a temp permit may not work as a PT until a temp permit is issued by the - ANSWER-board A PT who is practicing under a temp permit must do so under - ANSWER-direct supervision of a licensed PT. A supervising PT shall supervise only - ANSWER-one permittee at any given time. The supervising therapist must be licensed for a minimum of - ANSWER-6 months before the supervision period begins and must cosign all patient records produced by the PT who is practicing under a temp permit. The board may cause a license to be issued through the department without examination to any applicant who - ANSWER-presents evidence satisfactory to the board of having passed the american registry exam prior to 1971 or an exam in PT before a similar lawfully authorized examining board of another state, district of Columbia, a territory, foreign country. At the time of making application for licensure without examination pursuant to the terms of this section 486.081 the applicant shall pay - ANSWER-the department a fee not to exceed $175.00 The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set forth by the board not to exceed - ANSWER-$200.00 The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the - ANSWER-biennial renewal of licenses. a license that becomes inactive may be reactivated - ANSWER-upon application and completion of the requirements the board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of - ANSWER-reactivating a license. the continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed - ANSWER-10 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive. The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, for renewal of inactive licenses and for the - ANSWER-reactivation of licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a renewal fee for inactive status, a delinquency fee and a fee for - ANSWER-reactivation of a license. none of these fees may exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license. the department may not reactivate a license unless the - ANSWER-inactive or delinquent licensee has paid any applicable biennial renewal or delinquency fee, or both, and a reactivation fee. the department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive licensee has met the continuing education requirements or has fulfilled one of the following requirements for reactivation of a license: - ANSWER-1:provides satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she has actively engaged in the practice of PT in good standing in another state for 4 years immediately preceding the filing for application for reactivation or 2 makes application for and passes the exam and pays the fee. to be eligible for licensing by the board as a PTA an applicant must: - ANSWER--be 18 or older -be of good moral character -graduated from an accredited school giving a course no less than 2 years for PTA. -passed the NPTE -be entitled to license without exam prior to 1971 a person who desires to be licensed as a PTA shall apply to the department in writing on a form furnished by - ANSWER-the department she or he shall embody in that application evidence under oath, satisfactory to the board, or possession of - ANSWER-the qualifications preliminary to exam. The applicant shall pay to the department at the time of filing the application a fee not to exceed $100. the exam of an applicant for licensing as a PTA shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the board to test the applicants - ANSWER-qualifications and shall include taking of a test by the applicant. If an applicant fails to pass the exam in three attempts, - ANSWER-the applicant shall not be eligible for reexamination unless she or he completes additional educational or training requirements prescribed by the board an applicant who has completed additional educational or training requirements prescribed by the boards can take the exam on - ANSWER-two more occasions. If the applicant has failed to pass the exam after 5 attempts, - ANSWER-she or he is not eligible to take the exam. the board shall issue a license to each applicant who successfully establishes eligibility under the terms of this chapter and remits the initial license fee set forth by the - ANSWER-board not to exceed $100. any person who holds a license pursuant to this section may use the words or letters - ANSWER-PTA in connection with her or his name to denote licensure. the board shall issue a temp PTA permit to an applicant who meets the following requirements: - ANSWER--completes an application for a temp permit -graduated from an approved PTA school -exception of not passing the NPTE for 6 months -submits an application for licensure -demonstrates proof of malpractice insurance -submits documentation verifying direct supervision of a PT you'll be practicing under -a pt must cosign all notes with the temp permit pta at the time of application for licensing without examination pursuant to the terms of this section the applicant shall pay the the department - ANSWER-a fee not to exceed $175.00 as fixed by the board, no part of which will be returned. the department shall renew a PTA license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set forth by the board no to exceed - ANSWER-$150.00 Continuing education hours may not exceed 10 classroom hours for each year the license was - ANSWER-inactive. the board shall require licensees to periodically demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of - ANSWER-renewal of a license by completing 24 hours of CEU'S biennially. the board may make exceptions to continuing education if - ANSWER-emergency or hardship cases are provided by rule.