PTA FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES EXAM 08 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWER(VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY)

A physical therapist does not require a practitioner of record to review and sign the plan if what? When a patient has physically been examined by a physician licensed in another state, the patient has been diagnosed by the physician as having a condition for which physical therapy is required, and the physical therapist is the treating condition. Is the use of roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and the use of electricity for surgical purposes including cauterization included in "physical therapy"? No Does the practice of physical therapy authorize physical therapy practitioners to practice chiropractic medicine? No The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application. The fee set by the board should not exceed? $150 How many hours of continuing education does a person need to have to re-activate a license for each year the license was inactive? May not exceed 10 classroom hours A license can be renewed if A person provides evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has what? -Has actively engaged in the practice of physical therapy in good standing in another state for the four years immediately preceding the filing of an application for reinstatement Or -makes application for and passes the examination and pays fees How many hours of continuing education are required each biennial to demonstrate professional competence? 24 hours The board Shall approve continuing education classes only if what? Those courses are sponsored by a college or university which provides curriculum for training physical therapist or physical therapist assistants which is accredited by, or has status within an crediting agency approved by, the United States department of education or courses sponsored or approved by the Florida physical therapy Association or the American physical therapy Association Who is required to maintain sufficient records to demonstrate compliance with continuing education classes? Each licensee Using the physical therapist-patient relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, and sexual activity outside the scope of practice or the scope of generally accepted examination or the treatment of the patient is what? PROHIBITED! What following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action? -being unable to practice physical therapy with reasonable scale and safety to patients by reason of illness or use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material or as a result of any mental or physical condition -having committed fraud in the practice of physical therapy or the seat in obtaining a license as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant -being convicted or found guilty regardless of adjudication, of a crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the practice of physical therapy or to the ability to practice physical therapy -treating others by means other than physical therapy - failing to maintain acceptable standards of physical therapy practice as set forth by the board in rules adopted pursuant to this chapter -engaging directly or indirectly in the dividing, transferring, assigning, rebating, or refunding of fees received for professional services, or having been found to profit by means of a credit or other valuable consideration, such as an an earn commission, discount, or gratuity, but any person referring a patient or with any relative or business associate of referring the person. -having a license revoked or suspended; Having had other disciplinary action taken against him or her; or having had her or his application for a license refused, revoked, or suspended by the licensing authority of another state, territory, or country -making or filing a report of record which the licensee knows to be false -practicing are offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law or excepting and performing professional responsibilities which a person knows they are not competent to perform such as spinal manipulation It is unlawful to practice/attempt to practice without an active license or temporary license, practice or attempt to practice with a suspended or revoked license, obtain license by fraudulent representation, use the title of PT/PTA in any form when not licensed, make false oath or affirmation whenever an oath or affirmation is required, and concealing information relating to this chapter is found guilty of what kind of offense? Misdemeanor of the first degree Who can apply for injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act in violation of this chapter The department or any person in the name of the state And in active or retired license shall be reactivated upon receipt by the board the following payments? -Biennial renewal fee - The unlicensed activity fee -The reactivation fee -change of status fee What are the requirements for reactivation of an in active or retired license? -Payment of all applicable fees -documentation of compliance with all continuing education requirements including prevention a medical errors, for the biennium during which the license last held in active license; and, -documentation of completion of 10 hours of continuing education for each year the license was in active including two hours on the prevention of medical errors. No more than six hours of continuing education may be completed by homestudy per year up in active status. In addition, the applicant must document completion of two hours of continuing education specifically on Florida physical therapy laws and rules within the 12 months immediately preceding application for reactivation, -documentation that the applicant is licensed and in good standing in another state and has actively engage in the practice of physical therapy for four years immediately preceding application for reactivation (at least 400 hours per year); or -documentation of application for and successful passage of the national physical therapy examination, including payment of all associated fees Who is exempt from all licensure renewal provisions for any period of time which the licensee is absent from the state of Florida? A spouse of a member of the Armed Forces. Notification to the board of the change in status is required within how many months of the licensee's return to the state of Florida or the spouses discharge from active duty? 6 months What is the The stage of illness or injury characterized by actual or reasonable potential for a rapid change in medical status that would affect the physical therapy plan of care? Acute care What is the offering of information aimed at the resolution of perceived problem? Consultation What is the physical therapists authorization and empowerment of a PTA or unlicensed support personnel to carry out actions requiring licensure? Direction What is direct supervision? Supervision of subordinate personnel performing directed actions, while the license supervisor is immediately physically available. What is another word for direct supervision? On-site supervision What is general supervision? Requires the physical therapist to be accessible at all times by two way communication, available, to respond to an inquiry when made and readily available for consultation during the delivery of care, and is with in the same geographic location as the PTA What is the program plan? The establishment of objectives (goals) and specific remediation techniques. What kind of supervision does a PTA require when providing services to a patient who is an inpatient in a hospital or who is in the acute phase of injury or illness Direct supervision If a patient is is not an inpatient in the hospital, or who is not in the acute phase of injury that PTA is under what supervision? General supervision Unlicensed supportive personnel are under what kind of Supervision and by who? Under the direct supervision of a physical therapist or a PTA When employed by a board-certified orthopedic physician or physiatrist or a chiropractic physician the physical therapist assistant shall report all untoward patient responses to who? Both the PT and to the employing physician How many days does a licensee have to notify the board about a change in address? 60 days in writing A physical therapist may perform electromyography as an aid to diagnose of any human condition must be trained and competent in? Inserting and adjusting electrodes, reading and identify normal and abnormal signs on the grid, and interpreting the audible signals What formal education within an accredited post secondary education institution does a PT have to have to perform electromyography? Human dissection, human physiology, neurology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology offered at the graduate level, and a pathological conditions The physical therapist must have completed how many hours of testing human subjects under the direct supervision of a licensed physician or physical therapist to perform electromyography? 200 To perform electromyography, how many hours have to be tested on neurologically involved patients? 100 What are the minimum requirements for licensees that are relocating or terminating practice? Public notification in a newspaper of the greatest general circulation, and place a sign in a conspicuous location in the licensees office announcing the termination or relocation of the practice. What should the notice and the sign advise clients and patients when terminating or relocating a practice? Their opportunity to transfer or receive their medical records How many years does a licensee have to maintain records after the termination every location at practice? Two years When terminating or relocating a practice a notice shall be published how many times over how many weeks? No less than four times over a period of at least four weeks How many days should a sign be placed in a office about termination or relocation of a practice 30 days After death of a licensee medical records should be held for how many years after the death of the licensee? Two years Within how many months from the date of death of the licensee shall a notice be published in the newspaper of greatest general circulation in the county where the licensee practice, indicating to the clients and patients of the deceased licensee and where medical records are available 1 month After death of a licensee, what is required at the conclusion of 22 month frame? Notice shall be published in a newspaper once during each week for 4 consecutive weeks. Patient records can be destroyed one month after or later from the last day of the fourth week of publication notice. Reasonable costs for first 25 pages? 1.00 each Each page in excess to the 25 pages, the cost shall be? $0.25 per page Reasonable costs for reproducing X-rays and other records should be? Actual costs: the cost of the material and supplies used to duplicate the record All medication used in physical therapy shall be Properly dispensed by a Florida licensed pharmacist and only be administered to the patient for whom the prescription was authorized. What is an unlicensed personnel allowed to document? Tasks and activities of patients during the patient treatment Activities that require the special knowledge, judgment, and skills of the PTA include? Subsequent reassessments other patient and assessment of the progress of the patient in relationship to the plan of care What continuing education class must a licensee have completed through a board approved course no later than upon the licensees first biennial renewal of license? Hour requirement? HIV and AIDS; 1 clock hour The board may accept HIV and AIDS coursework from schools of physical therapy no more than how many years preceding initial licensure? 5 years The following subject areas must be included to receive board approval on HIV/AIDS courses: Modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, prevention and Florida law on AIDS and the impact on testing, confidentiality, and treatment