AZ Jurisprudence PT exam questions and answers

What does A.R.S stand for and what is its numbers? -Arizona Revised Statute -$32-2024 (E) What does the ARS Prohibit (3) -it is ILLEGAL and UNETHICAL to: -1) RECALL (MEMORIZE): no part of the exam may be copied or reproduced in PART or WHOLE by any means whatsoever -2) SHARE Q on the exam -3) SOLICIT Q on exam from other applicants who have already taken the jurisprudence test WHat happens if i do share or recall test Q? (3) -ILLEGAL: the FSBPT will continue to actively prosecute individuals who violate the SECURITY AGREEMENT (that you sign before taking the test) -the federation will also report it to the AZ board of PT for soliciting or sharing questions -either will result in severly damaging chance of being licensed pursuant to ARS $32-2024 (E) ***SECTION 1/6: DEFINITIONS INFO -7 questions -17.5% -AZ LAW: 1) 32-2001 (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) -AZ RULES: 1) R4-24-101 (5,26, 27, 30, 32, 35) 1-DEFINITION: "Applicant packet" -"means the forms and additional information the Board requires to be submitted by an applicant or on the applicant's behalf." 1-DEFINITION: "On Call" -"as used in the definition of "general supervision!!!!" prescribed under A.R.S. § 32-2001, means a supervising physical therapist is able to go to the location at which and on the same day that a physical therapist assistant provides a selected treatment intervention if the physical therapist, after consultation with the physical therapist assistant, determines that going to the location is in the best interest of the patient. " 1-What are the keys points regarding the supervidising PT being "ON CALL?" -PT CAN GO TO LOCATION BY END OF SAME DAY IF PTA NEEDS THEM -GENERALSUPERVISION!!! 1-DEFINITION: "Onsite Supervisor" -"means a physical therapist who provides onsite supervision as defined in A.R.S. § 32-2001." 1-DEFINITION: "Physical Therapy Services" -"means any of the actions stated in the definition of practice of physical therapy in A.R.S. § 32-2001." 1-DEFINITION: "Readily Available" -"as used in the definition of "general supervision" prescribed under A.R.S. § 32- 2001, -means a supervising physical therapist is able to respond within 15 minutes to a communication from a physical therapist assistant providing a selected treatment intervention under general supervision." -What are the main points pertaining to a supervising PT that is "READILY AVAILABLE?" -RESPONDS WITHIN 15 MINUTES!!!! OF COMMUNICATION (from PTA) -PERTAINS TO PTA UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION!!! 1-DEFINITION: "Supervised Clinical Practice" -"means the period of time a physical therapist is engaged in the practice of physical therapy or a physical therapist assistant is engaged in work as a physical therapist assistant after being issued an interim permit by the Board." -PT OR PTA W/ INTERIM PERMIT 1-DEFINITION: "Supervising physical therapist" -" means an individual licensed under this Chapter who provides ONSITE or GENERAL SUPERVISION to ASSISTIVE PERSONAL. " 1-DEFINITION: "Assistive personnel" (32-001: 1) -"includes physical therapist assistants and physical therapy aides and other assistive personnel who are trained or educated health care providers and who are not physical therapist assistants or physical therapy aides but who perform specific designated tasks related to physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist. -At the discretion of the supervising physical therapist, and if properly credentialed and not prohibited by any other law, other assistive personnel may be identified by the title specific to their training or education. -This paragraph does not apply to personnel assisting other health care professionals licensed pursuant to this title in the performance of delegable treatment responsibilities within their scope of practice." 1-DEFINITION: "board" (32-2001: 2) -"the board of physical therapy" 1-DEFINITION: "Business Entity" (32-2001: 3) -"means a business organization that has an ownership that includes any persons who are not licensed or certified to provide physical therapy services in this state, that offers to the public professional services regulated by the board and that is established pursuant to the laws of any state or foreign country." DEFINITION: "General Supervision" (32-2001: 5) -"means that the supervising physical therapist is on call and is readily available via telecommunications when the physical therapist assistant is providing treatment interventions." DEFINITION: "Interim Permit" (32-2001: 6) -"means a permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as a physical therapist in this state or to work as a physical therapist assistant for a specific period of time and under conditions prescribed by the board before that person is issued a license or certificate." DEFINITION: "Manual Therapy Techniques" (32-2001: 7) -"means a broad group of passive interventions in which physical therapists use their hands to administer skilled movements designed to modulate pain, increase joint range of motion, reduce or eliminate soft tissue swelling, inflammation, or restriction, induce relaxation, improve contractile and noncontractile tissue extensibility, and improve pulmonary function. These interventions involve a variety of techniques, such as the application of graded forces." DEFINITION: "On-site Supervision" (32-2001: 8) -"means that the supervising physical therapist is on site and is present in the facility or on the campus where assistive personnel or a holder of an interim permit is performing services, is immediately available to assist the person being supervised in the services being performed and maintains continued involvement in appropriate aspects of each treatment session in which a component of treatment is delegated." DEFINITION: "Physical Therapist" (32-2001: 9) -"means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter" DEFINITION: "Physical Therapy Assistant" (32-2001: 10) -"means a person who meets the requirements of this chapter for certification and who performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist." DEFINITION: "Physical Therapy" (32-2001: 11) -"means the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist who is licensed pursuant to this chapter." DEFINITION: "Practice of Physical Therapy" (32-2001: 13)n (A-D/4) -(a) Examining, evaluating and testing persons who have mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations and disabilities or other health and movement related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis, a prognosis and a plan of therapeutic intervention and to assess the ongoing effects of intervention. -(b) Alleviating impairments and functional limitations by managing, designing, implementing and modifying therapeutic interventions including: -(c) Reducing the risk of injury, impairments, functional limitations and disability by means that include promoting and maintaining a person's fitness, health and quality of life. -(d) Engaging in administration, consultation, education and research. -(b) Alleviating impairments and functional limitations by managing, designing, implementing and modifying therapeutic interventions including: (10) -(i) Therapeutic exercise. -(ii) Functional training in self-care and in home, community or work reintegration. -(iii) Manual therapy techniques. ( -iv) Therapeutic massage. -(v) Assistive and adaptive orthotic, prosthetic, protective and supportive devices and equipment. -(vi) Pulmonary hygiene. -(vii) Debridement and wound care. ( -viii) Physical agents or modalities. -(ix) Mechanical and electrotherapeutic modalities. ( -(x) Patient related instruction. ***SECTION 2/6: BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY: POWERS AND DUTIES-INFO -2 questions -5% -AZ LAW: 1) 32-2003 Board: Powers and duties 1,2,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 -AZ RULES: 1) R-24-506 1) R-24-506: WRITTEN CRITICISM OF RULE (A/B/C) -A:Any person may file a written criticism of an existing rule with the Board. -B: The criticism shall clearly identify the rule and specify why the existing rule is inadequate, unduly burdensome, unreasonable, or otherwise improper. -C: The Board shall acknowledge receipt of a criticism within 15 days and shall place the criticism in the official record for review by the Board under A.R.S. § 41-1056. 1) 32-2003 Board: Powers and duties- A: The Board Shall... (18 duties) -1. Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure and certification. -2. Provide for national examinations for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and adopt passing scores for these examinations. -3. Issue licenses, permits and certificates to persons who meet the requirements of this chapter. -4. Regulate the practice of physical therapy by interpreting and enforcing this chapter. -5. Adopt and revise rules to enforce this chapter -6. Meet at least once each quarter in compliance with the open meeting requirements of title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1 and keep an official record of these meetings. -7. Establish the mechanisms for assessing continuing professional competence of physical therapists to engage in the practice of physical therapy and the competence of physical therapist assistants to work in the field of physical therapy. -8. At its first regular meeting after the start of each calendar year, elect officers from among its members and as necessary to accomplish board business. -9. Provide for the timely orientation and training of new professional and public appointees to the board regarding board licensing and disciplinary procedures, this chapter, board rules and board procedures. -10. Maintain a current list of all persons regulated under this chapter. This list shall include the person's name, current business and residential addresses, telephone numbers and license or certificate number. -11. Subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4, employ necessary personnel to carry out the administrative work of the board. Board personnel are eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section 38-611. -12. Enter into contracts for services necessary for adequate enforcement of this chapter. -13. Report final disciplinary action taken against a licensee or a certifi 1) 32-2003 Board: Powers and duties-continued B: -B. The board may establish a committee or committees to assist it in carrying out its duties for a time prescribed by the board. The board may require a committee appointed pursuant to this subsection to make regular reports to the board. ***SECTION 3/6: LICENSURE AND EXAMINATION INFO -12 questions -30% -AZ LAW: 1) 32-2001 (4,13,12), 2) 32-2021 (A, B, C), 3) 32-2022 (B), 4) 32-2023, 5) 32-2024, 6) 32-2025, 7) 32-2026, 8) 32-2027, 9) 32-2028, 10) 32-2002 (E) -AZ RULES: 1) R4-24-101 (6,8,12,13,15), 2) R4-24-201 (+C), 3) R4-24-202 (C and 1-4), 4) R4-24-203, 5) R4-34-205, 6) R4-24-208 (A.I.n), 7) R4-24-401, 8) R4-24-402 3-AZ LAW: 1) 32-2001 (4,13,12): 4-DEFINITION: "Dry Needling" -"means a skilled intervention performed by a physical therapist that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying neural, muscular and connective tissues for the evaluation and management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions, pain and movement impairments." 3-AZ LAW: 1) 32-2001 (4,13,12): 12-DEFINITION:"Physical Therapy Aide" -"means a person who is trained under the direction of a physical therapist and who performs designated and supervised routine physical therapy tasks." 3-AZ LAW: 2) 32-2021 (A, B, C): Persons and activities not required to be licensed-A: -A. This chapter does not restrict a person who is licensed under any other law of this state from engaging in the profession or practice for which that person is licensed if that person does not claim to be a physical therapist or a provider of physical therapy. 3-AZ LAW: 2) 32-2021 (A, B, C): Persons and activities not required to be licensed-B: -B. This chapter does not restrict the use of physical agents, modalities or devices by persons qualified under this title to personally render or delegate the use of this treatment. 3-AZ LAW: 2) 32-2021 (A, B, C): Persons and activities not required to be licensed-C: (5) -C. The following persons are exempt from the licensure requirements of this chapter: -1. A person in a professional education program approved by the board who is satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to the person's physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education while under the on-site supervision of a physical therapist. -2. A physical therapist who is practicing or a physical therapist assistant who is working in the United States armed services, United States public health service or veterans administration pursuant to federal regulations for state licensure of health care providers. -3. A physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or a foreign educated physical therapist credentialed in another country if that person is performing physical therapy in connection with teaching or participating in an educational seminar for not more than sixty days in any twelve month period. -4. A physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or who is credentialed in another country if that person by contract or employment is providing physical therapy to persons who are affiliated with or employed by established athletic teams, athletic organizations or performing arts companies temporarily practicing, competing or performing in this state for not more than sixty days in a calendar year. -5. A physical therapist who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States and who enters this state to provide physical therapy to victims of a declared local, state or national disaster or emergency. This exemption applies for the duration of the declared emergency but not longer than sixty days. The physical therapist must also register with the board before practicing. 3-AZ LAW: 3) 32-2022 (B): . Qualifications for licensure and certification; fingerprint clearance card -B. An applicant for a license as a physical therapist who has been educated outside of the United States shall: (10) -1. Be of good moral character. -2. Complete the application process. -3. Provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education is substantially equivalent to the requirements of physical therapists educated in accredited educational programs as determined by the board. If the board determines that a foreign-educated applicant's education is not substantially equivalent, it may require the person to complete additional coursework before it proceeds with the application process. It is not necessary that coursework completed by the applicant be identical in all respects to that required by an education program in the United States for an entry-level physical therapy degree, but all required content areas must be evident as required by board rules. Deficiencies may occur only in coursework and not in essential areas of professional education and shall not be of a magnitude that would cause the education to be deemed below entry-level preparation for practice in this state. -4. Provide written proof of legal authorization to practice as a physical therapist without limitation in the country where the professional education occurred. The board may waive this requirement on receipt of written proof that the applicant cannot demonstrate legal authorization based on the citizenship requirements of the country where the professional education occurred. -5. Provide proof of legal authorization to reside and seek employment in the United States or its territories. -6. Have passed the boa