AZ PT jurisprudence exam (2025)
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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
Assistive personnel 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.
means a business organization that has an
ownership that includes any persons who are not
licensed or certified to provide physical therapy
business entity 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.
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means a skilled intervention performed by a
physical therapist that uses a thin filiform needle to
penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying neural,
dry needling
muscular and connective tissues for the evaluation
and management of neuromusculoskeletal
conditions, pain and movement impairments.
means that the supervising physical therapist is on
call and is readily available via telecommunications
general supervision
when the physical therapist assistant is providing
treatment interventions."
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
interim permit
specific period of time and under conditions
prescribed by the board before that person is
issued a license or certificate.
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
manual therapy eliminate soft tissue swelling, inflammation, or
techniques 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.
eans 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
on-site supervision 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.
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(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:
(i) Therapeutic exercise.
(ii) Functional training in self-care and in home,
community or work reintegration.
practice of physical (iii) Manual therapy techniques.
therapy (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.
(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.
means a certificate on which the board has placed
restricted certificate
any restrictions as the result of a disciplinary action.
means a license on which the board places
restrictions or conditions, or both, as to the scope
of practice, place of practice, supervision of
restricted license
practice, duration of licensed status or type or
condition of a patient to whom the licensee may
provide services.
means a registration the Board has placed an
restricted registration
restrictions on as the result of disciplinary action.
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