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JURISPRUDENCE EXAM FOR ARIZONA STATE
BOARDOF PHYSICAL THERAPY QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A in 2025
A PT must verify the qualifications of ____________
under the - CORRECT ANSWER>> PT's direction and
supervision.PTA and other assistive personnel
32-2043 (G)
The following are grounds for disciplinary action:
Failing to maintain adequate ________. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"adequate __________" means legible records that comply with board rules and
that contain at a minium an evaluation of objective findings, a diagnosis, the POC,
the treatment record, a discharge summary, and
sufficient - CORRECT ANSWER>> information to identify
the patient.patient records, patient reords
32-2044 (20)
The following are grounds for disciplinary action:
Promoting an unnecessary device, treatment intervention or service for the
_____________ of the practitioner or of a third party. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>financial gain
32-2044 (21)
_________ means that the supervising PT is on call and readily available via
telecommunications when the PTA is providing treatment interventions CORRECT
ANSWER>>general supervision
32-2001 (5)
_____ means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Physical therapist
32-2001 (9)
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______ means the care and services provided by or under the direction and
supervision of a PT who is licensed pursuant to this chapter - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Physical therapy
32-2001 (11)
_____________ means any of the actions stated in the
definition of practice of - CORRECT ANSWER>>
physical therapy in A.R.S. 32- 2001Physical therapy
services
R4-24-101 (30)
,______ includes PTAs and PT aides and other assistive personnel who are trained
or educated health care providers and who are not PTAs or PT aides but who
perform specific designated tasks related to PT under the supervision of a PT. At
the discretion of the supervising PT, 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
- CORRECT ANSWER>> responsibilities within their scope of
practice.assistive personnel
32-2001 (1)
_____ means a person who meets the requirements of this chapter for
certification and who performs PT procedures and related
tasks that have been - CORRECT ANSWER>>
selected and delegated by the supervising PT.PTA
32-2001 (10)
_______ means a person who is trained under the
direction of a PT and who - CORRECT ANSWER>>
performs designated and routine physical therapy
tasksPT aide 32-2001 (12)
________________ means examining, evaluating, and testing persons who have
mechanical, physiological, and developmental impairments, funcitonal limitations
and disabilities or other health and movement related conditions in order to
3 determine a diagnosis, a prognosis, and a plan of therapeutic intervention and
to assess the ongoing affects of
intervention.Practice of physical therapy - CORRECT ANSWER>>
32-2001 (13 A)
___________ means alleviating impairments and functional limitations by
designing, implementing, and modifying therapeutic interventions including: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER>> modalities
x) patient related instructionpractice of physical
therapy
32-2001 (13 B)
___________ means reducing the risk of injury, impairments, functional
limitations and disability by means that include
promoting and maintaining a person's - CORRECT ANSWER>> fitness, health,
and quality of lifePractice of physical therapy
32-2001 (13 C)
_______________ means engaging in administration, consultation, education, and
, - CORRECT ANSWER>> researchPractice of physical therapy
32-2001 (13 D)
______ means a permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as a
PT in this state or to work as a PTA for a specific period of time and under
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conditions prescribed by the board before that person is
issued a - CORRECT ANSWER>> license or
certification.interim permit
32-2001 (6)
______ means a PT who provides onsite supervision as defined in ARS 32-2001 -
CORRECT ANSWER>>Onsite supervisor
R4-24-101 (27)
_________, as used in the definition of "general supervision" prescribed under
ARS 32-2001, means a *supervising PT is able to respond within 15 minutes* to a
communication from a PTA providing a selected
treatment - CORRECT ANSWER>> intervention under
general supervisionReadily available
R4-24-101 (32)
A PT shall not supervise more than ___ assistive personnel at any time. If a PT
supervises this many personnel, the PT shall ensure that:
1. at least one of the assistive personnel is a ____
2. no more than ___ of the assistive personnel are ____ performing selected
treatment interventions under general supervision, and
3. assistive personnel other than a ____ perform a
PT task only - CORRECT ANSWER>> under the onsite
supervision of a PTA PT shall not supervise more than
*3*
assistive personnel at any time. If a PT supervises *3* personnel, the PT shall
ensure that:
1. at least one of the assistive personnel is a *PTA*
2. no more than *2* of the assistive personnel are *PTAs* performing selected
treatment interventions under general supervision, and
3. assistive personnel other than a *PTA* perform a PT task only under the onsite
supervision of a PT
R4-24-303 (C)
Before delegating performance of a selected treatment intervention for a PTA
working under *general supervision*, the supervising PT shall ensure that the PTA:
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1. _____________, and
2. has completed at least ___________ of
experience as a PTA working - CORRECT ANSWER>> with patients under
onsite supervision.Before delegating
performance of a selected treatment intervention for a PTA working under general
supervision, the supervising PT shall ensure that the PTA:
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM FOR ARIZONA STATE
BOARDOF PHYSICAL THERAPY QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A in 2025
A PT must verify the qualifications of ____________
under the - CORRECT ANSWER>> PT's direction and
supervision.PTA and other assistive personnel
32-2043 (G)
The following are grounds for disciplinary action:
Failing to maintain adequate ________. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"adequate __________" means legible records that comply with board rules and
that contain at a minium an evaluation of objective findings, a diagnosis, the POC,
the treatment record, a discharge summary, and
sufficient - CORRECT ANSWER>> information to identify
the patient.patient records, patient reords
32-2044 (20)
The following are grounds for disciplinary action:
Promoting an unnecessary device, treatment intervention or service for the
_____________ of the practitioner or of a third party. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>financial gain
32-2044 (21)
_________ means that the supervising PT is on call and readily available via
telecommunications when the PTA is providing treatment interventions CORRECT
ANSWER>>general supervision
32-2001 (5)
_____ means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Physical therapist
32-2001 (9)
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______ means the care and services provided by or under the direction and
supervision of a PT who is licensed pursuant to this chapter - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Physical therapy
32-2001 (11)
_____________ means any of the actions stated in the
definition of practice of - CORRECT ANSWER>>
physical therapy in A.R.S. 32- 2001Physical therapy
services
R4-24-101 (30)
,______ includes PTAs and PT aides and other assistive personnel who are trained
or educated health care providers and who are not PTAs or PT aides but who
perform specific designated tasks related to PT under the supervision of a PT. At
the discretion of the supervising PT, 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
- CORRECT ANSWER>> responsibilities within their scope of
practice.assistive personnel
32-2001 (1)
_____ means a person who meets the requirements of this chapter for
certification and who performs PT procedures and related
tasks that have been - CORRECT ANSWER>>
selected and delegated by the supervising PT.PTA
32-2001 (10)
_______ means a person who is trained under the
direction of a PT and who - CORRECT ANSWER>>
performs designated and routine physical therapy
tasksPT aide 32-2001 (12)
________________ means examining, evaluating, and testing persons who have
mechanical, physiological, and developmental impairments, funcitonal limitations
and disabilities or other health and movement related conditions in order to
3 determine a diagnosis, a prognosis, and a plan of therapeutic intervention and
to assess the ongoing affects of
intervention.Practice of physical therapy - CORRECT ANSWER>>
32-2001 (13 A)
___________ means alleviating impairments and functional limitations by
designing, implementing, and modifying therapeutic interventions including: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER>> modalities
x) patient related instructionpractice of physical
therapy
32-2001 (13 B)
___________ means reducing the risk of injury, impairments, functional
limitations and disability by means that include
promoting and maintaining a person's - CORRECT ANSWER>> fitness, health,
and quality of lifePractice of physical therapy
32-2001 (13 C)
_______________ means engaging in administration, consultation, education, and
, - CORRECT ANSWER>> researchPractice of physical therapy
32-2001 (13 D)
______ means a permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as a
PT in this state or to work as a PTA for a specific period of time and under
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conditions prescribed by the board before that person is
issued a - CORRECT ANSWER>> license or
certification.interim permit
32-2001 (6)
______ means a PT who provides onsite supervision as defined in ARS 32-2001 -
CORRECT ANSWER>>Onsite supervisor
R4-24-101 (27)
_________, as used in the definition of "general supervision" prescribed under
ARS 32-2001, means a *supervising PT is able to respond within 15 minutes* to a
communication from a PTA providing a selected
treatment - CORRECT ANSWER>> intervention under
general supervisionReadily available
R4-24-101 (32)
A PT shall not supervise more than ___ assistive personnel at any time. If a PT
supervises this many personnel, the PT shall ensure that:
1. at least one of the assistive personnel is a ____
2. no more than ___ of the assistive personnel are ____ performing selected
treatment interventions under general supervision, and
3. assistive personnel other than a ____ perform a
PT task only - CORRECT ANSWER>> under the onsite
supervision of a PTA PT shall not supervise more than
*3*
assistive personnel at any time. If a PT supervises *3* personnel, the PT shall
ensure that:
1. at least one of the assistive personnel is a *PTA*
2. no more than *2* of the assistive personnel are *PTAs* performing selected
treatment interventions under general supervision, and
3. assistive personnel other than a *PTA* perform a PT task only under the onsite
supervision of a PT
R4-24-303 (C)
Before delegating performance of a selected treatment intervention for a PTA
working under *general supervision*, the supervising PT shall ensure that the PTA:
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1. _____________, and
2. has completed at least ___________ of
experience as a PTA working - CORRECT ANSWER>> with patients under
onsite supervision.Before delegating
performance of a selected treatment intervention for a PTA working under general
supervision, the supervising PT shall ensure that the PTA:
