FL LAW EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Any individual, working or volunteering in a physical therapy setting, not holding a
current license - ANSWER-unlicensed personnel
the document of authorization granted by the board and issued by the department for
a person to engage in the practice of physical therapy - ANSWER-license
A licensee may practice a profession only if the licensee has an ___ status license. -
ANSWER-active --cannot be inactive, retired or a delinquent license
t/f: Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a licensee may change
licensure status at any time. - ANSWER-true
An active status licensee or an inactive status licensee who chooses retired status at
the time of license renewal must pay the retired status fee, which may not exceed
$__ - ANSWER-$50
what happens if a licensee fails to renew before the license expires - ANSWER-
license becomes delinquent in the cycle following expiration
supervision by a physical therapist who is licensed, requiring the physical presence
of the licensed physical therapist for consultation and direction of the actions of a
physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who is practicing under a temporary
permit and who is a candidate for licensure by examination. - ANSWER-direct
supervision
Supervision of subordinate personnel performing directed actions, while the licensed
supervisor is immediately physically available. - ANSWER-direct supervision
Supervision of a physical therapist assistant, other than by direct supervision,
whereby the physical therapist is 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 within the same geographic location as the
physical therapist assistant. - ANSWER-general supervision
The board shall require licensees to demonstrate their professional competence as a
condition of renewal of a license by completing ___ hours of continuing education
biennially. - ANSWER-24 hrs
t/f: the board can make exceptions to continuing education rules in emergency
hardship cases - ANSWER-true
is the use of roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and
the use of electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization, considered
"physical therapy" - ANSWER-NO
,does The practice of physical therapy authorize a physical therapy practitioner to
practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipulation, or
acupuncture? - ANSWER-NO
a person who is licensed and who practices physical therapy is a ___ - ANSWER-
Physical therapist
a person who is licensed to perform patient-related activities, including the use of
physical agents, whose license is in good standing, and whose activities are
performed under the direction of a physical therapist is a ___ - ANSWER-PTA
pt related activities performed by a PTA shall be under the ___ supervision of a PT,
but shall not require ___ supervision by a PT - ANSWER-general
onsite
a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant who is licensed and who
practices physical therapy is a ____ - ANSWER-physical therapy practitioner
Each licensee must complete at least ___ hours of HIV/AIDS education through a
Board approved course no later than upon the licensee's first biennial renewal of
licensure. - ANSWER-one
courses on HIV/AIDS CEU hours, the course must include the following subjects: -
ANSWER-(a) Modes of transmission;
(b) Infection control procedures;
(c) Clinical management;
(d) Prevention;
(e) Florida law on AIDS and the impact on testing, confidentiality, and treatment.
t/f: the HIV/AIDS one hour course can take place online/at home - ANSWER-true
To receive Board approval for biennial renewal, courses on medical error prevention
shall be ____ contact hours - ANSWER-two
medical errors course should include - ANSWER-(a) Medical documentation and
communication;
(b) Contraindications and indications for physical therapy management; and,
(c) Pharmacological components of physical therapy and patient management.
Each licensee, licensed by January 1, 2021, must complete at least __ hours of
Human Trafficking education through an approved course no later than January 1,
2021. - ANSWER-one
To receive approval, courses on human trafficking shall be at least one hour and
include all of the following subject areas: - ANSWER-(a) Sex trafficking,
(b) Labor trafficking,
(c) How to identify individuals who may be victims of human trafficking,
(d) How to report cases of human trafficking,
(e) Resources available to victims, and
, (f) Signage posting requirements.
Every person licensed pursuant to chapter 486, F.S., shall be required to complete
____ contact hours of continuing education courses approved by the Board in the
twenty-four months preceding each biennial renewal period as established by the
Department. - ANSWER-24
A contact hour shall consist of ____ clock minutes. One half contact hour shall
consist of ____ clock minutes. - ANSWER-50
25
____ contact hours, also referred to as CE Hours (CEH), constitute one continuing
education unit (CEU). - ANSWER-10
The Board will accept up to ____ contact hours for home study during a biennium. -
ANSWER-12
Course instructors providing continuing education to licensees under this chapter
shall receive up to ____ contact hours credit per biennium. - ANSWER-6
Clinical Instructors shall receive 1 contact hour for every ___ hours of clinical
internship limited to a maximum of ___ contact hours per instructor per bienium -
ANSWER-160
6
continuing ed credit can come from the following - ANSWER-1. PT courses at a
college/university which provides curriculum for PTs/PTAs
2. courses approved/sponsored by APTA
3. courses approved/sponsored by FL PT association
4. attendance at FL board meetings where disciplinary cases are being heard
5. former board members who serve on the board's probably cause panel
6. licensees who file DOH and take/pass the FL laws and rules exam = 2 hrs
PT license renewal fee shall not exceed $___ - ANSWER-$200
The continuing education requirements for reactivating an inactive license may not
exceed ____ classroom hours for each year the license was inactive. - ANSWER-10
The department may not reactivate a (PT or PTA) license unless the inactive
licensee has met the continuing education requirements of subsection (3) or has
fulfilled one of the following requirements for reactivation of a license: - ANSWER-1.
provides evidence that he/she engaged in PT practice in good standing in another
state for the 4 years immediately preceding the filing of an application
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Any individual, working or volunteering in a physical therapy setting, not holding a
current license - ANSWER-unlicensed personnel
the document of authorization granted by the board and issued by the department for
a person to engage in the practice of physical therapy - ANSWER-license
A licensee may practice a profession only if the licensee has an ___ status license. -
ANSWER-active --cannot be inactive, retired or a delinquent license
t/f: Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a licensee may change
licensure status at any time. - ANSWER-true
An active status licensee or an inactive status licensee who chooses retired status at
the time of license renewal must pay the retired status fee, which may not exceed
$__ - ANSWER-$50
what happens if a licensee fails to renew before the license expires - ANSWER-
license becomes delinquent in the cycle following expiration
supervision by a physical therapist who is licensed, requiring the physical presence
of the licensed physical therapist for consultation and direction of the actions of a
physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who is practicing under a temporary
permit and who is a candidate for licensure by examination. - ANSWER-direct
supervision
Supervision of subordinate personnel performing directed actions, while the licensed
supervisor is immediately physically available. - ANSWER-direct supervision
Supervision of a physical therapist assistant, other than by direct supervision,
whereby the physical therapist is 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 within the same geographic location as the
physical therapist assistant. - ANSWER-general supervision
The board shall require licensees to demonstrate their professional competence as a
condition of renewal of a license by completing ___ hours of continuing education
biennially. - ANSWER-24 hrs
t/f: the board can make exceptions to continuing education rules in emergency
hardship cases - ANSWER-true
is the use of roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and
the use of electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization, considered
"physical therapy" - ANSWER-NO
,does The practice of physical therapy authorize a physical therapy practitioner to
practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipulation, or
acupuncture? - ANSWER-NO
a person who is licensed and who practices physical therapy is a ___ - ANSWER-
Physical therapist
a person who is licensed to perform patient-related activities, including the use of
physical agents, whose license is in good standing, and whose activities are
performed under the direction of a physical therapist is a ___ - ANSWER-PTA
pt related activities performed by a PTA shall be under the ___ supervision of a PT,
but shall not require ___ supervision by a PT - ANSWER-general
onsite
a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant who is licensed and who
practices physical therapy is a ____ - ANSWER-physical therapy practitioner
Each licensee must complete at least ___ hours of HIV/AIDS education through a
Board approved course no later than upon the licensee's first biennial renewal of
licensure. - ANSWER-one
courses on HIV/AIDS CEU hours, the course must include the following subjects: -
ANSWER-(a) Modes of transmission;
(b) Infection control procedures;
(c) Clinical management;
(d) Prevention;
(e) Florida law on AIDS and the impact on testing, confidentiality, and treatment.
t/f: the HIV/AIDS one hour course can take place online/at home - ANSWER-true
To receive Board approval for biennial renewal, courses on medical error prevention
shall be ____ contact hours - ANSWER-two
medical errors course should include - ANSWER-(a) Medical documentation and
communication;
(b) Contraindications and indications for physical therapy management; and,
(c) Pharmacological components of physical therapy and patient management.
Each licensee, licensed by January 1, 2021, must complete at least __ hours of
Human Trafficking education through an approved course no later than January 1,
2021. - ANSWER-one
To receive approval, courses on human trafficking shall be at least one hour and
include all of the following subject areas: - ANSWER-(a) Sex trafficking,
(b) Labor trafficking,
(c) How to identify individuals who may be victims of human trafficking,
(d) How to report cases of human trafficking,
(e) Resources available to victims, and
, (f) Signage posting requirements.
Every person licensed pursuant to chapter 486, F.S., shall be required to complete
____ contact hours of continuing education courses approved by the Board in the
twenty-four months preceding each biennial renewal period as established by the
Department. - ANSWER-24
A contact hour shall consist of ____ clock minutes. One half contact hour shall
consist of ____ clock minutes. - ANSWER-50
25
____ contact hours, also referred to as CE Hours (CEH), constitute one continuing
education unit (CEU). - ANSWER-10
The Board will accept up to ____ contact hours for home study during a biennium. -
ANSWER-12
Course instructors providing continuing education to licensees under this chapter
shall receive up to ____ contact hours credit per biennium. - ANSWER-6
Clinical Instructors shall receive 1 contact hour for every ___ hours of clinical
internship limited to a maximum of ___ contact hours per instructor per bienium -
ANSWER-160
6
continuing ed credit can come from the following - ANSWER-1. PT courses at a
college/university which provides curriculum for PTs/PTAs
2. courses approved/sponsored by APTA
3. courses approved/sponsored by FL PT association
4. attendance at FL board meetings where disciplinary cases are being heard
5. former board members who serve on the board's probably cause panel
6. licensees who file DOH and take/pass the FL laws and rules exam = 2 hrs
PT license renewal fee shall not exceed $___ - ANSWER-$200
The continuing education requirements for reactivating an inactive license may not
exceed ____ classroom hours for each year the license was inactive. - ANSWER-10
The department may not reactivate a (PT or PTA) license unless the inactive
licensee has met the continuing education requirements of subsection (3) or has
fulfilled one of the following requirements for reactivation of a license: - ANSWER-1.
provides evidence that he/she engaged in PT practice in good standing in another
state for the 4 years immediately preceding the filing of an application
