Physical therapy Georgia Law test
Latest Update 2025/2026 GRADED A+
Board - correct answerState Board of Physical Therapy
License - correct answera valid and current certificate of registration issued by the
board,which shall give the person to whom it is issued authority to engage in the
practice
prescribed thereon.
Physical therapist - correct answera person licensed to practice physical therapy as
defined in this chapter and whose license is in good standing. A physical therapist shall
be
designated by the initials "P.T."
Physical therapist assistant - correct answera person who is licensed by the board to
assist a physical therapist, whose activities are supervised and
directed by a physical therapist, and whose license is in good standing. A physical
therapist assistant shall be designated by the initials "P.T.A."
Physical therapy - correct answerthe examination, treatment, and instruction of human
beings to detect, assess, prevent, correct, alleviate, and limit physical disability, bodily
malfunction and pain from injury, disease, and any other bodily and mental conditions
and includes:
------the administration, interpretation, documentation, and evaluation of tests and
measurements of bodily functions and structures;
------the planning, administration,evaluation, and modification of treatment and
instruction,
-------including the use of physical measures, activities, and devices, for preventative
and therapeutic purposes; including but not limited to dry needling;
-------and the provision of consultative, educational, and other advisory services for the
purpose of preventing or reducing the incidence and severity of physical disability,
bodily malfunction, and pain.
Physical therapy aide - correct answera person who only performs designated and
supervised physical therapy tasks.
---The physical therapy aide must receive direct
supervision and must be directed on the premises at all times by a licensee.
--- Physical therapy aides are not licensed under this chapter.
Trainee - correct answeran individual who is approved for a traineeship.
, Traineeship - correct answera period of activity during which a trainee works under the
direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist
----who has practiced for not less than one year prior to assuming the supervisory role
Training permit - correct answera valid and current certificate of registration issued by
the board,
-----which gives the person to whom it is issued authority to engage in practice through
a traineeship prescribed thereon.
Appointment of board members - correct answerThe board shall consist of eight
members, as provided in Code Section 43-33-6, each of
whom shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
terms - correct answerthree years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. No
person shall serve consecutively
more than two full terms as a member of the board.
vacancies - correct answerVacancies on the board shall
be filled by the Governor's appointment of a successor to serve out the unexpired term.
removal - correct answerThe Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may
remove any member of the
board for neglect of duty, incompetence, revocation or suspension of license of those
licensee members, or other dishonorable conduct.
Qualifications of board members - correct answerTo be eligible for appointment to the
board,
----a person must be a resident of this state.
----Six members of the board shall be licensed as physical therapists
---- who have practiced or taught physical therapy for at least three years.
-----At least one member
shall be licensed and practicing as a physical therapist assistant for at least three years.
-----The eighth member shall be appointed from the public at large and shall have no
business
connection whatsoever with the practice or profession of physical therapy
Division director as secretary of board; - correct answerThe division director shall be
secretary of the board and shall perform such other administrative duties as may be
prescribed by the board. All official records of the board or affidavits by the division
director certifying the content of such records shall be prima-facie evidence of all
matters
required to be kept therein
subpoena power - correct answerIn a contested case, the division director on behalf of
the board shall have the power to subpoena, throughout the state, witnesses,
Latest Update 2025/2026 GRADED A+
Board - correct answerState Board of Physical Therapy
License - correct answera valid and current certificate of registration issued by the
board,which shall give the person to whom it is issued authority to engage in the
practice
prescribed thereon.
Physical therapist - correct answera person licensed to practice physical therapy as
defined in this chapter and whose license is in good standing. A physical therapist shall
be
designated by the initials "P.T."
Physical therapist assistant - correct answera person who is licensed by the board to
assist a physical therapist, whose activities are supervised and
directed by a physical therapist, and whose license is in good standing. A physical
therapist assistant shall be designated by the initials "P.T.A."
Physical therapy - correct answerthe examination, treatment, and instruction of human
beings to detect, assess, prevent, correct, alleviate, and limit physical disability, bodily
malfunction and pain from injury, disease, and any other bodily and mental conditions
and includes:
------the administration, interpretation, documentation, and evaluation of tests and
measurements of bodily functions and structures;
------the planning, administration,evaluation, and modification of treatment and
instruction,
-------including the use of physical measures, activities, and devices, for preventative
and therapeutic purposes; including but not limited to dry needling;
-------and the provision of consultative, educational, and other advisory services for the
purpose of preventing or reducing the incidence and severity of physical disability,
bodily malfunction, and pain.
Physical therapy aide - correct answera person who only performs designated and
supervised physical therapy tasks.
---The physical therapy aide must receive direct
supervision and must be directed on the premises at all times by a licensee.
--- Physical therapy aides are not licensed under this chapter.
Trainee - correct answeran individual who is approved for a traineeship.
, Traineeship - correct answera period of activity during which a trainee works under the
direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist
----who has practiced for not less than one year prior to assuming the supervisory role
Training permit - correct answera valid and current certificate of registration issued by
the board,
-----which gives the person to whom it is issued authority to engage in practice through
a traineeship prescribed thereon.
Appointment of board members - correct answerThe board shall consist of eight
members, as provided in Code Section 43-33-6, each of
whom shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
terms - correct answerthree years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. No
person shall serve consecutively
more than two full terms as a member of the board.
vacancies - correct answerVacancies on the board shall
be filled by the Governor's appointment of a successor to serve out the unexpired term.
removal - correct answerThe Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may
remove any member of the
board for neglect of duty, incompetence, revocation or suspension of license of those
licensee members, or other dishonorable conduct.
Qualifications of board members - correct answerTo be eligible for appointment to the
board,
----a person must be a resident of this state.
----Six members of the board shall be licensed as physical therapists
---- who have practiced or taught physical therapy for at least three years.
-----At least one member
shall be licensed and practicing as a physical therapist assistant for at least three years.
-----The eighth member shall be appointed from the public at large and shall have no
business
connection whatsoever with the practice or profession of physical therapy
Division director as secretary of board; - correct answerThe division director shall be
secretary of the board and shall perform such other administrative duties as may be
prescribed by the board. All official records of the board or affidavits by the division
director certifying the content of such records shall be prima-facie evidence of all
matters
required to be kept therein
subpoena power - correct answerIn a contested case, the division director on behalf of
the board shall have the power to subpoena, throughout the state, witnesses,
