GA JURISPRUDENCE PAPER ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Physical Therapy aide - ✔✔A physical therapy _____ must have direct supervision
on the premises at all times when providing supportive activities.
✔✔direct supervision - ✔✔What means on the premises and immediately available at
all times?
✔✔on the premises - ✔✔_____ means the immediate area of the pt.
✔✔Treatment documentation - ✔✔defined for purposes of this Rule as the creation,
generation, composition of any pt care report and shall include but not be limited to pt
evaluations, assessment, plans of care, goals, progress notes, consultation reports,
discharge summaries and any other written materials related to pt management.
✔✔1. Clerical tasks excluding treatment documentation
2. transporting pts
3. assembling & disassembling equipment in treatment tasks
4. housekeeping activities - ✔✔Physical therapy aides may perform the following tasks:
✔✔yes - ✔✔Can physical therapy aides provide supportive activities to pt care at the
discretion of the licensee as long as they have direct supervision?
✔✔1. assisting a pt in preparation for trx by a licensee
2. assisting a pt after cessation of trx by a licensee
3. assisting the licensee during trx provided by the licensee - ✔✔Supportive activities
include:
✔✔providers - ✔✔Licensed PT and PTA's are the only ____ of physical therapy.
, ✔✔1. Act with consideration, within the scope of physical therapy, for the rights &
dignity of individuals
2. Comply w/laws & regulations governing the practice of physical therapy in the state of
GA
3. Accept responsibility for the exercise of sound judgement
4. Seek remuneration for heir services that is deserved & reasonable
5. Provide accurate information to the consumer about the profession & services
provided
6. Accept the responsibility to protect the public and the profession from unethical,
incompetent, or illegal acts - ✔✔Principles of Conduct for Licensed PT's and PTA's:
✔✔1. Failing to adhere to the Code of Ethics for PT's and PTA's
2. Delegating to an aide or unlicensed person any physical therapy task other than
thosecodified
3. Failing to provide continuous, immediate and physically present supervision of the
aide/unlicensed person when designated tasks are performed
4. Performing the technique of dry needling without having met the training &
competency requirements
5. Failing to provide an evaluation on each pt and establishing a physical therapy
diagnosis
6. Failing to formulate & record in the pt's record at trx program based upon the
evaluation & any other info available
7. Failing to perform periodic evaluation of the pt & documenting the evaluations in the
pt's record & to make adjustments to the pt's trx program as progress warrants
8. Failing to formulate & record a pt's discharge plan
9. Directly or indirectly requesting, receiving or participating int eh division, t -
✔✔Unethical & unprofessional conduct include:
✔✔physical therapist - ✔✔Dry needling must be directly performed by a licensed _____
that is specifically trained & competent by virtue of education & training to perform dry
needling.
✔✔No - ✔✔Is online study for dry needling instruction considered appropriate training?
✔✔1. Proof of education in the OSHA blood Borne Pathogens Standard and 2. at least
one of the following:
A. Graduation from an entry-level physical therapy program that included dry needling
instruction consisting of a minimum of 50hrs total & competency assessment &
achievement in its curriculum
B. Graduation from a post-graduate credentialed residency or fellowship program of
study that included dry needling instruction consisting of a minimum of 50hrs total &
competency assessment & achievement in its curriculum
C. Documented successful completion of a didactic dry needling course of study
consisting of a minimum of 50hrs total & competency assessment & achievement in its
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Physical Therapy aide - ✔✔A physical therapy _____ must have direct supervision
on the premises at all times when providing supportive activities.
✔✔direct supervision - ✔✔What means on the premises and immediately available at
all times?
✔✔on the premises - ✔✔_____ means the immediate area of the pt.
✔✔Treatment documentation - ✔✔defined for purposes of this Rule as the creation,
generation, composition of any pt care report and shall include but not be limited to pt
evaluations, assessment, plans of care, goals, progress notes, consultation reports,
discharge summaries and any other written materials related to pt management.
✔✔1. Clerical tasks excluding treatment documentation
2. transporting pts
3. assembling & disassembling equipment in treatment tasks
4. housekeeping activities - ✔✔Physical therapy aides may perform the following tasks:
✔✔yes - ✔✔Can physical therapy aides provide supportive activities to pt care at the
discretion of the licensee as long as they have direct supervision?
✔✔1. assisting a pt in preparation for trx by a licensee
2. assisting a pt after cessation of trx by a licensee
3. assisting the licensee during trx provided by the licensee - ✔✔Supportive activities
include:
✔✔providers - ✔✔Licensed PT and PTA's are the only ____ of physical therapy.
, ✔✔1. Act with consideration, within the scope of physical therapy, for the rights &
dignity of individuals
2. Comply w/laws & regulations governing the practice of physical therapy in the state of
GA
3. Accept responsibility for the exercise of sound judgement
4. Seek remuneration for heir services that is deserved & reasonable
5. Provide accurate information to the consumer about the profession & services
provided
6. Accept the responsibility to protect the public and the profession from unethical,
incompetent, or illegal acts - ✔✔Principles of Conduct for Licensed PT's and PTA's:
✔✔1. Failing to adhere to the Code of Ethics for PT's and PTA's
2. Delegating to an aide or unlicensed person any physical therapy task other than
thosecodified
3. Failing to provide continuous, immediate and physically present supervision of the
aide/unlicensed person when designated tasks are performed
4. Performing the technique of dry needling without having met the training &
competency requirements
5. Failing to provide an evaluation on each pt and establishing a physical therapy
diagnosis
6. Failing to formulate & record in the pt's record at trx program based upon the
evaluation & any other info available
7. Failing to perform periodic evaluation of the pt & documenting the evaluations in the
pt's record & to make adjustments to the pt's trx program as progress warrants
8. Failing to formulate & record a pt's discharge plan
9. Directly or indirectly requesting, receiving or participating int eh division, t -
✔✔Unethical & unprofessional conduct include:
✔✔physical therapist - ✔✔Dry needling must be directly performed by a licensed _____
that is specifically trained & competent by virtue of education & training to perform dry
needling.
✔✔No - ✔✔Is online study for dry needling instruction considered appropriate training?
✔✔1. Proof of education in the OSHA blood Borne Pathogens Standard and 2. at least
one of the following:
A. Graduation from an entry-level physical therapy program that included dry needling
instruction consisting of a minimum of 50hrs total & competency assessment &
achievement in its curriculum
B. Graduation from a post-graduate credentialed residency or fellowship program of
study that included dry needling instruction consisting of a minimum of 50hrs total &
competency assessment & achievement in its curriculum
C. Documented successful completion of a didactic dry needling course of study
consisting of a minimum of 50hrs total & competency assessment & achievement in its
