2024 Florida Jurisprudence Exam 1 New Full Exam Questions and Answers
Included
"Direct supervision" - ansrequires the physical presence of the licensed PT for
consultation and direction of the actions
( Except in a case of emergency)
"Physical therapy assessment" - ansmeans observational, verbal, or manual
determinations of the function of the
musculoskeletal or neuromuscular system relative to physical therapy, including, but not
limited to, range of motion of a joint,
motor power, postural attitudes, biomechanical function, locomotion, or functional
abilities, for the purpose of making
recommendations for treatment.
1.1 Legal Intent: "profession" - answith respect to those activities licensed and regulated
by the department shall not be deemed to mean that such activities are not occupations
for other purposes in state or federal law.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: - ans(1) INTENT: if a person wants to be a PT/PTA,
they are entitled to if qualified
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: restrictions - ans- Neither the department nor any
board may take any action that tends to create or maintain an economic condition that
unreasonably restricts competition
- Neither the department nor any board may create a regulation that has an
unreasonable effect on job creation or job retention in the state or that places
unreasonable restrictions on the ability of individuals who seek to practice or who are
practicing a profession or occupation to find employment.
- all expenditures are made in the most cost-effective manner to maximize competition,
minimize licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: when regulated? - ans- practice can harm or
endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the public
- public not effectively protected by other means, (other state statutes, local ordinances,
or federal legislation).
- Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated? - anspreservation of the health,
safety, and welfare of the public under the POLICE powers of the state
1.1 Legislative intent: the sole purpose in chapter - ansensure every PT/PTA in state
meets min requirements for safe practice.
If PT/PTA fall below min competency or present a danger to the public be prohibited
from practicing in this state.
1.2 "Physical therapy" or "physiotherapy," - ansdeemed identical and interchangeable
with each other, means a health care profession.
,2024 Florida Jurisprudence Exam 1 New Full Exam Questions and Answers
Included
1.2 "Practice of physical therapy" - ans- assessments
- treatment or prevention of any disability, injury, disease, or other health condition of
human beings
- physical, chemical, and other properties of air
- electricity
- exercise
- massage;
- acupuncture (only with compliance) when no penetration of the skin occurs
- radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared rays
- ultrasound;
- water
- apparatus and equipment
- performance of tests of neuromuscular functions (to aid diagnosis or treatment) of any
human condition
- electromyography (aid in diagnosis of human condition - with compliance)
- implement a plan of treatment for a patient
1.3 "Physical Therapist Assistant" - ans- licensed in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter to perform patient-related activities, including: physical agents
- license in good standing
- activities performed under the direction of a physical therapist
1.3 "Physical Therapist" - anslicensed and who practices physical therapy in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
1.3 "Physical therapy practitioner" - ansPT or PTA who is licensed and who practices
physical therapy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
1.4 "License" - ansdocument of authorization granted by the board and issued by the
department for a person to engage in the practice of physical therapy.
1.4 Con Ed: 64B17-9.001 - ans- 24 Contact hours in 24 months (biennial)
(applicants licensed in 2nd half are exempt except for
- prevention of medical errors
- HIV/AIDS)
1 contact hour shall = 50 clock minutes
1/2 contact hour = 25 clock minutes
1 contact hour = 10 CEU
Acceptable subject areas:
- professional ethics
- clinical education
- clinical practice
- clinical research
,2024 Florida Jurisprudence Exam 1 New Full Exam Questions and Answers
Included
- clinical management
- clinical science
- Florida law relating to physical therapy
- basic sciences
- risk management (5 hours max)
- HIV/AIDS (3 hours max)
- prevention of medical errors (3 hours Max)
Home study = 12 hours Max
Course instructors = 6 hours max (1 hour taught = 1 contact hour)
Normal instructors (PT School) = 0 hours
Clinical Instructors = 6 hours max. (160 hours taught = 1 contact hour) CI must be
credentialed by APTA
BOARD APPROVED
- college/university with accredited PT/PTA program (1 credit hour = 1 contact hour)
- APTA sponsored
- FPTA
- Florida Board meeting attendance (licensee not on the agenda or appearing) = risk
management
- Former board members who serve on Board's Probable Cause Panel =5 contact hours
of risk management
- shall receive five contact hours of continuing
education risk management credit per biennium for their service on the Panel.
- pass the Law exam = 2 contact hours (not qualify if part of disciplinary panel or part of
licensure)
- Board may exempt with majority vote at public meeting for Emergency or hardship:
(1) involving long term personal illness or illness involving a close relative or person for
whom the licensee has care-giving responsibilities; (2) where the licensee can
demonstrate that the
required course(s) are not reasonably available; and (3) other demonstrated economic,
technological or legal hardships that
substantially relate to the ability to perform or complete the continuing education
requirements.
(
1.4 Reactivation of an Inactive or Retired License. - ansFEES (
- biennial renewal fee for inactive $50. 64B17-2.005(1), F.A.C.;
- unlicensed activity fee $75 64B17-2.001(5)
- reactivation fee $50 64B17-2.005(6)
- change of status fee $50 64B17-2.001(7)
, 2024 Florida Jurisprudence Exam 1 New Full Exam Questions and Answers
Included
CON ED
- 64B17-9.001
- Prevention of medical errors
- 10 hours per year license was inactive
- including 2 hours on prevention of medical errors
- No more than 6 hours may be completed by home study per year of inactive status
- 2 hours on Florida Physical Therapy Laws and Rules within the 12 months
immediately preceding
DOCUMENTATION
- applicant is licensed and in good standing in another state and has actively engaged in
the practice for 4 years immediately preceding application (> 400 hours per year)
- successful passage of the NPTE including payment of all associated fees
64B17-6.002 Supervision of Physical Therapist Assistants by Physicians. - ans(1) A
physical therapist assistant employed by a board-certified orthopedic physician or
physiatrist or a chiropractic physician
shall be under the general supervision of a physical therapist. A physical therapist
assistant employed by any physician other than as
identified above shall be under the onsite supervision of a physical therapist.
(2) Where general supervision is permitted, there shall be a written agreement between
the board-certified orthopedic physician,
physiatrist or chiropractic physician and the supervising physical therapist, specifying
the duties and responsibilities of both parties.
The Agreement must contain, at least the minimum standards of physical therapy
practice specified by Rule 64B17-6.001, F.A.C.
(3) The physical therapist assistant shall report all untoward patient responses, inquiries
regarding patient prognosis, or the
discontinuation of any treatment procedure, to the physical therapist and to the
employing physician.
64B17-6.003 Minimum Qualification to Perform Electromyography. - ans(1) Before a
physical therapist may perform electromyography as an aid to the diagnosis of any
human condition, he must
be trained and competent in:
(a) Inserting and adjusting electrodes.
(b) Reading and identifying normal and abnormal signals on the grid.
(c) Interpreting the audible signals.
(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1) a physical therapist must receive no
less than the following formal
education within an accredited post-secondary educational institution:
(a) Human dissection.
(b) Human physiology.
(c) Neurology.
(d) Neuro-anatomy and neuro-physiology offered at a graduate level.
(e) Pathological conditions.
Included
"Direct supervision" - ansrequires the physical presence of the licensed PT for
consultation and direction of the actions
( Except in a case of emergency)
"Physical therapy assessment" - ansmeans observational, verbal, or manual
determinations of the function of the
musculoskeletal or neuromuscular system relative to physical therapy, including, but not
limited to, range of motion of a joint,
motor power, postural attitudes, biomechanical function, locomotion, or functional
abilities, for the purpose of making
recommendations for treatment.
1.1 Legal Intent: "profession" - answith respect to those activities licensed and regulated
by the department shall not be deemed to mean that such activities are not occupations
for other purposes in state or federal law.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: - ans(1) INTENT: if a person wants to be a PT/PTA,
they are entitled to if qualified
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: restrictions - ans- Neither the department nor any
board may take any action that tends to create or maintain an economic condition that
unreasonably restricts competition
- Neither the department nor any board may create a regulation that has an
unreasonable effect on job creation or job retention in the state or that places
unreasonable restrictions on the ability of individuals who seek to practice or who are
practicing a profession or occupation to find employment.
- all expenditures are made in the most cost-effective manner to maximize competition,
minimize licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: when regulated? - ans- practice can harm or
endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the public
- public not effectively protected by other means, (other state statutes, local ordinances,
or federal legislation).
- Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated? - anspreservation of the health,
safety, and welfare of the public under the POLICE powers of the state
1.1 Legislative intent: the sole purpose in chapter - ansensure every PT/PTA in state
meets min requirements for safe practice.
If PT/PTA fall below min competency or present a danger to the public be prohibited
from practicing in this state.
1.2 "Physical therapy" or "physiotherapy," - ansdeemed identical and interchangeable
with each other, means a health care profession.
,2024 Florida Jurisprudence Exam 1 New Full Exam Questions and Answers
Included
1.2 "Practice of physical therapy" - ans- assessments
- treatment or prevention of any disability, injury, disease, or other health condition of
human beings
- physical, chemical, and other properties of air
- electricity
- exercise
- massage;
- acupuncture (only with compliance) when no penetration of the skin occurs
- radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared rays
- ultrasound;
- water
- apparatus and equipment
- performance of tests of neuromuscular functions (to aid diagnosis or treatment) of any
human condition
- electromyography (aid in diagnosis of human condition - with compliance)
- implement a plan of treatment for a patient
1.3 "Physical Therapist Assistant" - ans- licensed in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter to perform patient-related activities, including: physical agents
- license in good standing
- activities performed under the direction of a physical therapist
1.3 "Physical Therapist" - anslicensed and who practices physical therapy in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
1.3 "Physical therapy practitioner" - ansPT or PTA who is licensed and who practices
physical therapy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
1.4 "License" - ansdocument of authorization granted by the board and issued by the
department for a person to engage in the practice of physical therapy.
1.4 Con Ed: 64B17-9.001 - ans- 24 Contact hours in 24 months (biennial)
(applicants licensed in 2nd half are exempt except for
- prevention of medical errors
- HIV/AIDS)
1 contact hour shall = 50 clock minutes
1/2 contact hour = 25 clock minutes
1 contact hour = 10 CEU
Acceptable subject areas:
- professional ethics
- clinical education
- clinical practice
- clinical research
,2024 Florida Jurisprudence Exam 1 New Full Exam Questions and Answers
Included
- clinical management
- clinical science
- Florida law relating to physical therapy
- basic sciences
- risk management (5 hours max)
- HIV/AIDS (3 hours max)
- prevention of medical errors (3 hours Max)
Home study = 12 hours Max
Course instructors = 6 hours max (1 hour taught = 1 contact hour)
Normal instructors (PT School) = 0 hours
Clinical Instructors = 6 hours max. (160 hours taught = 1 contact hour) CI must be
credentialed by APTA
BOARD APPROVED
- college/university with accredited PT/PTA program (1 credit hour = 1 contact hour)
- APTA sponsored
- FPTA
- Florida Board meeting attendance (licensee not on the agenda or appearing) = risk
management
- Former board members who serve on Board's Probable Cause Panel =5 contact hours
of risk management
- shall receive five contact hours of continuing
education risk management credit per biennium for their service on the Panel.
- pass the Law exam = 2 contact hours (not qualify if part of disciplinary panel or part of
licensure)
- Board may exempt with majority vote at public meeting for Emergency or hardship:
(1) involving long term personal illness or illness involving a close relative or person for
whom the licensee has care-giving responsibilities; (2) where the licensee can
demonstrate that the
required course(s) are not reasonably available; and (3) other demonstrated economic,
technological or legal hardships that
substantially relate to the ability to perform or complete the continuing education
requirements.
(
1.4 Reactivation of an Inactive or Retired License. - ansFEES (
- biennial renewal fee for inactive $50. 64B17-2.005(1), F.A.C.;
- unlicensed activity fee $75 64B17-2.001(5)
- reactivation fee $50 64B17-2.005(6)
- change of status fee $50 64B17-2.001(7)
, 2024 Florida Jurisprudence Exam 1 New Full Exam Questions and Answers
Included
CON ED
- 64B17-9.001
- Prevention of medical errors
- 10 hours per year license was inactive
- including 2 hours on prevention of medical errors
- No more than 6 hours may be completed by home study per year of inactive status
- 2 hours on Florida Physical Therapy Laws and Rules within the 12 months
immediately preceding
DOCUMENTATION
- applicant is licensed and in good standing in another state and has actively engaged in
the practice for 4 years immediately preceding application (> 400 hours per year)
- successful passage of the NPTE including payment of all associated fees
64B17-6.002 Supervision of Physical Therapist Assistants by Physicians. - ans(1) A
physical therapist assistant employed by a board-certified orthopedic physician or
physiatrist or a chiropractic physician
shall be under the general supervision of a physical therapist. A physical therapist
assistant employed by any physician other than as
identified above shall be under the onsite supervision of a physical therapist.
(2) Where general supervision is permitted, there shall be a written agreement between
the board-certified orthopedic physician,
physiatrist or chiropractic physician and the supervising physical therapist, specifying
the duties and responsibilities of both parties.
The Agreement must contain, at least the minimum standards of physical therapy
practice specified by Rule 64B17-6.001, F.A.C.
(3) The physical therapist assistant shall report all untoward patient responses, inquiries
regarding patient prognosis, or the
discontinuation of any treatment procedure, to the physical therapist and to the
employing physician.
64B17-6.003 Minimum Qualification to Perform Electromyography. - ans(1) Before a
physical therapist may perform electromyography as an aid to the diagnosis of any
human condition, he must
be trained and competent in:
(a) Inserting and adjusting electrodes.
(b) Reading and identifying normal and abnormal signals on the grid.
(c) Interpreting the audible signals.
(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1) a physical therapist must receive no
less than the following formal
education within an accredited post-secondary educational institution:
(a) Human dissection.
(b) Human physiology.
(c) Neurology.
(d) Neuro-anatomy and neuro-physiology offered at a graduate level.
(e) Pathological conditions.
