Florida Physical Therapy Laws and Rules Exam

Which Rules and Chapters are covered under this examination? - Answer- Chapter 456: General Provisions Chapter 486: PT Practice Act Rule 64B17: Florida Administrative Code Ch 486 Legislative Intent - Answer- To ensure that every PT practitioner in the state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. PT practitioners who fall below minimum competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public be prohibited from practicing in this state "License" - Answer- document of authorization granted by the board and issued by the department for a person to engage in the practice of PT "endorsement" - Answer- licensure granted by the board pursuant to the provisions of ch 486 "physical therapist" - Answer- person who is licensed and who practices PT in accordance with provisions of this chapter "PT assistant" - Answer- person licensed to perform patient-related activities including physical agents, under the direction of a physical therapist. PTAs for ortho physician or physiatrist (458, 459, 460) Requires general, but not onsite supervision of a PT. PTAs for other practitioners licensed under 461, 466 shall be performed with ONSITE PT supervision "PT Practitioner" - Answer- PT or PTA who is licensed and practices PT PT and physiotherapy - Answer- Deemed identical and interchangeable with each other is a health care profession "Direct Supervision" - Answer- Supervised by licensed PT. Excluding an emergency, direct supervision requires the physical presence of the licensed PT for consultation and direction of the actions of a PT or PTA who is practicing under a temp permit and who is a candidate for licensure by examination PT assessment - Answer- observational, verbal, or manual determinations of function of the musculoskeletal or neuromuscuar system relative to PT, ROM, motor power, postural attitudes, biomechanical function, locomotion, or functional abilities, for the purpose of making recommendations for tx Practice of PT - Answer- performance of PT assessments and tx of any disability, injury, disease, or other condition of human beings, or prevention and rehabilitation of the aforementioned. use of physical, chemical and other properties of air, electricity, exercise, massage, acupuncture (non-penetration of the skin), radiant energy, ultravio