USA PTP 1 Florida Jurisprudence Questions and Answers Graded A+

USA PTP 1 Florida Jurisprudence Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is the legislative purpose of laws to the practice of physical therapy? To respect the public and maintain standards of practice -F.S. 486 What is the definition of unlicensed personnel? What type of personnel are athletic trainers, massage therapists and/or exercise physiologists based on this definition? What type of supervision is required for unlicensed personnel? -Unlicensed personnel: anyone not holding a PT/PTA license in a PT setting -Students, etc., are unlicensed -supervision covered later -F.S 486, F.A.C 64B17 How are general supervision and direct supervision defined? Is there any other term used for these types of supervision? General:supervising PT must be in the same geographical region (not defined), and available by 2-way communication -Direct: physically present, immediately available -FAC 64B17 Who may delegate, direct, or supervise the PTA or unlicensed support personnel in the physical therapy setting? What types of activities may be delegated? How do these requirements differ between the in-patient and out-patient setting? -A licensed PT may delegate, direct, or supervise -Any activity that doesn't require the knowledge and skill of a PT can be delegated -In patient: direct supervision of PTA and support personnel -Out patient: PTA is general, unlicensed is direct -F.A.C. 64B17 What patient-related duties can a PTA perform under the direction of a PT? Under what specific circumstances is direct supervisions of the PTA not required? -Everything except evaluation, plan of care, alter plan of care, discharge summary, reevaluation -F.A.C. 64B17 What type of supervision is required for physical therapy students? Who may supervise the PT student? -Direct supervision (physically present, immediately available) -Licensed PT only may supervise -F.A.C. 64B17 How long can a patient be treated without a referral? What conditions may be treated? What is necessary for treatment to continue? What specific healthcare team members can be a practitioner of record? -30 days -conditions: anything within the PT scope of practice -New conditions or conditions not previously diagnosed -Needed to continue: referral from practitioner of record -Practitioner of record: medical physicians (MD), chiropractors (DCM), podiatrists (DPM), dentists (DDM or DDS), DO, ARNP