Florida Jurisprudence Questions and Answers Graded A+

Florida Jurisprudence Questions and Answers Graded A+ Duration of board member's term 4 years who appoints member of the board? who confirms member of the board? appointed by Governor confirmed by Senate how many members of the board? Who comprises the board? 7 members - 5 local PT with 4 yr experience - 1 PT at educational facility - 2 non PT/healthcare state residents what is the board in charge of - determine school/course quality - oaths - Standards of practice - Adopt rules/fees - Works with health department / department of revenue -Annually elect chair person (calls meetings) and vice chair person - Must meet at least annually who appoints the exceutive director of the board Health department how can a board's membership be voided? Unexcused absences > 50% or >3 annually how much do board members get paid? $50 per day who can challenge the board? surgeon general how many days can a patient be seen through direct access for a condition that was not previously assessed by the practitioner of record 30 days - After 30 days, the practitioner of record must review and sign the plan of care What happens to a license of it's not renewed before expiration? License becomes delinquent. How does a delinquent license become voided? How can it become active again? Failure of a delinquent licensee to become active or inactive before the next renewal cycle (two years) renders the license void. - Must apply for NEW licensure to obtain active or inactive status Inactive licensees that have been so for at least two consecutive biennial licensure cycles applying for active status must... - meet continuing education requirements - may have to take a portion of the national exam or special purpose exam to ensure competency and safety. Requirements for reactivation of an inactive or retired license: 1. Payment of fees (Biennial renewal fee, Unlicensed activity fee, Reactivation fee) 2. 10 hours of continuing education for each year the license was inactive 3. In good standing and has practiced in another state for the four years preceding reactivation if transferring from out of state 4. pass NPTE A person who has been denied renewal of licensure or certification may regain licensure, certification, or registration if.. - they meet the qualifications - complete the application process for initial licensure. Definition: DIRECT SUPERVISION physical presence of licensed PT to be able to provide direct care Definition: GENERAL SUPERVISION PT is accessible at all times by two-way communication and available for consultation during treatment and in the same geographic location. Continuing education hour requirements 24 contact hours of continuing education required every 2 year renewal period for active licenses - OR (2.4 continuing education units). How can someone be exempt from continuing education contact hours? Exempt from hours if licensing occurs in the second half of the renewal period (except for prevention of medical errors and HIV/AIDS courses). One contact hour = _____ minutes. One continuing education unit = _____ contact hours One contact hour = 50 minutes. One continuing education unit = 10 contact hours Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: - Risk management: 5 - HIV/AIDS education: 3 - Prevention of medical errors: 3 - Home study: 12 (active license) --> Only 6hrs allowed with an inactive license Up to how many hours of credit can continuing education instructors receive? 6 hours - 1 hour for each hour presented - Instructors/professors teaching their normal course of instruction will not be given continuing education hours. how many continuing ed hours for clinical instructors? 1 contact hour = 160 hours of clinical internship - max of 6 contact hours how many continuing ed hours for passing Florida Laws and Rules Examination? 2 contact hours - unless taking the exam due to disciplinary actions. All or a portion of continuing ed hours required can be waived due to hardships or emergencies. Acceptable hardships/emergencies include: - Illness of self or close relative in which licensee has caregiving responsibilities - Required courses not reasonably available - Other economic, technological, or legal hardships related to the ability to complete continuing education requirements. How long must a licensee keep official records of continuing ed completed? 4 years from the date of completion Requirements for Instruction on HIV/AIDS (for continuing ed) - at least 1hr of HIV/AIDS education (board approved course or school coursework taken within five years of initial licensure date can count towards requirement). - Must be completed by the first biennial renewal of the licensee. Requirements for Prevention of Medical Errors Education: 2 hours every cycle. shall include concepts of: --> error reduction and prevention --> patient safety --> Medical documentation and communication --> Contraindications and indications for PT management --> Pharmacological components of PT & patient management. Requirements for Human Trafficking Education: at least 1 hour. to include; --> Sex trafficking --> Labor trafficking --> How to identify potential victims --> How to report cases --> Resources available to victims --> Signage posting requirements. Licensee must notify the Board in writing within _______ moving. 60 days Definition: Acute Care stage of illness or injury characterized by the potential for rapid change in medical status that could affect physical therapy When is direct supervision of PTA required by PT? during the acute phase of injury or while the patient is an inpatient in a hospital Minimum training to perform electromyography: (Training) - Inserting and adjusting electrodes, - Reading and identifying normal and abnormal signals - Interpreting audible signals Minimum training to perform electromyography: (Hours) 200 hours of testing human subjects with at least 100 tests upon neurologically involved patients while under the direct supervision of an electromyography certified physical therapist or physician. Minimum training to perform electromyography: Neurologically involved patient - 100 tests on neurologically involved patients, with findings corroborated by a licensed physician or licensed physical therapist who has previously met these qualifications Administration of topical meds requires physician prescription Type of supervision required for unlicensed prescriptions direct supervision - by PT or PTA what tasks is an unlicensed personnel allowed to participate in sole responsibility & liability of PT to consider what they're allowed to do what can unlicensed personnel do document tasks, activities, and/or interventions of a patient during treatment how many unlicensed personnel performing patient care is allowed in a setting? determined by the practice setting, physical therapist, and individual needs of the patients being supervised. what has to be done when relocating or terminating a practice - Notice that include: date of the end of service and an address at which medical records may be obtained - Publish a newspaper notice in the area of practice at least 4 times for no less than 4 weeks - Sign must be posted in an obvious location at the licensee's office for at least 30 days before the end of practice. - Patient records must be maintained for a minimum of 2 years after the termination or relocation of practice. If a licensee refuses to perform a mental and/or physical examination determined by the department after having probable cause that they are unable to practice safely... the department can further enforce by filing a petition with the circuit court. (licensee shall NOT be named, proceedings for this subsection are closed to the public) Therapist profiting from referring a patient to any relative or business associate of the referring person could lose license or be disciplined If the violation is for fraud or making a false or fraudulent representation the board must impose a fine of ________________. $10,000 per offense. Disciplinary action for licensee with first-time failure to comply with continuing education requirements - citation, which they have 30 days to dispute - May be required to take 1 additional hour of continuing ed for each hour not completed or completed late - The board or department has 6 months to create appropriate penalties for citation. If the ground for disciplinary action is the first-time violation of a practice act for unprofessional conduct and no actual harm to the patient occurred, the board or department shall... issue a citation and assess a penalty as determined by rule of the board or department. If the board determines that the revocation of a license is appropriate.... the revocation shall be permanent. - The board may establish requirements for reapplication even in instances of permanent revocation- may include satisfying current requirements for an initial license. If the department investigates a complaint, the subject/licensee is entitled to... a copy of complaint or document that resulted in the initiation of the investigation When a subject/licensee receives documentation copy of complaint resulting in an initiation of an investigation, they have _______ to submit a written response. within 20 days The department of Health is to complete a report of initial investigative findings within ____________ of receiving the complaint. 6 months In place of an investigation if the complaint is minor the department may provide a licensee with a notice of noncompliance. If the violation is NOT corrected within ________ of receiving the notice, it may result in the institution of regular disciplinary proceedings. 15 days