California Law Exam - Physical Therapy Questions & Answers with Definitive Solutions Updated 2024.

California Law Exam - Physical Therapy
Questions & Answers with Definitive
Solutions Updated 2024.




What [governing [body [is [responsible [for [the [suspension [of [PT [licenses?



A) [PT [Board [of [California

B) [American [Board [of [PT [Specialties

C) [Federation [of [State [Board [of [PT

D) [Institutional [Review [Board [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-A) [PT [Board [of [California

Which [of [the [following [conditions [is [an [initial [requirement [in [order [to [participate [in [an [alcoholic
[diversion [program? [




A) [voluntary [admission

B) [psych [eval

C) [recommended [by [supervisor

D) [physician [rx [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-A) [voluntary [admission

How [many [calendar [days [does [a [license [have [to [notify [the [board [of [a [change [of [address?



A) [15 [days

B) [30 [days

,C) [45 [days

D) [60 [days [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-B) [30 [days

A [pt [receiving [treatment [at [an [outpatient [facility [had [a [physician [referral [that [recommends
[iontophoresis [for [lateral [epicondylitis. [The [medication [to [be [used [is [not [specified [on [the [referral,
[but [the [pt [recalls [the [physician [stating [that [the [medicine [is [for [inflammation. [Which [of [the
[following [course [of [action [is [BEST [for [the [PT?




A) [Administer [dexamethasone [for [inflammation

B) [Contact [physician [for [referral [of [desired [med

C) [Discuss [policy [of [iontophoresis [with [supervisor

D) [Perform [trial [with [saline [solution [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-B) [Contact [physician [for [referral [of
[desired [med




* [In [order [to [perform [iontophoresis [a [prescription [for [the [specific [medication [needs [to [be [present
[from [the [physician


A [physical [therapist [who [has [employed [a [PTLA [and [a [PTA [should [recall [which [of [the [following
[differences [between [the [two?




A) [Co-signature [should [occur [same [day [for [PTA [but [not [necessary [for [PTLA

B) [A [d/c [summary [can't [be [performed [by [PTLA

C) [Telephone [communication [is [considered [sufficient [supervision [for [the [PTA [but [not [the [PTLA

D) [A [PTLA [is [able [to [supervise [PT [aides [providing [pt [related [care [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-C)
[Telephone [communication [is [considered [sufficient [supervision [for [the [PTA [but [not [the [PTLA


Which [of [the [following [procedures [is [a [proper [way [to [transfer [a [pt [from [a [therapist's [records [of
[care?




A) [Verbally [tell [the [patient [

B) [Write [down [the [name [of [the [new [PT [in [pt's [chart

C) [Place [pt [on [colleagues [treatment [schedule [for [re-eval

, D) [Contact [and [inform [patient's [physician [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-B) [Write [down [the [name [of [the
[new [PT [in [pt's [chart


The [patient [record [shall [indicate:



A) [Date [and [nature [of [service [provided

B) [Name, [date, [medical [dx

C) [Name [and [titile [of [who [provided [service

D) [A [and [C [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-D) [A [and [C

A [foreign [PT [graduate [is [applying [for [licensure. [They [have [passed [the [boards [and [have [already
[completed [3 [months [clinical [in [another [state [with [a [non-APTA [CI. [How [many [months [further [is [he
[required [for [clinical?




A) [9 [months

B) [6 [months

C) [3 [months

D) [12 [months [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-A) [9 [months



*the [3 [months [do [not [count [since [they [were [supervised [by [a [non-APTA [CI.



*3 [months [may [be [waived [if [completed [a [course [in [law/ethics [or [4 [CEUs [in [ethics

You [are [found [guilty [of [unprofessional [conduct, [how [long [may [your [license [be [suspended [for? [

A) [</= [6 [month

B) [</= [12 [months

C) [</= [18 [months

D) [</= [24 [months [- [correct [Answers [✔✔ [-B) [</= [12 [months

Which [of [the [following [abbreviations [indicates [a [PT [who [has [obtained [a [license?