The Texas Physical Therapy Practice Act and Rules can be found at correct answers
www.ptot.texas.gov
Where were the first PTA programs correct answers Miami Dade Community College in Florida
and St. Catherine's University in Minnesota
The need for Physical Therapy first occurred in the early ____. correct answers 1900s
What two things required rehabilitation in the 1900s? correct answers Polio epidemic and WWI
When was the emergence of physiotherapy and by who? correct answers 1918 by Mary
McMillan
Mary McMillan is the founder for? correct answers American Physiotherapy Association
HCC graduated their first PTA class when? correct answers 1975
Mary McMillan Lecture Award correct answers est. 1963. Most prestigious award given by
APTA
When did Medicare and Medicaid come about? correct answers 1965
Who was the first president of the APTA? correct answers Mary McMillan
How many PTA programs are there in Texas? correct answers 27 and 2 developing
American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association (AWPTA) correct answers 1921
When did the AWPTA changed to American Physiotherapy Association correct answers 1922
When did polio outbreaks and WWII increase the training for PTs and require a use for
assistants? correct answers 1940s
Why did training for PT's increase to a bachelor's degree and require a use for assistants? correct
answers During the polio outbreak and WWII
Physiotherapy became Physical Therapy and the name became American Physical Therapy
Association (APTA) in what year? correct answers 1946
APTA established the PTA correct answers 1967
There are currently how many PTA CAPTE accredited programs with how many students are
enrolled? correct answers 306; 11,650
, Who is the chair of our district? correct answers Nicole Volek
APTA represents over correct answers 75,000 members
What is SIGs correct answers Special Interest Groups
What are examples of SIGs? correct answers Pediatric private practice
SPTA
Is the APTA member or state driven? correct answers member
There are currently how many PT CAPTE programs and how many students are enrolled?
correct answers 218; 25,971
APTA is headquartered where today? correct answers Alexandria, VA
Pennsylvania became the 1st state to license physical therapists correct answers ??year
Texas the last state to license PT's correct answers 1970
Maryland is the first state to pass direct access correct answers 1978
When did CAPTE recognized as the sole accrediting agency for PTs and PTAs? correct answers
1978
The job market and educational programs suffered due to the BBA in what year? correct answers
1998
The Job market began to improve; PT at least a MS degree moving towards vision 2020 and the
DPT correct answers 2002
New York passes Direct Access correct answers 2006
Currently how many states have some form of direct access correct answers 48+
What are the 6 pillars of Vision 2020 correct answers -Autonomous Practice
-Direct Access
-Doctor of Physical Therapy
-Evidence-based Practice
-Practitioner of Choice
-Professionalism
What is autonomous practice correct answers we can make decisions based on educational
knowledge