Florida PT Jurisprudence Exam || with 100% Verified
Solutions.
The purpose of the Physical Therapy Practice Act correct answers Ensure physical therapy
practitioners meet the minimum safety requirements in practice
Physical Therapy practitioner definition correct answers PT and PTAs
A physical therapy POC can be developed and implemented by these 3 types of clinicians:
correct answers -Physical Therapist
-Provider/practitioner of record
-APRN
Patients can be seen for ___ days via direct access prior to requiring a provider signing the plan
of care correct answers 30
When does a provider NOT have to review and sign POC for a patient that has been seen direct
access to a PT? correct answers If the PT script came from an out of state provider and the PT is
seeing the patient for this condition
Is a physical therapist allowed to perform spinal manipulations? correct answers No, they must
be referred to a chiropractic provider
You may be required to retake the national board exam upon change in license status if (2
reasons) correct answers -you've been retired for >5 years
-you're transferring from out of state and have not been active within past 5 years
Failure of a delinquent licensee to become active or inactive before the next renewal cycle (two
years) makes ______ and you MUST ______ to obtain active or inactive status correct answers
1. the license void.
2. Must apply for NEW licensure to obtain active or inactive status
An inactive or retired license will be reactivated once these payments are made (3) correct
answers 1. Biennial renewal fee
2. Unlicensed activity fee
3. Reactivation fee
Documentation of ______ hours of continuing education for each year the license was inactive
correct answers 10 hours
The continuing education hours for an inactive or retired license to become active again must
contain: ___ hours medical prevention errors and __ hours Florida PT Laws and rules correct
answers 2 hours medical prevention errors
2 hours Florida PT Laws and rules
, For the required 10 continuing education hours that an inactive or retired licensee must complete
to become active, what is the max number of hours that can be completed as home study? correct
answers 6 hours max
An applicant that is reactivating their license and transferring from out of state must show
documentation of ____ hours per year, and at least ____ years practiced in another state correct
answers 400 hours a year and 4 years practiced in another state
Direct supervision correct answers Supervision that is characterized by the physical therapist to
be able to direct care.
General supervision correct answers Supervision in which the physical therapist is accessible at
all times by two-way communication and available for consultation during treatment and in the
same geographic location.
How many contact hours of continuing education are required every two years for active
licenses? correct answers 24 contact hours
24 contact hours equals how many continuing education units? correct answers 2.4 units
One contact hour is how many minutes? correct answers 50 minutes
One contact unit is how many hours? correct answers 10 contact hours
Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: Risk management: correct answers Five
hours
Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: HIV/AIDS education: correct answers
Three hours
Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: Prevention of medical errors: correct
answers Three hours
Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: Home study: correct answers Home
study: 12 hours for active license.
**(only 6 hours for the inactive license)**
Continuing education instructors will receive up to ___ hours of credit for teaching. correct
answers 6 hours
**does not count for normal course instruction**
Clinical instructors get one contact hour for ____ hours of clinical internship for a maximum of
____ contact hours correct answers 160 hours of clinical internship
Maximum of 6 contact hours
Solutions.
The purpose of the Physical Therapy Practice Act correct answers Ensure physical therapy
practitioners meet the minimum safety requirements in practice
Physical Therapy practitioner definition correct answers PT and PTAs
A physical therapy POC can be developed and implemented by these 3 types of clinicians:
correct answers -Physical Therapist
-Provider/practitioner of record
-APRN
Patients can be seen for ___ days via direct access prior to requiring a provider signing the plan
of care correct answers 30
When does a provider NOT have to review and sign POC for a patient that has been seen direct
access to a PT? correct answers If the PT script came from an out of state provider and the PT is
seeing the patient for this condition
Is a physical therapist allowed to perform spinal manipulations? correct answers No, they must
be referred to a chiropractic provider
You may be required to retake the national board exam upon change in license status if (2
reasons) correct answers -you've been retired for >5 years
-you're transferring from out of state and have not been active within past 5 years
Failure of a delinquent licensee to become active or inactive before the next renewal cycle (two
years) makes ______ and you MUST ______ to obtain active or inactive status correct answers
1. the license void.
2. Must apply for NEW licensure to obtain active or inactive status
An inactive or retired license will be reactivated once these payments are made (3) correct
answers 1. Biennial renewal fee
2. Unlicensed activity fee
3. Reactivation fee
Documentation of ______ hours of continuing education for each year the license was inactive
correct answers 10 hours
The continuing education hours for an inactive or retired license to become active again must
contain: ___ hours medical prevention errors and __ hours Florida PT Laws and rules correct
answers 2 hours medical prevention errors
2 hours Florida PT Laws and rules
, For the required 10 continuing education hours that an inactive or retired licensee must complete
to become active, what is the max number of hours that can be completed as home study? correct
answers 6 hours max
An applicant that is reactivating their license and transferring from out of state must show
documentation of ____ hours per year, and at least ____ years practiced in another state correct
answers 400 hours a year and 4 years practiced in another state
Direct supervision correct answers Supervision that is characterized by the physical therapist to
be able to direct care.
General supervision correct answers Supervision in which the physical therapist is accessible at
all times by two-way communication and available for consultation during treatment and in the
same geographic location.
How many contact hours of continuing education are required every two years for active
licenses? correct answers 24 contact hours
24 contact hours equals how many continuing education units? correct answers 2.4 units
One contact hour is how many minutes? correct answers 50 minutes
One contact unit is how many hours? correct answers 10 contact hours
Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: Risk management: correct answers Five
hours
Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: HIV/AIDS education: correct answers
Three hours
Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: Prevention of medical errors: correct
answers Three hours
Maximum continuing education hours per subject area: Home study: correct answers Home
study: 12 hours for active license.
**(only 6 hours for the inactive license)**
Continuing education instructors will receive up to ___ hours of credit for teaching. correct
answers 6 hours
**does not count for normal course instruction**
Clinical instructors get one contact hour for ____ hours of clinical internship for a maximum of
____ contact hours correct answers 160 hours of clinical internship
Maximum of 6 contact hours
