ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF
PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDY
GUIDE / 100+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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,1. means that the supervising PT is on call and readily available via telecommunications when the PTA is providing
treatment interventions ANSWER gen-eral supervision
32-2001 (5)
2. means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter ANSWER Physicaltherapist
32-2001 (9)
3. means the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a PT who is
licensed pursuant to this chapter ANSWER Physical therapy32-2001 (11)
4. means any of the actions stated in the definition of practice of physical therapy in A.R.S
32-2001 ANSWER Physical therapy services
R4-24-101 (30)
5. includes PTAs and PT aides and other assistive personnel who aretrained or educated health care
providers and who are not PTAs or PT aides but who perform specific designated tasks related to PT under the
supervisionof a PT. At the discretion of the supervising PT, and if properly credentialed andnot prohibited by any other
law, other assistive personnel may be identified bythe title specific to their training or education. This paragraph
does not applyto personnel assisting other health care professionals licensed pursuant to this title in the
performance of delegable treatment responsibilities within theirscope of practice. ANSWER assistive personnel
32-2001 (1)
6. means a person who meets the requirements of this chapter for certification and who performs
PT procedures and related tasks that havebeen selected and delegated by the supervising PT. ANSWER PTA
32-2001 (10)
7. means a person who is trained under the direction of a PT and whoperforms designated and routine
physical therapy tasks ANSWER PT aide
32-2001 (12)
8. means examining, evaluating, and testing persons whohave mechanical,
physiological, and developmental impairments, funcitonallimitations and disabilities or other health and
movement related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis, a prognosis, and a plan of therapeutic
intervention and to assess the ongoing affects of intervention. ANSWER Practice of physical therapy
32-2001 (13 A)
9. means alleviating impairments and functional limitations by designing, implementing, and
modifying therapeutic interventions including ANSWER
,i) therapeutic exercise
ii) functional training in self-care and in home, community, or work reintegra-tion
iii) manual therapy techniques
iv) therapeutic massage
v) assistive and adaptive orthotic, prosthetic, protective, and supportive de-vices and equipment
vi) pulmonary hygiene
vii) debridement and wound care
viii) physical agents or modalities
ix) mechanical and electrotherapeutic modalities
x) patient related instruction ANSWER practice of physical therapy 32-2001 (13 B)
10. means reducing the risk of injury, impairments, functional limitations and disability by
means that include promoting and maintaining aperson's fitness, health, and quality of life ANSWER Practice of
physical therapy
32-2001 (13 C)
11. means engaging in administration, consultation, educa-tion, and research
ANSWER Practice of physical therapy
32-2001 (13 D)
12. means a permit issued by the board that allows a person to practiceas a PT in this state or to work as a
PTA for a specific period of time and underconditions prescribed by the board before that person is issued a
license or certification. ANSWER interim permit
32-2001 (6)
13. means a PT who provides onsite supervision as defined in ARS32-2001 ANSWER Onsite
supervisor
R4-24-101 (27)
14. , as used in the definition of "general supervision" prescribedunder ARS 32-2001, means a
*supervising PT is able to respond within 15 minutes* to a communication from a PTA providing a selected
treatment intervention under general supervision ANSWER Readily available
R4-24-101 (32)
15. A PT shall not supervise more than assistive personnel at any time. Ifa PT supervises
this many personnel, the PT shall ensure that ANSWER
1. at least one of the assistive personnel is a
2. no more than of the assistive personnel are performing selectedtreatment
, interventions under general supervision, and
3. assistive personnel other than a perform a PT task only under theonsite
supervision of a PT ANSWER A PT shall not supervise more than *3* assistive