CALIFORNIA LAW EXAM PHYSICAL THERAPY 2024/2025
ACTUAL COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the renewal fee for a license in California? - ANSWER -A
renewal fee of *$300* and documentation of continuing
competency are required to renew.
The PTBC will send a notice of the renewal requirements
_______ prior to the expiration date.
A. 40 days
B. 45 days
C. 60 days
D. 75 days - ANSWER -C. 60 days
If the license is *not* renewed within a five year duration, then it
cannot be reissued.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER -A. True
If the license is renewed *within* five years after the expiration
date, which is/are required of the licensee?
A. renewal fee only
B. renewal fee and continuing competency only
,C. renewal fee, continuing competency and re-take NPTE only -
ANSWER -B. renewal fee and continuing competency only
If you are working full-time in the US military, are you exempt
from the license renewal fee? - ANSWER -Yes
Select all who are exempt from the license renewal fee:
-Retired license
-Working full-time in the US military
-Teaching at a CAPTE-accredited PT school
-Provides pro bono services for >/= 16 days per year - ANSWER -
Retired license
Working full-time in the US military
If *two* shareholders are present, then the positions of
president, vice president, secretary and treasurer shall be filled.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER -A. True
PT's can own shares in only 1 corporation.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER -B. False
"PTs can own shares in *more than one* corporation."
,Referrals are considered unlawful if the financial interest is
equal to or greater than: (1) 5% of the whole of the services
provided or (2) _________
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000 - ANSWER -A. $5,000
Regarding referrals, all of the following are considered
"immediate family"
EXCEPT:
Immediate family is considered:
A. Spouse of licensee
B. Children of licensee
C. Grandchildren of licensee
D. Parents of licensee and licensee's spouse
E. Spouses of the children of the licensee - ANSWER -C.
Grandchildren of licensee
Exception: A referral can be given for a good or service if there
is no alternative provider within _____miles or 40 minutes
traveling time of the patient's home.
A. 15 miles
B. 25 miles
C. 40 miles - ANSWER -B. 25 miles
, Note:
--*Written* disclosure of financial interest shall be present in
this instance. --If another facility becomes available, then a
referral to this facility shall occur within *six months* from the
time that the licensee becomes aware of the alternative
provider or should have reasonably become aware of the
alternative provider.
May an employee who works at a university provide a referrals
to a facility owned by that university, provided that
compensation for the referral occurs? - ANSWER -No
"Referrals to a facility owned by a university can occur from an
employee who works at the university *as long as no
compensation* for the referral occurs."
It will be ________ years before a citation is wiped from the
individual's record. A. 3
B. 5
C. 7 - ANSWER -B. 5
--Typically not less than $100, no more than $2,500: Amount is
based on good/bad faith of cited person, nature/severity of
violation, history of similar violations, intent of cooperation with
ACTUAL COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the renewal fee for a license in California? - ANSWER -A
renewal fee of *$300* and documentation of continuing
competency are required to renew.
The PTBC will send a notice of the renewal requirements
_______ prior to the expiration date.
A. 40 days
B. 45 days
C. 60 days
D. 75 days - ANSWER -C. 60 days
If the license is *not* renewed within a five year duration, then it
cannot be reissued.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER -A. True
If the license is renewed *within* five years after the expiration
date, which is/are required of the licensee?
A. renewal fee only
B. renewal fee and continuing competency only
,C. renewal fee, continuing competency and re-take NPTE only -
ANSWER -B. renewal fee and continuing competency only
If you are working full-time in the US military, are you exempt
from the license renewal fee? - ANSWER -Yes
Select all who are exempt from the license renewal fee:
-Retired license
-Working full-time in the US military
-Teaching at a CAPTE-accredited PT school
-Provides pro bono services for >/= 16 days per year - ANSWER -
Retired license
Working full-time in the US military
If *two* shareholders are present, then the positions of
president, vice president, secretary and treasurer shall be filled.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER -A. True
PT's can own shares in only 1 corporation.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER -B. False
"PTs can own shares in *more than one* corporation."
,Referrals are considered unlawful if the financial interest is
equal to or greater than: (1) 5% of the whole of the services
provided or (2) _________
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000 - ANSWER -A. $5,000
Regarding referrals, all of the following are considered
"immediate family"
EXCEPT:
Immediate family is considered:
A. Spouse of licensee
B. Children of licensee
C. Grandchildren of licensee
D. Parents of licensee and licensee's spouse
E. Spouses of the children of the licensee - ANSWER -C.
Grandchildren of licensee
Exception: A referral can be given for a good or service if there
is no alternative provider within _____miles or 40 minutes
traveling time of the patient's home.
A. 15 miles
B. 25 miles
C. 40 miles - ANSWER -B. 25 miles
, Note:
--*Written* disclosure of financial interest shall be present in
this instance. --If another facility becomes available, then a
referral to this facility shall occur within *six months* from the
time that the licensee becomes aware of the alternative
provider or should have reasonably become aware of the
alternative provider.
May an employee who works at a university provide a referrals
to a facility owned by that university, provided that
compensation for the referral occurs? - ANSWER -No
"Referrals to a facility owned by a university can occur from an
employee who works at the university *as long as no
compensation* for the referral occurs."
It will be ________ years before a citation is wiped from the
individual's record. A. 3
B. 5
C. 7 - ANSWER -B. 5
--Typically not less than $100, no more than $2,500: Amount is
based on good/bad faith of cited person, nature/severity of
violation, history of similar violations, intent of cooperation with
