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1. What are the three parts to the laws and rules exam ?: Part A: chapter
486 PT practice Part B: rule 64B17
Part C: chapter 456 health profession,occupation,provision
2. What is legislative purpose?: To ensure that every PT practitioner is practicing in the
state meets minimum requirements for safe practice.
3. What is legislative intent?: It is the intent that PT practitioners who fall below minimum
competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public be prohibited from practicing in this
state.
4. What does board mean ?: Means board of PT practice
5. What does department mean?: Department of health
6. What does license mean ?: The document of authorization granted by the board and
issued by the department for s person to engage in the practice of PT.
7. What does endorsement mean ?: Licensure granted by the board pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 486
8. What does Physical therapist mean?: A person who is licensed and who practices PT
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
9. What does PTA mean ?: A person who is licensed in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter to preform patient related activities including use of physical agents, whose license is in
good standing and whose activities are preformed under the direction of a PT as set forth in rules
adopted pursuant to this chapter.
10. Patient related activities preformed by a PTA for a board certified
orthopedic physician or physiatrist licensed pursuant to chapter 458
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or 459 or a practition- er licensed under chapter 460 shall be under
what type of supervision?: General supervision of a PT, but shall not require onsite
supervision by a PT.
11. Patient related activities preformed for all other health care
practitioners licensed under chapter 458/459 and those patient
related activities preformed for practitioners licensed under chapter
461/466 shall be preformed under what supervision?: Onsite supervision of
a PT
12. What does physical therapy practitioner mean?: A PT or PTA who is
licensed and who practices PT in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
13. What does physical therapy or physiotherapy mean ?: Each of these
terms are deemed identical and interchangeable with each other , means a health care profession.
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14. What is direct supervision ?: Means supervision by a PT who is licensed pursuant
to this chapter. Except in a case of emergency, direct supervision requires the physical presence of the
licensed PT for consultation and direction of the actions of the PT or PTA who is practicing under a temp
license or who is a candidate for licensure by examination.
15. What is a physical therapy assessment ?: Means observational, verbal, or
manual determina- tions of the function of the musculoskeletal or neuromuscular system relative to
PT.
16. What does a physical therapy assessment include ?: Including but not
limited to range of motion of a joint, motor power, postural attitudes, bio mechanical function,
locomotion, Or functional abilities, for the purpose of making recommendations for treatment.
17. What does practice of physical therapy mean?: Means the performance
of physical therapy assessments and the treatment of any disability, injury, disease or other health
condition of a human being, or the prevention of such disability, injury, disease, or other condition of
health, and rehabilitation as related thereto by the use of physical, chemical, and other properties of air,
electricity, exercise, massage, the performance of acupuncture only upon compliance with the criteria set
forth by the board of medicine.
18. The practice of physical therapy also includes what when no
penetration of the skin occurs?: The use of radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible and
infrared rays, ultrasound, water, the use of apparatus and equipment in the application of the
forgoing or related thereto. The performance of tests of neuromuscular functions as an aid to the
diagnosis and treatment of any human condition, or the performance of electromyography as an aid to
the diagnosis of any human condition only upon compliance with the criteria set forth by the board of
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1. What are the three parts to the laws and rules exam ?: Part A: chapter
486 PT practice Part B: rule 64B17
Part C: chapter 456 health profession,occupation,provision
2. What is legislative purpose?: To ensure that every PT practitioner is practicing in the
state meets minimum requirements for safe practice.
3. What is legislative intent?: It is the intent that PT practitioners who fall below minimum
competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public be prohibited from practicing in this
state.
4. What does board mean ?: Means board of PT practice
5. What does department mean?: Department of health
6. What does license mean ?: The document of authorization granted by the board and
issued by the department for s person to engage in the practice of PT.
7. What does endorsement mean ?: Licensure granted by the board pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 486
8. What does Physical therapist mean?: A person who is licensed and who practices PT
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
9. What does PTA mean ?: A person who is licensed in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter to preform patient related activities including use of physical agents, whose license is in
good standing and whose activities are preformed under the direction of a PT as set forth in rules
adopted pursuant to this chapter.
10. Patient related activities preformed by a PTA for a board certified
orthopedic physician or physiatrist licensed pursuant to chapter 458
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or 459 or a practition- er licensed under chapter 460 shall be under
what type of supervision?: General supervision of a PT, but shall not require onsite
supervision by a PT.
11. Patient related activities preformed for all other health care
practitioners licensed under chapter 458/459 and those patient
related activities preformed for practitioners licensed under chapter
461/466 shall be preformed under what supervision?: Onsite supervision of
a PT
12. What does physical therapy practitioner mean?: A PT or PTA who is
licensed and who practices PT in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
13. What does physical therapy or physiotherapy mean ?: Each of these
terms are deemed identical and interchangeable with each other , means a health care profession.
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14. What is direct supervision ?: Means supervision by a PT who is licensed pursuant
to this chapter. Except in a case of emergency, direct supervision requires the physical presence of the
licensed PT for consultation and direction of the actions of the PT or PTA who is practicing under a temp
license or who is a candidate for licensure by examination.
15. What is a physical therapy assessment ?: Means observational, verbal, or
manual determina- tions of the function of the musculoskeletal or neuromuscular system relative to
PT.
16. What does a physical therapy assessment include ?: Including but not
limited to range of motion of a joint, motor power, postural attitudes, bio mechanical function,
locomotion, Or functional abilities, for the purpose of making recommendations for treatment.
17. What does practice of physical therapy mean?: Means the performance
of physical therapy assessments and the treatment of any disability, injury, disease or other health
condition of a human being, or the prevention of such disability, injury, disease, or other condition of
health, and rehabilitation as related thereto by the use of physical, chemical, and other properties of air,
electricity, exercise, massage, the performance of acupuncture only upon compliance with the criteria set
forth by the board of medicine.
18. The practice of physical therapy also includes what when no
penetration of the skin occurs?: The use of radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible and
infrared rays, ultrasound, water, the use of apparatus and equipment in the application of the
forgoing or related thereto. The performance of tests of neuromuscular functions as an aid to the
diagnosis and treatment of any human condition, or the performance of electromyography as an aid to
the diagnosis of any human condition only upon compliance with the criteria set forth by the board of
