FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE PT EXAMINATION LATEST 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The Laws and Rules Examination has 40 scored questions and the content and approximate weights are:
- (answer) 1. Legislative Intent and Definitions 25%
2. Board Powers and Duties 5%
3. Licensure and Examination 7.5%
4. Patient Care 35%
5. Disciplinary Action and Unlawful Practice 15%
6. Consumer Advocacy 12.5%
1.1 Legislative intent: the sole purpose in chapter - (answer) ensure every PT/PTA in state meets min
requirements for safe practice.
If PT/PTA fall below min competency or present a danger to the public be prohibited from practicing in
this state.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: - (answer) (1) INTENT: if a person wants to be a PT/PTA, they are
entitled to if qualified
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated? - (answer) preservation of the health, safety, and
welfare of the public under the POLICE powers of the state
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: when regulated? - (answer) - practice can harm or endanger the
health, safety, and welfare of the public
- public not effectively protected by other means, (other state statutes, local ordinances, or federal
legislation).
- Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: restrictions - (answer) - Neither the department nor any board
may take any action that tends to create or maintain an economic condition that unreasonably restricts
competition
- Neither the department nor any board may create a regulation that has an unreasonable effect on job
creation or job retention in the state or that places unreasonable restrictions on the ability of individuals
who seek to practice or who are practicing a profession or occupation to find employment.
,FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE PT EXAMINATION LATEST 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
- all expenditures are made in the most cost-effective manner to maximize competition, minimize
licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings
1.2 "Physical therapy" or "physiotherapy," - (answer) deemed identical and interchangeable with each
other, means a health care profession.
1.2 "Practice of physical therapy" - (answer) - assessments
- treatment or prevention of any disability, injury, disease, or other health condition of human beings
- physical, chemical, and other properties of air
- electricity
- exercise
- massage;
- acupuncture (only with compliance) when no penetration of the skin occurs
- radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared rays
- ultrasound;
- water
- apparatus and equipment
- performance of tests of neuromuscular functions (to aid diagnosis or treatment) of any human
condition
- electromyography (aid in diagnosis of human condition - with compliance)
- implement a plan of treatment for a patient
if outside the scope of PT: - (answer) PT will refer the patient to or consult with a health care
practitioner licensed under chapter 458, 459, 460, 461, or chapter 466,
how long can PT treat without a referral? - (answer) 21 days
the PT will obtain a practitioner of record who will review and sign the plan (licensed under chapter 458,
459, 460, 461, or chapter 466 and engaged in active practice) if longer than 21 days.
, FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE PT EXAMINATION LATEST 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
May a PT use roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes? - (answer) NO -
outside the scope of PT.
May a PT use electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization? - (answer) NO - outside the
scope of PT
May a PT practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipulation? - (answer) NO - For
specific chiropractic spinal manipulation, a PT will refer the patient to a health care practitioner licensed
under chapter 460.
Nothing in this subsection authorizes a physical therapist to implement a plan of treatment for a patient
currently being treated in a facility licensed pursuant to chapter 395. - (answer) Chapter 395 = Hospital
1.3 "Physical Therapist" - (answer) licensed and who practices physical therapy in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
1.3 "Physical Therapist Assistant" - (answer) - licensed in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter to perform patient-related activities, including: physical agents
- license in good standing
- activities performed under the direction of a physical therapist
Type of supervision for PTA for a board-certified orthopedic physician or physiatrist licensed chapter 458
(physician), 459 (osteopathic), or practitioner under chapter 460 (chiropractor) - (answer) general
supervision of a physical therapist, but shall not require onsite supervision by a physical therapist.
Type of supervision for PTA for Patient-related activities performed for all other health care practitioners
licensed under chapter 458 (physician), 459 (osteopathic), or chapter 461 (Podiatric - foot & ankle), or
chapter 466 (dentistry) - (answer) onsite supervision of a physical therapist.
"Direct supervision" - (answer) requires the physical presence of the licensed PT for consultation and
direction of the actions
( Except in a case of emergency)
CORRECT ANSWERS
The Laws and Rules Examination has 40 scored questions and the content and approximate weights are:
- (answer) 1. Legislative Intent and Definitions 25%
2. Board Powers and Duties 5%
3. Licensure and Examination 7.5%
4. Patient Care 35%
5. Disciplinary Action and Unlawful Practice 15%
6. Consumer Advocacy 12.5%
1.1 Legislative intent: the sole purpose in chapter - (answer) ensure every PT/PTA in state meets min
requirements for safe practice.
If PT/PTA fall below min competency or present a danger to the public be prohibited from practicing in
this state.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: - (answer) (1) INTENT: if a person wants to be a PT/PTA, they are
entitled to if qualified
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: why regulated? - (answer) preservation of the health, safety, and
welfare of the public under the POLICE powers of the state
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: when regulated? - (answer) - practice can harm or endanger the
health, safety, and welfare of the public
- public not effectively protected by other means, (other state statutes, local ordinances, or federal
legislation).
- Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.
1.1 Legislative intent: requirements: restrictions - (answer) - Neither the department nor any board
may take any action that tends to create or maintain an economic condition that unreasonably restricts
competition
- Neither the department nor any board may create a regulation that has an unreasonable effect on job
creation or job retention in the state or that places unreasonable restrictions on the ability of individuals
who seek to practice or who are practicing a profession or occupation to find employment.
,FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE PT EXAMINATION LATEST 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
- all expenditures are made in the most cost-effective manner to maximize competition, minimize
licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings
1.2 "Physical therapy" or "physiotherapy," - (answer) deemed identical and interchangeable with each
other, means a health care profession.
1.2 "Practice of physical therapy" - (answer) - assessments
- treatment or prevention of any disability, injury, disease, or other health condition of human beings
- physical, chemical, and other properties of air
- electricity
- exercise
- massage;
- acupuncture (only with compliance) when no penetration of the skin occurs
- radiant energy, including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared rays
- ultrasound;
- water
- apparatus and equipment
- performance of tests of neuromuscular functions (to aid diagnosis or treatment) of any human
condition
- electromyography (aid in diagnosis of human condition - with compliance)
- implement a plan of treatment for a patient
if outside the scope of PT: - (answer) PT will refer the patient to or consult with a health care
practitioner licensed under chapter 458, 459, 460, 461, or chapter 466,
how long can PT treat without a referral? - (answer) 21 days
the PT will obtain a practitioner of record who will review and sign the plan (licensed under chapter 458,
459, 460, 461, or chapter 466 and engaged in active practice) if longer than 21 days.
, FLORIDA JURISPRUDENCE PT EXAMINATION LATEST 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
May a PT use roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes? - (answer) NO -
outside the scope of PT.
May a PT use electricity for surgical purposes, including cauterization? - (answer) NO - outside the
scope of PT
May a PT practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipulation? - (answer) NO - For
specific chiropractic spinal manipulation, a PT will refer the patient to a health care practitioner licensed
under chapter 460.
Nothing in this subsection authorizes a physical therapist to implement a plan of treatment for a patient
currently being treated in a facility licensed pursuant to chapter 395. - (answer) Chapter 395 = Hospital
1.3 "Physical Therapist" - (answer) licensed and who practices physical therapy in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
1.3 "Physical Therapist Assistant" - (answer) - licensed in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter to perform patient-related activities, including: physical agents
- license in good standing
- activities performed under the direction of a physical therapist
Type of supervision for PTA for a board-certified orthopedic physician or physiatrist licensed chapter 458
(physician), 459 (osteopathic), or practitioner under chapter 460 (chiropractor) - (answer) general
supervision of a physical therapist, but shall not require onsite supervision by a physical therapist.
Type of supervision for PTA for Patient-related activities performed for all other health care practitioners
licensed under chapter 458 (physician), 459 (osteopathic), or chapter 461 (Podiatric - foot & ankle), or
chapter 466 (dentistry) - (answer) onsite supervision of a physical therapist.
"Direct supervision" - (answer) requires the physical presence of the licensed PT for consultation and
direction of the actions
( Except in a case of emergency)
