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What is the purpose of the physical therapy practice act? - correct
answers✅✅To update & recodify statutes relating to practice of PT; not to
be construed to expand scope of practice of PT
What are the purposes of the uniform credentialing act? - correct
answers✅✅1. Protect public health, safety, welfare
-Provide credentialing for health related services
-Develop, establish, enforce standards of services
2. Provide efficient, adequate, & safe practice of such persons/businesses
What is the purpose of boards of State Board of Health? - correct
answers✅✅to protect health, safety, and welfare of public as prescribed in
Uniform Credentialing Act
What are the duties of the boards of State Board of Health? - correct
answers✅✅1. Set minimum standards of proficiency & competency
2. Provided recommendations on credentialing, denial of credentials,
disciplinary action, changes in legislation
3. Providing recs for regulations to carry out Uniform Cred Act
What is the definition of physical therapy? - correct answers✅✅(1)
Examining, evaluating, and testing individuals with mechanical,
physiological, and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and
disabilities or other conditions related to health and movement and, through
analysis of the evaluative process, developing a plan of therapeutic
intervention and prognosis while assessing the ongoing effects of the
intervention;
(2) Alleviating impairment, functional limitation, or disabilities by designing,
implementing, or modifying therapeutic interventions which may include any
of the following: Therapeutic exercise; functional training in home,
community, or work integration or reintegration related to physical
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movement and mobility; therapeutic massage; mobilization or manual
therapy; recommendation, application, and fabrication of assistive, adaptive,
protective, and supportive devices and equipment; airway clearance
techniques; integumentary protection techniques; nonsurgical debridement
and wound care; physical agents or modalities; mechanical and
electrotherapeutic modalities; and patient-related instruction; but which does
not include the making of a medical diagnosis;
(3) Purchasing, storing, and administering topical and aerosol medication in
compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the Board of Pharmacy
regarding the storage of such medication
(4) Reducing the risk of injury, impairment, functional limitation, or disability,
including the promotion and maintenance of fitness, health, and wellness;
and
(5) Engaging in administration, consultation, education, and research.
What is the definition of a physical therapist? - correct answers✅✅a
person licensed to practice physical therapy under the Physical Therapy
Practice Act
What is the definition of a physical therapist assistant? - correct
answers✅✅a person certified as a physical therapist assistant under the
Physical Therapy Practice Act
What is the definition of a physical therapy aide? - correct answers✅✅a
person who is trained under the direction of a physical therapist and who
performs treatment-related and non-treatment-related tasks
What are exemptions to the unauthorized practice of physical therapy? -
correct answers✅✅(1) A member of another profession who is
credentialed by the department and who is acting within the scope of
practice of his or her profession;
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(2) A student in an approved educational program who is performing physical
therapy or related services within the scope of such program and under the
direct supervision of a physical therapist;
(3) A person practicing physical therapy or as a physical therapist assistant
in this state who serves in the armed forces of the United States or the
United States Public Health Service or who is employed by the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal agencies, if their practice is
limited to that service or employment;
(4) A person credentialed to practice physical therapy or as a physical
therapist assistant in another jurisdiction of the United States or in another
country who is teaching physical therapy or demonstrating or providing
physical therapy or related services in connection with an educational
program in this state;
(5) A person credentialed to practice physical therapy in another jurisdiction
of the United States or in another country who, by contract or employment,
is providing physical therapy or related services in this state to individuals
affiliated with established athletic teams, athletic organizations, or
performing arts companies while such teams, organizations, or companies
are present and temporarily practicing, competing, or performing in this
state; or
(6) A person employed by a school district, educational service unit, or other
public or private educational institution or entity serving prekindergarten
through twelfth grade students who is providing personal assistance
services, including mobility and transfer activities, such as assisting with
ambulation with and without aids; positioning in adaptive equipment;
application of brace
What are the authorized duties of a physical therapy aide? - correct
answers✅✅A physical therapy aide may perform treatment-related and
non-treatment-related tasks under the supervision of a physical therapist or
a physical therapist assistant.
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What are the qualifications for a physical therapy license? - correct
answers✅✅(1) Present proof of completion of an approved educational
program;
(2) In the case of an applicant who has been trained as a physical therapist
in a foreign country, (a) present documentation of completion of a course of
professional instruction substantially equivalent to an approved program
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education or by an equivalent accrediting agency as determined by the
board and (b) present proof of proficiency in the English language; and
(3) Successfully complete an examination approved by the department, with
the recommendation of the board.
What are the qualifications for a physical therapist assistant certificate? -
correct answers✅✅(1) Present proof of completion of an approved
educational program; and
(2) Successfully complete an examination approved by the department, with
the recommendation of the board.
What documentation must be provided to the department in order to obtain
a license? - correct answers✅✅1. Education: official transcript directly
from the institution
2. Examination: proof of passing NPTE and Jurisprudence (NE Law) Exam with
scaled scores of 600+
3. Licensed in another jurisdiction & has not practiced within 3 years
preceding application: documentation of obtaining 50 continuing education
hours within the 3 years
4. Passed licensure examination but not practicing: if >3 years ago, must
have documentation of 50 hours continuing education hours
What is the definition of direct supervision? - correct
answers✅✅supervision in which the supervising practitioner is physically
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What is the purpose of the physical therapy practice act? - correct
answers✅✅To update & recodify statutes relating to practice of PT; not to
be construed to expand scope of practice of PT
What are the purposes of the uniform credentialing act? - correct
answers✅✅1. Protect public health, safety, welfare
-Provide credentialing for health related services
-Develop, establish, enforce standards of services
2. Provide efficient, adequate, & safe practice of such persons/businesses
What is the purpose of boards of State Board of Health? - correct
answers✅✅to protect health, safety, and welfare of public as prescribed in
Uniform Credentialing Act
What are the duties of the boards of State Board of Health? - correct
answers✅✅1. Set minimum standards of proficiency & competency
2. Provided recommendations on credentialing, denial of credentials,
disciplinary action, changes in legislation
3. Providing recs for regulations to carry out Uniform Cred Act
What is the definition of physical therapy? - correct answers✅✅(1)
Examining, evaluating, and testing individuals with mechanical,
physiological, and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and
disabilities or other conditions related to health and movement and, through
analysis of the evaluative process, developing a plan of therapeutic
intervention and prognosis while assessing the ongoing effects of the
intervention;
(2) Alleviating impairment, functional limitation, or disabilities by designing,
implementing, or modifying therapeutic interventions which may include any
of the following: Therapeutic exercise; functional training in home,
community, or work integration or reintegration related to physical
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movement and mobility; therapeutic massage; mobilization or manual
therapy; recommendation, application, and fabrication of assistive, adaptive,
protective, and supportive devices and equipment; airway clearance
techniques; integumentary protection techniques; nonsurgical debridement
and wound care; physical agents or modalities; mechanical and
electrotherapeutic modalities; and patient-related instruction; but which does
not include the making of a medical diagnosis;
(3) Purchasing, storing, and administering topical and aerosol medication in
compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the Board of Pharmacy
regarding the storage of such medication
(4) Reducing the risk of injury, impairment, functional limitation, or disability,
including the promotion and maintenance of fitness, health, and wellness;
and
(5) Engaging in administration, consultation, education, and research.
What is the definition of a physical therapist? - correct answers✅✅a
person licensed to practice physical therapy under the Physical Therapy
Practice Act
What is the definition of a physical therapist assistant? - correct
answers✅✅a person certified as a physical therapist assistant under the
Physical Therapy Practice Act
What is the definition of a physical therapy aide? - correct answers✅✅a
person who is trained under the direction of a physical therapist and who
performs treatment-related and non-treatment-related tasks
What are exemptions to the unauthorized practice of physical therapy? -
correct answers✅✅(1) A member of another profession who is
credentialed by the department and who is acting within the scope of
practice of his or her profession;
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(2) A student in an approved educational program who is performing physical
therapy or related services within the scope of such program and under the
direct supervision of a physical therapist;
(3) A person practicing physical therapy or as a physical therapist assistant
in this state who serves in the armed forces of the United States or the
United States Public Health Service or who is employed by the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal agencies, if their practice is
limited to that service or employment;
(4) A person credentialed to practice physical therapy or as a physical
therapist assistant in another jurisdiction of the United States or in another
country who is teaching physical therapy or demonstrating or providing
physical therapy or related services in connection with an educational
program in this state;
(5) A person credentialed to practice physical therapy in another jurisdiction
of the United States or in another country who, by contract or employment,
is providing physical therapy or related services in this state to individuals
affiliated with established athletic teams, athletic organizations, or
performing arts companies while such teams, organizations, or companies
are present and temporarily practicing, competing, or performing in this
state; or
(6) A person employed by a school district, educational service unit, or other
public or private educational institution or entity serving prekindergarten
through twelfth grade students who is providing personal assistance
services, including mobility and transfer activities, such as assisting with
ambulation with and without aids; positioning in adaptive equipment;
application of brace
What are the authorized duties of a physical therapy aide? - correct
answers✅✅A physical therapy aide may perform treatment-related and
non-treatment-related tasks under the supervision of a physical therapist or
a physical therapist assistant.
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What are the qualifications for a physical therapy license? - correct
answers✅✅(1) Present proof of completion of an approved educational
program;
(2) In the case of an applicant who has been trained as a physical therapist
in a foreign country, (a) present documentation of completion of a course of
professional instruction substantially equivalent to an approved program
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education or by an equivalent accrediting agency as determined by the
board and (b) present proof of proficiency in the English language; and
(3) Successfully complete an examination approved by the department, with
the recommendation of the board.
What are the qualifications for a physical therapist assistant certificate? -
correct answers✅✅(1) Present proof of completion of an approved
educational program; and
(2) Successfully complete an examination approved by the department, with
the recommendation of the board.
What documentation must be provided to the department in order to obtain
a license? - correct answers✅✅1. Education: official transcript directly
from the institution
2. Examination: proof of passing NPTE and Jurisprudence (NE Law) Exam with
scaled scores of 600+
3. Licensed in another jurisdiction & has not practiced within 3 years
preceding application: documentation of obtaining 50 continuing education
hours within the 3 years
4. Passed licensure examination but not practicing: if >3 years ago, must
have documentation of 50 hours continuing education hours
What is the definition of direct supervision? - correct
answers✅✅supervision in which the supervising practitioner is physically
