OHIO PTA JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
⩥ Who are the members of the board appointed by? Answer: the
governor
⩥ How many PT's are on the board? Answer: 5
⩥ How many PTA's are on the board? Answer: 0
⩥ Who makes up the physical therapy section of the board? Answer: 5
PT's
4 PT's not on the board
⩥ How many OT's are on the board? Answer: 4
⩥ How many COTA's are on the board? Answer: 1
⩥ Who makes up the OT section of the board? Answer: 4 OT's
1 COTA
,⩥ How many AT's are on the board? Answer: 4
⩥ How many MD's are on the board? Answer: 1
⩥ Who makes up the AT section of the board? Answer: 4 AT's
1 MD
⩥ How many members of the board represent the public? Answer: 1
⩥ How long do members of the board have to practice before they can
become a member of the board? Answer: 5 years
⩥ How long do board members serve? Answer: 3 years
⩥ How long do the non-board members of the PT section serve?
Answer: 4 members serving: 1,2,3, or 4 years
⩥ A member of the board should not serve more than ___ consecutive
terms Answer: 3
⩥ When does each member of the boards term begin? Answer: Aug.
28th
, ⩥ When does each member of the boards term end? Answer: Aug. 27th
⩥ _______ means the evaluation and treatment of a person by physical
measures and the use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitative
procedures, with or without AD, for the purpose of preventing,
correcting, or alleiating any disability Answer: physical therapy
⩥ _________ include massage, heat, cold, air, light, water, electricity,
sound, and performance of test of neuromuscular function as an aid to
such treatment Answer: physical measures
⩥ T/F: Physical therapy includes the medical diagnosis of a patients
diability, the use of Roentgen rays or radium for diagnostic purposes, or
teh use of electricity for cauterization or otehr surgical procedures
Answer: false, PT does NOT include the medical diagnosis of a patients
diability, the use of Roentgen rays or radium for diagnostic purposes, or
teh use of electricity for cauterization or otehr surgical procedures
⩥ _________ means a person who practices or provides patient
education and instructino physical therapy and includes a
physiotherapist Answer: physical therapist
⩥ _________ means a person who assists in the provision of physical
therapy treatments, including the provision of patient education and
instruction, under the supervision of a physical therapist Answer:
physical therapist assistant
TEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
⩥ Who are the members of the board appointed by? Answer: the
governor
⩥ How many PT's are on the board? Answer: 5
⩥ How many PTA's are on the board? Answer: 0
⩥ Who makes up the physical therapy section of the board? Answer: 5
PT's
4 PT's not on the board
⩥ How many OT's are on the board? Answer: 4
⩥ How many COTA's are on the board? Answer: 1
⩥ Who makes up the OT section of the board? Answer: 4 OT's
1 COTA
,⩥ How many AT's are on the board? Answer: 4
⩥ How many MD's are on the board? Answer: 1
⩥ Who makes up the AT section of the board? Answer: 4 AT's
1 MD
⩥ How many members of the board represent the public? Answer: 1
⩥ How long do members of the board have to practice before they can
become a member of the board? Answer: 5 years
⩥ How long do board members serve? Answer: 3 years
⩥ How long do the non-board members of the PT section serve?
Answer: 4 members serving: 1,2,3, or 4 years
⩥ A member of the board should not serve more than ___ consecutive
terms Answer: 3
⩥ When does each member of the boards term begin? Answer: Aug.
28th
, ⩥ When does each member of the boards term end? Answer: Aug. 27th
⩥ _______ means the evaluation and treatment of a person by physical
measures and the use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitative
procedures, with or without AD, for the purpose of preventing,
correcting, or alleiating any disability Answer: physical therapy
⩥ _________ include massage, heat, cold, air, light, water, electricity,
sound, and performance of test of neuromuscular function as an aid to
such treatment Answer: physical measures
⩥ T/F: Physical therapy includes the medical diagnosis of a patients
diability, the use of Roentgen rays or radium for diagnostic purposes, or
teh use of electricity for cauterization or otehr surgical procedures
Answer: false, PT does NOT include the medical diagnosis of a patients
diability, the use of Roentgen rays or radium for diagnostic purposes, or
teh use of electricity for cauterization or otehr surgical procedures
⩥ _________ means a person who practices or provides patient
education and instructino physical therapy and includes a
physiotherapist Answer: physical therapist
⩥ _________ means a person who assists in the provision of physical
therapy treatments, including the provision of patient education and
instruction, under the supervision of a physical therapist Answer:
physical therapist assistant
