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CALIFORNIA JURISPRUDENCE
EXAM – PT 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
1. What is the PT Fund for? 2687 - correct answer - Used to pay
all salaries and other expenses necessarily incurred to carry
out the provisions of the PTPA
2. What is the maximum amount for applying for licensure (PT or
PTA) or renewing a license? 2688 - correct answer - Fee can
be no more than $300
3. How much can the exam/reexam fees cost (NPTE and CLE)?
2688 - correct answer - These fees cannot cost more than the
actual cost to the board for developing and writing the exam,
grading the exam, and administering the exam
4. How much is a delinquency fee when renewing a license?
2688 - correct answer - 50% of the renewal fee
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5. How much is a duplicate wall certificate fee? 2688 - correct
answer - $50 (cannot exceed $100)
6. What is the endorsement of letter of good standing fee? 2688 -
correct answer - $60 (cannot exceed $100)
7. When the board wishes to increase any fees, what must they
do? 2688.5 - correct answer - Board must submit a report to
the appropriate policy committee with justification for the
increase and percentage of fee increase
8. How much does it cost to be certified to perform EMG testing?
2689 - correct answer - No more than $200 for application and
renewal fees
9. How much does the exam/reexam fee cost for special
certifications (i.e. EMG testing)? 2689 - correct answer - $500
10. What is a physical therapy corporation? 2690 - correct
answer - A corporation that is authorized to render professional
services as defined in the PTPA (and has physical therapists
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as the employees rendering services) and is in compliance with
the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act
11. What must a PT corporation name contain? 2693 - correct
answer - The words "physical therapy" or "physical therapist"
12. Must directors, shareholders, and officers of a PT corp be
licensed? 2694 - correct answer - Yes, they shall be a licensed
person as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code
13. Who is exempt from licensure requirements when engaged
in the listed specific activities? 2630.5 (post Jan 2014) - correct
answer - -An enrolled PT/PTA student during clinical education
-A PT who holds a valid and unrestricted license in another
jurisdiction of the United States or who is credentialed to
practice PT in another country if that person is researching,
demonstrating, or providing PT in connection with teaching or
participating in an educational seminar of no more than 60
days in a calendar year
-A PT located outside CA, when in actual consultation, whether
within CA or across state lines, with a licensed PT of CA, or
when he/she is an invited guest of the APTA or one of its
components, or an invited guest of an approved PT school or
college for the sole purpose of engaging in professional
education through lectures, clinics, or demonstrations, if, at the
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time of the consultation, lecture, or demonstration, he or she
holds a valid and unrestricted PT license in the state or country
in which he or she resides
-A PT who holds a valid and unrestricted license in another
jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice PT
in another country if that person, by contract or employment, is
providing PT to individuals affiliated with or employed by
established athletic teams, athletic organizations, or performing
arts companies temporarily practicing, competing, or
performing in CA for no more than 60 days in a calendar year
-A physical therapist assistant who holds a valid and
unrestricted license in another jurisdiction of the United States
and is assisting a physical therapist engaged in activities
described above
-A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has a
valid and unrestricted license in a jurisdiction of the United
States who is forced to leave his or her residence in a state
other than CA due to a governmentally declared emergency.
This exemption applies for no more than 60 days following the
declaration
14. Who is exempt from licensure renewal fees? 2648, 2648.3,
2648.5, 2648.7 (post Jan 2014) - correct answer - -Active duty
military
-A person unable to practice due to disability
-Licensees residing in CA who certify to the board that license
renewal is for the sole purpose of providing voluntary, unpaid
PT services
-A PT/PTA that has applied to the board for retired license
status
CALIFORNIA JURISPRUDENCE
EXAM – PT 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
1. What is the PT Fund for? 2687 - correct answer - Used to pay
all salaries and other expenses necessarily incurred to carry
out the provisions of the PTPA
2. What is the maximum amount for applying for licensure (PT or
PTA) or renewing a license? 2688 - correct answer - Fee can
be no more than $300
3. How much can the exam/reexam fees cost (NPTE and CLE)?
2688 - correct answer - These fees cannot cost more than the
actual cost to the board for developing and writing the exam,
grading the exam, and administering the exam
4. How much is a delinquency fee when renewing a license?
2688 - correct answer - 50% of the renewal fee
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5. How much is a duplicate wall certificate fee? 2688 - correct
answer - $50 (cannot exceed $100)
6. What is the endorsement of letter of good standing fee? 2688 -
correct answer - $60 (cannot exceed $100)
7. When the board wishes to increase any fees, what must they
do? 2688.5 - correct answer - Board must submit a report to
the appropriate policy committee with justification for the
increase and percentage of fee increase
8. How much does it cost to be certified to perform EMG testing?
2689 - correct answer - No more than $200 for application and
renewal fees
9. How much does the exam/reexam fee cost for special
certifications (i.e. EMG testing)? 2689 - correct answer - $500
10. What is a physical therapy corporation? 2690 - correct
answer - A corporation that is authorized to render professional
services as defined in the PTPA (and has physical therapists
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as the employees rendering services) and is in compliance with
the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act
11. What must a PT corporation name contain? 2693 - correct
answer - The words "physical therapy" or "physical therapist"
12. Must directors, shareholders, and officers of a PT corp be
licensed? 2694 - correct answer - Yes, they shall be a licensed
person as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code
13. Who is exempt from licensure requirements when engaged
in the listed specific activities? 2630.5 (post Jan 2014) - correct
answer - -An enrolled PT/PTA student during clinical education
-A PT who holds a valid and unrestricted license in another
jurisdiction of the United States or who is credentialed to
practice PT in another country if that person is researching,
demonstrating, or providing PT in connection with teaching or
participating in an educational seminar of no more than 60
days in a calendar year
-A PT located outside CA, when in actual consultation, whether
within CA or across state lines, with a licensed PT of CA, or
when he/she is an invited guest of the APTA or one of its
components, or an invited guest of an approved PT school or
college for the sole purpose of engaging in professional
education through lectures, clinics, or demonstrations, if, at the
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time of the consultation, lecture, or demonstration, he or she
holds a valid and unrestricted PT license in the state or country
in which he or she resides
-A PT who holds a valid and unrestricted license in another
jurisdiction of the United States or credentialed to practice PT
in another country if that person, by contract or employment, is
providing PT to individuals affiliated with or employed by
established athletic teams, athletic organizations, or performing
arts companies temporarily practicing, competing, or
performing in CA for no more than 60 days in a calendar year
-A physical therapist assistant who holds a valid and
unrestricted license in another jurisdiction of the United States
and is assisting a physical therapist engaged in activities
described above
-A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has a
valid and unrestricted license in a jurisdiction of the United
States who is forced to leave his or her residence in a state
other than CA due to a governmentally declared emergency.
This exemption applies for no more than 60 days following the
declaration
14. Who is exempt from licensure renewal fees? 2648, 2648.3,
2648.5, 2648.7 (post Jan 2014) - correct answer - -Active duty
military
-A person unable to practice due to disability
-Licensees residing in CA who certify to the board that license
renewal is for the sole purpose of providing voluntary, unpaid
PT services
-A PT/PTA that has applied to the board for retired license
status
