MSDBE JURISPRUDENCE STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔True or False - you can be denied a license to practice physical therapy because of
a physical condition, mental illness or drug use. - ✔✔True
✔✔What might happen if the board thinks they have probable cause that you are
unable to practice? What happens if you do not comply? - ✔✔You might be submitted
to mental or physical examination. If you don't comply they can file a petition for
enforcement against you.
✔✔True or False - the Petition for enforcement of examination whether physical or
mental will not have a record of the PTs name of initials and they will not be public
records. - ✔✔True
✔✔If your license has been revoked or suspended, can you ever get it back? - ✔✔Yes,
at reasonable intervals, you may be given the opportunity to demonstrate that you can
resume the competent practice.
✔✔You can have your license revoked for trying to treat human ailments by other
means than PT, True or False? - ✔✔True
✔✔If you have had your license revoked, refused or suspended by another licensing
authority, florida may also refuse you a license. - ✔✔True
✔✔If you make or file a report you know is false and you sign it, you may have your
license suspended or revoked. What if you don't sign it? - ✔✔True, only if you sign it.
✔✔Can PTs perform specific chiropractic spinal manipulations? - ✔✔No.
✔✔Anyone who violates the provisions of the prohibited acts is guilty of a.... -
✔✔Misdemeanor of the first degree
✔✔Other educated personnel may be given or delegated tasks of specific patient care
activities to assist a physical therapist or PTA, as long as they are under ________
supervision of the PT or PTA. - ✔✔Direct.
✔✔What kind of vote is needed from the probable cause panel to determine if there is
probable cause in regards to a violation of the statutes? - ✔✔Majoriy vote
✔✔The probably cause panel is made up of who? - ✔✔Past and present board
members
, ✔✔What is the name of the board that determines whether school in other countries
provide equivalent PT education to what we have in the U.S. - ✔✔FCCPT - Foreign
Credentialing commission on physical therapy.
✔✔Does an applicant for a license by endorsement have to take the florida laws and
rules exam? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔An applicant for licensure by examination must have obtained a passing score on
the NPTE examination within the past ____ years. - ✔✔5.
✔✔An applicant who has an active license in another jurisdiction, or has passed a
similar examination as our boards exam may be eligible to be licensed as a physical
therapist by ____________. - ✔✔Endorsement.
✔✔An applicant who is moving to florida from another state and who was educated in a
foreign country must present a certified copy of the credential evaluation used in the
other state, PLUS proof of ________ clinical practice hours for ____ of the last 10
years. - ✔✔1000 clinical practice hours in 5/10 years.
✔✔If you a caught cheating on the NPTE potential punishment may include... -
✔✔Disqualification from taking the exam and from being licensed as a PT, as well as
potentially receiving a failing grade on the NPTE.
✔✔In order to renew an inactive license you must complete ____ hours of continuing
education, which must include _______ _________ prevention courses and ____ hours
of continuing education specifically on PT laws and rules. - ✔✔24; medical errors; 2
✔✔True or False - A licensee who is the spouse of a member of the Armed forces shall
be exempt from all licensure renewal provisions for any period of time which the
licensee is absent from the state of florida due to spouses duties. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Is on site supervision the same as direct supervision? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔PTAs require __________ supervision. - ✔✔General
✔✔General Supervision means that the PT is location in the same _____________
__________ and is accessable by phone. - ✔✔Geographical Region.
✔✔Who's responsibility is it to explain the examination process and procedure to the
patient?
a - PT student
b - Front desk personnel
c - License holder (PT)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔True or False - you can be denied a license to practice physical therapy because of
a physical condition, mental illness or drug use. - ✔✔True
✔✔What might happen if the board thinks they have probable cause that you are
unable to practice? What happens if you do not comply? - ✔✔You might be submitted
to mental or physical examination. If you don't comply they can file a petition for
enforcement against you.
✔✔True or False - the Petition for enforcement of examination whether physical or
mental will not have a record of the PTs name of initials and they will not be public
records. - ✔✔True
✔✔If your license has been revoked or suspended, can you ever get it back? - ✔✔Yes,
at reasonable intervals, you may be given the opportunity to demonstrate that you can
resume the competent practice.
✔✔You can have your license revoked for trying to treat human ailments by other
means than PT, True or False? - ✔✔True
✔✔If you have had your license revoked, refused or suspended by another licensing
authority, florida may also refuse you a license. - ✔✔True
✔✔If you make or file a report you know is false and you sign it, you may have your
license suspended or revoked. What if you don't sign it? - ✔✔True, only if you sign it.
✔✔Can PTs perform specific chiropractic spinal manipulations? - ✔✔No.
✔✔Anyone who violates the provisions of the prohibited acts is guilty of a.... -
✔✔Misdemeanor of the first degree
✔✔Other educated personnel may be given or delegated tasks of specific patient care
activities to assist a physical therapist or PTA, as long as they are under ________
supervision of the PT or PTA. - ✔✔Direct.
✔✔What kind of vote is needed from the probable cause panel to determine if there is
probable cause in regards to a violation of the statutes? - ✔✔Majoriy vote
✔✔The probably cause panel is made up of who? - ✔✔Past and present board
members
, ✔✔What is the name of the board that determines whether school in other countries
provide equivalent PT education to what we have in the U.S. - ✔✔FCCPT - Foreign
Credentialing commission on physical therapy.
✔✔Does an applicant for a license by endorsement have to take the florida laws and
rules exam? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔An applicant for licensure by examination must have obtained a passing score on
the NPTE examination within the past ____ years. - ✔✔5.
✔✔An applicant who has an active license in another jurisdiction, or has passed a
similar examination as our boards exam may be eligible to be licensed as a physical
therapist by ____________. - ✔✔Endorsement.
✔✔An applicant who is moving to florida from another state and who was educated in a
foreign country must present a certified copy of the credential evaluation used in the
other state, PLUS proof of ________ clinical practice hours for ____ of the last 10
years. - ✔✔1000 clinical practice hours in 5/10 years.
✔✔If you a caught cheating on the NPTE potential punishment may include... -
✔✔Disqualification from taking the exam and from being licensed as a PT, as well as
potentially receiving a failing grade on the NPTE.
✔✔In order to renew an inactive license you must complete ____ hours of continuing
education, which must include _______ _________ prevention courses and ____ hours
of continuing education specifically on PT laws and rules. - ✔✔24; medical errors; 2
✔✔True or False - A licensee who is the spouse of a member of the Armed forces shall
be exempt from all licensure renewal provisions for any period of time which the
licensee is absent from the state of florida due to spouses duties. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Is on site supervision the same as direct supervision? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔PTAs require __________ supervision. - ✔✔General
✔✔General Supervision means that the PT is location in the same _____________
__________ and is accessable by phone. - ✔✔Geographical Region.
✔✔Who's responsibility is it to explain the examination process and procedure to the
patient?
a - PT student
b - Front desk personnel
c - License holder (PT)
