AZ PT jurisprudence exam with Questions and Answers
Assistive personnel - ANSWER -includes
physical therapist assistants and physical
therapy aides and other assistive personnel who interim permit - ANSWER -means a
are trained or educated health care providers permit issued by the board that allows a person
and who are not physical therapist assistants or to practice as a physical therapist in this state or
physical therapy aides but who perform specific to work as a physical therapist assistant for a
designated tasks related to physical therapy specific period of time and under conditions
under the supervision of a physical therapist. At prescribed by the board before that person is
the discretion of the supervising physical issued a license or certificate.
therapist, and if properly credentialed and not
prohibited by any other law, other assistive
personnel may be identified by the title specific manual therapy techniques - ANSWER -
to their training or education. This paragraph means a broad group of passive interventions in
does not apply to personnel assisting other which physical therapists use their hands to
health care professionals licensed pursuant to administer skilled movements designed to
this title in the performance of delegable modulate pain, increase joint range of motion,
treatment responsibilities within their scope of reduce or eliminate soft tissue swelling,
practice. inflammation, or restriction, induce relaxation,
improve contractile and noncontractile tissue
extensibility, and improve pulmonary function.
business entity - ANSWER -means a These interventions involve a variety of
business organization that has an ownership techniques, such as the application of graded
that includes any persons who are not licensed forces.
or certified to provide physical therapy services
in this state, that offers to the public
professional services regulated by the Board on-site supervision - ANSWER -eans that
and that is established pursuant to the laws of the supervising physical therapist is on site and
any state or foreign country. is present in the facility or on the campus where
assistive personnel or a holder of an interim
permit is performing services, is immediately
dry needling - ANSWER -means a available to assist the person being supervised
skilled intervention performed by a physical in the services being performed and maintains
therapist that uses a thin filiform needle to continued involvement in appropriate aspects of
penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying each treatment session in which a component of
neural, muscular and connective tissues for the treatment is delegated.
evaluation and management of
neuromusculoskeletal conditions, pain and
movement impairments. practice of physical therapy - ANSWER -
(a) Examining, evaluating and testing persons
who have mechanical, physiological and
general supervision - ANSWER -means developmental impairments, functional
that the supervising physical therapist is on call limitations and disabilities or other health and
and is readily available via telecommunications movement related conditions in order to
when the physical therapist assistant is determine a diagnosis, a prognosis and a plan of
providing treatment interventions." therapeutic intervention and to assess the
, AZ PT jurisprudence exam with Questions and Answers
ongoing effects of intervention.
(b) Alleviating impairments and functional Board of physical
limitations by managing, designing, therapy;appintment;qualifications -
implementing and modifying therapeutic ANSWER --Established by governor
interventions including:
(i) Therapeutic exercise. -Can be 4 PT, residents of the state, unrestricted
(ii) Functional training in self-care and in home, license, practice in the state for 5 years
community or work reintegration.
(iii) Manual therapy techniques. -1 PTA, resident, unrestricted certificate,
(iv) Therapeutic massage. practice in the state for 5 years
(v) Assistive and adaptive orthotic, prosthetic,
protective and supportive devices and -2 public members, residents, not affilated or
equipment. (vi) Pulmonary hygiene. have financial interest in any healthcare
(vii) Debridement and wound care. profession, have interest in consumer rights
(viii) Physical agents or modalities. _________________________
(ix) Mechanical and electrotherapeutic -Serve staggered four year terms
modalities.
(x) Patient related instruction. -no more than 2 sucessive 4 year terms or more
(c) Reducing the risk of injury, impairments, than 10 consecutive years
functional limitations and disability by means
that include promoting and maintaining a -By approval of a majority of the board, a
person's fitness, health and quality of life. member's service may extend at the completion
(d) Engaging in administration, consultation, of a four year term until a new member is
education and research. appointed or the current member is reappointed.
-If requested by the board the governor may
restricted certificate - ANSWER -means remove a board member for misconduct,
a certificate on which the board has placed any incompetence or neglect of duty.
restrictions as the result of a disciplinary action.
-Board members are eligible for reimbursement
of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4,
restricted license - ANSWER -means a article 2 to cover necessary expenses for
license on which the board places restrictions or attending each board meeting or for
conditions, or both, as to the scope of practice, representing the board in an official board
place of practice, supervision of practice, approved activity.
duration of licensed status or type or condition
of a patient to whom the licensee may provide -A board member who acts within the scope of
services. board duties, without malice and in the
reasonable belief that the person's action is
warranted by law is immune from civil liability.
restricted registration - ANSWER -means
a registration the Board has placed an
restrictions on as the result of disciplinary Board; powers and duties - ANSWER -A.
action. The board shall:
1. Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for
Assistive personnel - ANSWER -includes
physical therapist assistants and physical
therapy aides and other assistive personnel who interim permit - ANSWER -means a
are trained or educated health care providers permit issued by the board that allows a person
and who are not physical therapist assistants or to practice as a physical therapist in this state or
physical therapy aides but who perform specific to work as a physical therapist assistant for a
designated tasks related to physical therapy specific period of time and under conditions
under the supervision of a physical therapist. At prescribed by the board before that person is
the discretion of the supervising physical issued a license or certificate.
therapist, and if properly credentialed and not
prohibited by any other law, other assistive
personnel may be identified by the title specific manual therapy techniques - ANSWER -
to their training or education. This paragraph means a broad group of passive interventions in
does not apply to personnel assisting other which physical therapists use their hands to
health care professionals licensed pursuant to administer skilled movements designed to
this title in the performance of delegable modulate pain, increase joint range of motion,
treatment responsibilities within their scope of reduce or eliminate soft tissue swelling,
practice. inflammation, or restriction, induce relaxation,
improve contractile and noncontractile tissue
extensibility, and improve pulmonary function.
business entity - ANSWER -means a These interventions involve a variety of
business organization that has an ownership techniques, such as the application of graded
that includes any persons who are not licensed forces.
or certified to provide physical therapy services
in this state, that offers to the public
professional services regulated by the Board on-site supervision - ANSWER -eans that
and that is established pursuant to the laws of the supervising physical therapist is on site and
any state or foreign country. is present in the facility or on the campus where
assistive personnel or a holder of an interim
permit is performing services, is immediately
dry needling - ANSWER -means a available to assist the person being supervised
skilled intervention performed by a physical in the services being performed and maintains
therapist that uses a thin filiform needle to continued involvement in appropriate aspects of
penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying each treatment session in which a component of
neural, muscular and connective tissues for the treatment is delegated.
evaluation and management of
neuromusculoskeletal conditions, pain and
movement impairments. practice of physical therapy - ANSWER -
(a) Examining, evaluating and testing persons
who have mechanical, physiological and
general supervision - ANSWER -means developmental impairments, functional
that the supervising physical therapist is on call limitations and disabilities or other health and
and is readily available via telecommunications movement related conditions in order to
when the physical therapist assistant is determine a diagnosis, a prognosis and a plan of
providing treatment interventions." therapeutic intervention and to assess the
, AZ PT jurisprudence exam with Questions and Answers
ongoing effects of intervention.
(b) Alleviating impairments and functional Board of physical
limitations by managing, designing, therapy;appintment;qualifications -
implementing and modifying therapeutic ANSWER --Established by governor
interventions including:
(i) Therapeutic exercise. -Can be 4 PT, residents of the state, unrestricted
(ii) Functional training in self-care and in home, license, practice in the state for 5 years
community or work reintegration.
(iii) Manual therapy techniques. -1 PTA, resident, unrestricted certificate,
(iv) Therapeutic massage. practice in the state for 5 years
(v) Assistive and adaptive orthotic, prosthetic,
protective and supportive devices and -2 public members, residents, not affilated or
equipment. (vi) Pulmonary hygiene. have financial interest in any healthcare
(vii) Debridement and wound care. profession, have interest in consumer rights
(viii) Physical agents or modalities. _________________________
(ix) Mechanical and electrotherapeutic -Serve staggered four year terms
modalities.
(x) Patient related instruction. -no more than 2 sucessive 4 year terms or more
(c) Reducing the risk of injury, impairments, than 10 consecutive years
functional limitations and disability by means
that include promoting and maintaining a -By approval of a majority of the board, a
person's fitness, health and quality of life. member's service may extend at the completion
(d) Engaging in administration, consultation, of a four year term until a new member is
education and research. appointed or the current member is reappointed.
-If requested by the board the governor may
restricted certificate - ANSWER -means remove a board member for misconduct,
a certificate on which the board has placed any incompetence or neglect of duty.
restrictions as the result of a disciplinary action.
-Board members are eligible for reimbursement
of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4,
restricted license - ANSWER -means a article 2 to cover necessary expenses for
license on which the board places restrictions or attending each board meeting or for
conditions, or both, as to the scope of practice, representing the board in an official board
place of practice, supervision of practice, approved activity.
duration of licensed status or type or condition
of a patient to whom the licensee may provide -A board member who acts within the scope of
services. board duties, without malice and in the
reasonable belief that the person's action is
warranted by law is immune from civil liability.
restricted registration - ANSWER -means
a registration the Board has placed an
restrictions on as the result of disciplinary Board; powers and duties - ANSWER -A.
action. The board shall:
1. Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for
