AZ PT JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Assistive personnel - ANS includes physical therapist assistants and physical therapy aides
and other assistive personnel who are trained or educated health care providers and who are
not physical therapist assistants or physical therapy aides but who perform specific designated
tasks related to physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist. At the discretion
of the supervising physical therapist, and if properly credentialed and not prohibited by any
other law, other assistive personnel may be identified by the title specific to their training or
education. This paragraph does not apply to personnel assisting other health care professionals
licensed pursuant to this title in the performance of delegable treatment responsibilities within
their scope of practice.
business entity - ANS means a business organization that has an ownership that includes any
persons who are not licensed or certified to provide physical therapy services in this state, that
offers to the public professional services regulated by the Board and that is established
pursuant to the laws of any state or foreign country.
dry needling - ANS means a skilled intervention performed by a physical therapist that uses a
thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying neural, muscular and
connective tissues for the evaluation and management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions,
pain and movement impairments.
general supervision - ANS means that the supervising physical therapist is on call and is
readily available via telecommunications when the physical therapist assistant is providing
treatment interventions."
interim permit - ANS means a permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as
a physical therapist in this state or to work as a physical therapist assistant for a specific period
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,of time and under conditions prescribed by the board before that person is issued a license or
certificate.
manual therapy techniques - ANS means a broad group of passive interventions in which
physical therapists use their hands to administer skilled movements designed to modulate pain,
increase joint range of motion, reduce or eliminate soft tissue swelling, inflammation, or
restriction, induce relaxation, improve contractile and noncontractile tissue extensibility, and
improve pulmonary function. These interventions involve a variety of techniques, such as the
application of graded forces.
on-site supervision - ANS eans that the supervising physical therapist is on site and is present
in the facility or on the campus where assistive personnel or a holder of an interim permit is
performing services, is immediately available to assist the person being supervised in the
services being performed and maintains continued involvement in appropriate aspects of each
treatment session in which a component of treatment is delegated.
practice of physical therapy - ANS (a) Examining, evaluating and testing persons who have
mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations and
disabilities or other health and movement related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis,
a prognosis and a plan of therapeutic intervention and to assess the ongoing effects of
intervention.
(b) Alleviating impairments and functional limitations by managing, designing, implementing
and modifying therapeutic interventions including:
(i) Therapeutic exercise.
(ii) Functional training in self-care and in home, community or work reintegration.
(iii) Manual therapy techniques.
(iv) Therapeutic massage.
(v) Assistive and adaptive orthotic, prosthetic, protective and supportive devices and
equipment. (vi) Pulmonary hygiene.
(vii) Debridement and wound care.
(viii) Physical agents or modalities.
(ix) Mechanical and electrotherapeutic modalities.
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, (x) Patient related instruction.
(c) Reducing the risk of injury, impairments, functional limitations and disability by means that
include promoting and maintaining a person's fitness, health and quality of life.
(d) Engaging in administration, consultation, education and research.
restricted certificate - ANS means a certificate on which the board has placed any restrictions
as the result of a disciplinary action.
restricted license - ANS means a license on which the board places restrictions or conditions,
or both, as to the scope of practice, place of practice, supervision of practice, duration of
licensed status or type or condition of a patient to whom the licensee may provide services.
restricted registration - ANS means a registration the Board has placed an restrictions on as
the result of disciplinary action.
Board of physical therapy;appintment;qualifications - ANS -Established by governor
-Can be 4 PT, residents of the state, unrestricted license, practice in the state for 5 years
-1 PTA, resident, unrestricted certificate, practice in the state for 5 years
-2 public members, residents, not affilated or have financial interest in any healthcare
profession, have interest in consumer rights
_________________________
-Serve staggered four year terms
-no more than 2 sucessive 4 year terms or more than 10 consecutive years
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Assistive personnel - ANS includes physical therapist assistants and physical therapy aides
and other assistive personnel who are trained or educated health care providers and who are
not physical therapist assistants or physical therapy aides but who perform specific designated
tasks related to physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist. At the discretion
of the supervising physical therapist, and if properly credentialed and not prohibited by any
other law, other assistive personnel may be identified by the title specific to their training or
education. This paragraph does not apply to personnel assisting other health care professionals
licensed pursuant to this title in the performance of delegable treatment responsibilities within
their scope of practice.
business entity - ANS means a business organization that has an ownership that includes any
persons who are not licensed or certified to provide physical therapy services in this state, that
offers to the public professional services regulated by the Board and that is established
pursuant to the laws of any state or foreign country.
dry needling - ANS means a skilled intervention performed by a physical therapist that uses a
thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying neural, muscular and
connective tissues for the evaluation and management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions,
pain and movement impairments.
general supervision - ANS means that the supervising physical therapist is on call and is
readily available via telecommunications when the physical therapist assistant is providing
treatment interventions."
interim permit - ANS means a permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as
a physical therapist in this state or to work as a physical therapist assistant for a specific period
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,of time and under conditions prescribed by the board before that person is issued a license or
certificate.
manual therapy techniques - ANS means a broad group of passive interventions in which
physical therapists use their hands to administer skilled movements designed to modulate pain,
increase joint range of motion, reduce or eliminate soft tissue swelling, inflammation, or
restriction, induce relaxation, improve contractile and noncontractile tissue extensibility, and
improve pulmonary function. These interventions involve a variety of techniques, such as the
application of graded forces.
on-site supervision - ANS eans that the supervising physical therapist is on site and is present
in the facility or on the campus where assistive personnel or a holder of an interim permit is
performing services, is immediately available to assist the person being supervised in the
services being performed and maintains continued involvement in appropriate aspects of each
treatment session in which a component of treatment is delegated.
practice of physical therapy - ANS (a) Examining, evaluating and testing persons who have
mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations and
disabilities or other health and movement related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis,
a prognosis and a plan of therapeutic intervention and to assess the ongoing effects of
intervention.
(b) Alleviating impairments and functional limitations by managing, designing, implementing
and modifying therapeutic interventions including:
(i) Therapeutic exercise.
(ii) Functional training in self-care and in home, community or work reintegration.
(iii) Manual therapy techniques.
(iv) Therapeutic massage.
(v) Assistive and adaptive orthotic, prosthetic, protective and supportive devices and
equipment. (vi) Pulmonary hygiene.
(vii) Debridement and wound care.
(viii) Physical agents or modalities.
(ix) Mechanical and electrotherapeutic modalities.
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, (x) Patient related instruction.
(c) Reducing the risk of injury, impairments, functional limitations and disability by means that
include promoting and maintaining a person's fitness, health and quality of life.
(d) Engaging in administration, consultation, education and research.
restricted certificate - ANS means a certificate on which the board has placed any restrictions
as the result of a disciplinary action.
restricted license - ANS means a license on which the board places restrictions or conditions,
or both, as to the scope of practice, place of practice, supervision of practice, duration of
licensed status or type or condition of a patient to whom the licensee may provide services.
restricted registration - ANS means a registration the Board has placed an restrictions on as
the result of disciplinary action.
Board of physical therapy;appintment;qualifications - ANS -Established by governor
-Can be 4 PT, residents of the state, unrestricted license, practice in the state for 5 years
-1 PTA, resident, unrestricted certificate, practice in the state for 5 years
-2 public members, residents, not affilated or have financial interest in any healthcare
profession, have interest in consumer rights
_________________________
-Serve staggered four year terms
-no more than 2 sucessive 4 year terms or more than 10 consecutive years
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