Florida Law And Rules For Physical Therapist

Front 1

What is the Legislative intent of physical therapy practice?

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That every practitioner meets minimum requirements for safe practice and those that fall below minimum competency or present a danger be prohibited from practicing in this state.

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What is the definition of physical therapist?

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person who is licensed and practices PT in accordance with the provisions in this chapter

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What is the definition of physical therapist assistant?

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performs patient related activities, using physical agents and in good standing under the direction of a physical therapist, but shall not require onsite supervision by a PT

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Does the Physical therapist assistant need PT supervision if activities are performed for a board certified orthopedic physician or physiatrist?

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yes

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Does the PT need to be on site for the PTA?

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No

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Does other health care practitioners need on site supervision from the PT? ( like athletic trainer)

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yes

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what does license mean?

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document of authorization granted by the board of physical therapy and issued by the department of health.

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how often does a PT need to renew their license?

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2 years (biennial)

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To reactivate a PT license, the licensee has paid fees and met continuing education requirements and has met 1 of the following requirements.

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1. practice PT in another state in good standing at least 4 years ago
OR
2. applies and passes the exam.

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What is direct supervision?

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physical supervision by a PT of a candidate for licensure , either a PT or PTA under a temporary permit unless a case of emergency.

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How many hours of continuing education is needed for each year the license was inactive?

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10

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No more than how many hours of continuing education may be home study per year of inactive status?

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6

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How often should the medical errors prevention courses be taken while the license was inactive?

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for each biennium

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4 Requirements are needed for reactivation of an inactive or retired license.

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1. 10 hours of cont ed of formal approved study
2. medical errors prevention course every 2 years
3. 2 hours of cont ed physical therapy laws and rules within 1 year of reactivation
4. 24 hours of cont ed (including medical errors course)

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What are the 2 courses required for biennial renewal of license?

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1. HIV/AIDS -1 hour (5 prior years acceptable from school)
2. medical error prevention- 2 hours

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1cont ed unit (CEU) shall be equivalent to ?

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10 contact hours (PT's need 24 contact hours for renewal)

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Can HIV/AIDS and medical errors courses be included in the 24 contact hours?

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yes

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How many hours will the board accept for home study?

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12

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No more than how many contact hours of courses in risk management shall be accepted within a biennium?

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5

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How long do you need to hold onto proof of cont ed?

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4 years

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What exceptions are allowed to not meet the cont ed requirement?

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1. illness to you or family
2. courses not reasonably available
3. economic or technological or legal hardships

Front 22

To reactivate a license from another state need to:

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1. pay fees
2. meet cont ed requirements
3. practiced in another state 4 years immediately preceding application OR passes the exam

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The biennial renewal fee for an inactive license is?

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$50

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The biennial fee for an active license is?

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$75

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A license with is not renewed at the end of the biennium shall automatically revert to ?

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delinquent status with fee of $55

Front 26

How many days to notify the board of an address change?

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60 days

Front 27

If suspended or revoked it is unlawful for any person to use the acronyms:

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PT
PhT
RPT
LPT

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What is a physical therapy assessment?

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range of motion, motor power, biomechanical function, locomotion or functional abilities to make a recommendation for treatment

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On-site supervision means:

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direct supervision

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General supervision is:

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not on-site supervision, PT accessible by 2 way communication and be within the same geographic location as the assistant

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_______ are conditions and performances which are essential for quality physical therapy service and patient care

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Standards

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The physical therapist is responsible for providing?

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Information to the referring practitioner that will assist in the determination of an accurate medical diagnosis

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If contraindicated, should the PT follow the Dr orders?

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no

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Can the PT delegate tasks that require the knowledge, skill, and judgment of a PT?

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No

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The PT role is to:

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1. identify the level of acuity of illness
2. Plan the treatment program
3. implement program
4. direct program

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The responsibilities of a PT are:

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1. interpret referral
2. complete the assessment
3 identify and document precautions and contraindications
4. develop long and short term goals.
5. implement and direct plan
6. delegate appropriate tasks
7. Supervise supportive staff members
8. reassess and modify plan
9. collaborate with team members

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PT when training a student should provide?

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On-site supervision

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PTA responsibilities?

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shall not initiate or change treatment

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PTA should not provide Acute care to a patient in an inpatient hospital unless:

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the PT is physically present

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To perform electromyography:

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The PT must have completed 200 hours of testing humans under direct supervision of a Dr or PT that have met these qualifications.

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Unlicensed personnel may be utilized to assist in the delivery of patient care treatment if...?

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there is direct supervision of a PT or PTA.

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The unlicensed supportive personnel can document:

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tasks and activities of patients during the patient treatment

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It is a _____ of the ____ degree to practice without and active valid Florida license, but does not include ____or ______ license for a period of up to ____months.

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felony ....third
inactive or delinquent....12

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The right to respond to a complaint in __days, but does not prohibit the issuance of a summary of______ order if necessary to protect the public.

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20
emergency

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Each board may provide by rule for multiple probable cause panels composed of at least _____ ______

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2 board members with an active license.

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A _______works with the department in intervention, evaluating, treating and monitoring care provided by approved treatment for impaired practitioners

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consultant

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If impaired the licensee will not be disciplined if:

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1. acknowledged the impairment
2. voluntarily enrolled in approved treatment program
3. voluntarily withdrawn from practice
4. release all medical records to the consultant

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If the consultant thinks the impaired PT has not progressed satisfactory in a treatment program....then?

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then all will be disclosed to the department

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Grounds for discipline from the department

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1. fraud or misleading
2. intentionally violating a rule
3. found guilty or no contest to a crime
4. failure to comply with HIV course requirements
5. practicing with a revoked license
6. failing to report any violations
7.aiding any unlicensed to practice a profession
8. failure to repay student loan
9. filing false report
10. influence for financial gain
11. delegating to unqualified personnel
12. failure to comply with cont ed domestic violence
13. failure to notify patient under which license is practicing
14. failure to notify patient rights
15. attempting to engage in sexual misconduct
16 failure to notify the board in 30 days of crime
17. ambulance chasing
18. unable to practice secondary to impairment
19. testing positive for drugs
20. performing health care services on wrong pt
21. leaving foreign body in pt
22. upcoding
23. submitting bill for services not rendered
24. being terminated from treatment program
25. being convicted of misdemeanor or felony related to Medicaid or health care fraud
26. failure to remit the sum to Medicaid for overpayment
27.being terminated from Medicare or Medicaid

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A practitioner regulated through the division of medical quality assurance shall be civilly or criminally liable for disclosure of a pt with HIV to his her partner. true or false?

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false

Front 51

Can you refer a patient to an entity in which you are an investor?

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yes

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What items do you need to disclose to refer a patient to an invested practitioner?

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1. name and address where invested
2. name and address of at least 2 alternatives
3. post in a conspicuous public place

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injunctive relief

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is a court order telling a person to do or stop doing something

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What are the penalties using a suspended license?

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guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree (board rules)

guilty of felony of third degree (department rules)

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Penalty for giving false information is?

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felony of the third degree

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When a board finds a person guilty even prior to obtaining a license it may order one or more of the following penalties

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1. Refusal to certify an application for license
2. suspension or permanent revocation of license
3. restriction of practice of license (certain settings,designated conditions,number of hours,clinical and administrative services)
4.administrative fine (not to exceed $10,000)
5.issue letter of reprimand
6.put on probation
7. corrective action
8.impose fine regarding fine for violating pt rights
9. refund fees to third party payor
10.require remedial education

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When on probation and subject to conditions what can the conditions specify?(5)

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1. require to undergo treatment
2. cont ed courses
3. submit to be reexamined
4. work with supervision
5. satisfy terms with reasonably tailored solutions

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What happen if found guilty of violating a patients rights?

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need to pay an administrative fee

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What are the disciplinary actions for the first-time failure to satisfy cont ed requirements?

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1. issue a citation
2. assess a fine
3. may require to take 1 additional hour of cont ed for each hour not completed or completed late

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What happens with a first time violation of unprofessional conduct and no actual harm to the pt occurred?

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1. citation issued
2. assess a penalty

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The board can assess costs to the PT for a violation of any practice act, which can include?

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1. salaries and benefits of personnel
2. costs of an attorney
3. costs of any other person working on the case
4. other expenses incurred by the department for the case

Front 62

If the costs of a discipline are not paid in a timely manner then?

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Department of Legal Affairs may contract for the collection of or bring a civil action to recover the fine.

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It is a _______ of the ______degree to practice without an active license when such practice results in serious bodily injury.

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felony second (department rule)

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It is a ______ of the _____degree to practice with a suspended, revoked or void license, but does not include inactive or delinquent license for a period of up to _____months.

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felony ....third (department rule)
12

Front 65

It is a _______ of the _____degree to practice with an inactive or delinquent license for a period up to 12 months. (After12 months it turns into a _____of the ____ degree.)

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misdemeanor....first (department rule)


felony....third

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A consultant for the substance recovery program must be either a_______or________

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1. licensed practitioner or recovered licensed practitioner

2. an entity with a medical director who must be a practitioner or recovered licensed practitioner

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Whenever the department receives a written or oral legally sufficient complaint alleging that a licensee under the jurisdiction of the Division of the Medical Quality Assurance which could affect the licensee to practice with skill and safety and no complaint against the licensee other that impairment exists it.....?

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the information shall NOT constitute grounds for discipline

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Inquiries related to impairment treatment program designed to provide information to the licensee and others and which d not indicate that the licensee presents a danger to the public shall....?

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not constitute a complaint with disciplinary action

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A finding of _____ ____ shall not be made as long as the panel or department is satisfied that the licensee is progressing satisfactorily in a approved impaired practitioner program and no other complaint against the licensee exists.

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probable cause

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If financial interests were not disclosed then it is punishable by_____ of the______degree

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misdemeanor of the first degree

and grounds for disciplinary action

Front 71

Consumer Bill of Rights: (7) the patient has the right to:

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1. Information disclosure
2. choice of providers and plans
3. access to ER
4. participate in treatment decisions
5. respect and nondiscrimination
6. confidentiality o health info
7. complaints and appeals

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When disciplinary process reaches formal level they use _______ _______ to conduct the hearings

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hearing officiers

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Hearing officers are:

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administrative law judges

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The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action: (the board)

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1. unable to practice secondary to illness or use of drugs
2. committed fraud
3. found guilty in another jurisdiction
4. treated human ailments by means other than by PT
5. failure to maintain standards set by the board
6. engage in profits illegally
7. having a license revoked by another state
8. violating a law of order by a previous disciplinary hearing
9. making a false report
10. practicing beyond scope permitted by law (spine manipulations)

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A complaint is legally sufficient if it contains ______ __ that show that a violation of this practice act has occurred.

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ultimate facts

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The department may investigate an ______ or ______ ______ complaint, if it is legally sufficient and the alleged violation of law or rule is substantial and that the allegations of the complainant are true.

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anonymous confidential informant

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The department will complete the report of its initial investigative findings and recommendations concerning the existence of probable cause within ____ months after its receipt of the complaint

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6

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When a complaint is received the department may provide a licensee with a ____ of ______for an initial offense of a minor violation which do not endanger the public health, safety and welfare and which do not demonstrate a serious inability to practice the profession.

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notice of noncompliance

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Failure to take action in correcting a noncompliance notice in ____days after notice may result in the institution of regular disciplinary proceedings

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15

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Annually, the department must establish a plan to expedite or close any investigation or disciplinary proceeding that is not before the Division of Administrative Hearings within ____year(s) after the filing of the complaint

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1

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A formal hearing before an administrative law judge from the Division of Administrative Hearings shall be held if there are any .........

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disputed issues of material fact.

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The determination of whether or not a licensee has violated the laws and rules regulating the profession, including a determination of the reasonable standard of care is a conclusion of law be determined by the _____or____ not by an administrative law judge

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department or board

Front 83

Practice of physical therapy means the use of acupuncture when....

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no penetration of the skin occurs

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practice of physical therapy includes the use of _________ as aid to the diagnosis of any human condition only upon compliance with the criteria set forth the Board of Medicine.

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electromyography

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practice of physical therapy includes the use of radiant energy, ultraviolet, visible and infrared rays, ultrasound and water...true or false?

Back 85

true

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The use of roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and the use of electricity for surgical purposes are authorized under the term "physical therapy"....true or false?

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false

Front 87

Can a PTA use physical agents/

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yes

Front 88

requirements for reactivation of an inactive or retired license; (4)

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1. 10 hours of cont ed for each year the license was inactive
2. completed medical errors prevention course for each biennium
3. 2 hours of cont ed related physical therapy laws and rules within one year prior reactivation
4. 24 cont ed including medical error prevention for the proceeding biennium during which the licensee held and active license

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Each licensee must complete at least one clock hour on _________education no later than upon the licensee's first renewal of licensure. The Board shall accept course work from schools of physical therapy no more than ____ years preceding initial licensure date.

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HIV/AIDS

5

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With the exception of the required courses in the ____ ____ _____ and ____, applicants who become licensed in the second half of the biennium are exempt from this cont ed requirement for their first renewal.

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prevention of medical errors

HIV/AIDS

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Licensees who take and pass the Florida Laws and Rules exam shall receive _____ hours on cont ed per biennium

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2

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It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed to use the words ______ ______ ________

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physical therapy technician

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Misuse of titles according to the board is a _____of the ____degree.

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misdemeanor of the 1st degree

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Physical therapy standards of physical therapy practice are: (patients rights and dignity)

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1. primary concern is the well being of the pt.
2. safeguard the confidentiality of information
3. avoid acts which blatantly disregard modesty
4. not participate in fraud
5. alter pt records
6. false facts on an application for employment
7. acting as a proxy for an applicant in any examination
8. use another's license
9. providing false info re status of licensure
10. not exploit pts for financial gain

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The PTA shall refer inquiries re: pt prognosis to the?

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PT

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During an ____phase of injury the PT shall be readily and physically available for consultation to the PTA

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acute

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It is the sole responsibility of the _______ _______ to consider the task delegated, select the appropriately trained personnel to perform the task, communicate task activity, verify the understanding and establish procedures for the monitoring of the tasks delegated

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PT

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The PTA shall retain the ultimate responsibility for the patient's PT treatment. true or false?

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False....the PT!

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It is the sole responsibility of the PT to define and delineate the education, training, and experience required to perform duties within the PT practice setting orally as part of the practice policies and procedures....true or false?

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false.....in writing, not orally

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It is the responsibility of the non licensed business owner to insure that the necessary training occurred prior to the delegation of a patient care task or activity to unlicensed personnel.....true or false?

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False...it is the PT's responsibility

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The PTA is responsible for the evaluation and reevaluation of the patient's condition as ma be necessary throughout the course of treatment to assure for appropriate treatment and any necessary revision of treatment.....true or false?

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False...PT

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The PT shall not delegate: (5)

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1. initial evaluation or reevaluation
2. interpretations of initial eval or reeval
3. establish or revise goals
4. develop or alter POC
5. eval and interpret the progress of pt re: to the POC

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The activities that require the special knowledge, judgment and skills of a PTA are: (3)

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1. subsequent reassessments of the pt.
2. assessment of the progress of the pt re: to the POC
3. pt progress notes
4. supervision of unlicensed personnel