2015 Pt Florida Jurisprudence Exam

Physical therapy (physiotherapy)

assessments,preventions, rehab with use physical, chemical, air , electricity, exercise, massage, UV light,infrared, ultrasound, water, and mechanical equipment.

acupuncture without skin penetration

electromyography with compliance from board of medicine

performance tests to evaluate neuromuscular function

treatment plan by PT

no chiropractic spinal manipulations

21 days. after 21 days a tx plan must be signed off by a medical doctor, dentist, podiatrist, osteopath, or chiropractor .

meets eligibility criteria

practices physical therapy according to the applicable laws and rules that apply to a PT under statute 486

license in good standing

meets florida eligibility requirements

license is in good standing

activities are performed under the direction of a PT

patient related activities may be supervised by an orthopedic surgeon, physiatrist, or chiropractor and with the general supervision of a physical therapist but not necessarily onsite

must have direct supervision

Board within States Department of Health

Seven members appointed by the governor

5 are PTs

2 are consumers and have never been licensed healthcare professionals

administer oaths, summons witness, take testimony, modify minimum standards of practice and has the authority to deny, suspend and , revoke PT and PTA licenses.

document that is granted by the Board of Physical Therapy Practice and issued by the Department of Health allowing a PT or PTA to practice pt.

when requirements for licensure are not maintained in a current status and current licensure fees are not paid.

if a licensee no longer wishes to practice. whomever chooses must pay inactive status fee.

(1) Each licensee must complete at least one clock hour of HIV/AIDS education through a Board approved course no laterthan upon the licensee’s first biennial renewal of licensure. The Board shall accept coursework from schools of physical therapy,provided such coursework was completed no more than five (5) years preceding initial licensure date. (2) To receive Board approval courses on HIV/AIDS shall be at least one hour and include the following subject areas:(a) Modes of transmission;(b) Infection control procedures;(c) Clinical management; (d) Prevention;

A home study course shall be permitted to 34 fulfill this aspect of the HIV/AIDS education.

two contact hours and include a study of root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety, which shall encompass:

(a) Medical documentation and communication;(b) Contraindications and indications for physical therapy management; and(c) Pharmacological components of physical therapy and patient management.

twenty-four contact hours ofcontinuing education courses approved by the Board in the twenty-four months preceding each biennial renewal period asestablished by the Department. With the exception of the required courses in the prevention of medical errors and HIV/AIDS,applicants who become licensed in the second half of the biennium are exempt from this continuing education requirement fortheir first renewal.

considered equivalent to ten (10) contact hours.

professional ethics, clinical education,clinical practice, clinical research, clinical management, clinical science, Florida law relating to physical therapy, basic sciences,risk management, and HIV/AIDS

no more than 5 hrs

up to 3 hrs

12 hrs

6 hrs

1 contact hour for every 160 hours of clinical internship limited to a maximum of 6contact hours per instructor per bienium. Clinical instructors must be credentialed by the American Physical TherapyAssociation (APTA) to receive clinical continuing education credits.

d) Attendance at Florida Board meetings where disciplinary cases are being heard if the licensee is not on the agenda orappearing for another purpose. The number of risk management contact hours for such attendance is based on the definition ofcontact hour as set forth in subsection (2).

(e) Former Board members who serve on the Board’s Probable Cause Panel shall receive five contact hours of continuingeducation risk management credit per biennium for their service on the Panel.

2 hrs BUT shall not be awarded to licensees thattake and pass the examination as a result of a disciplinary proceeding or as a board ordered condition of initial licensure, re-activation or reinstatement.

(1) involving long term personal illness or illness involving aclose relative or person for whom the licensee has care-giving responsibilities; (2) where the licensee can demonstrate that therequired course(s) are not reasonably available; and (3) other demonstrated economic, technological or legal hardships thatsubstantially relate to the ability to perform or complete the continuing education requirements.

1. existence of the investment interest

2. name/address of every entity where they are invested in

3. pt's right to obtain services from where the pt has been referred

4. name/adress of at least 2 alternative sources

***provides must post a copy of disclosure forms in a conspicuous place in their office

***Violation= misdeamenor in 1st degree

456.053 Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services.

the Board of Medicine; the Board of Osteopathic Medicine ; the Board of ChiropracticMedicine ; the Board of Podiatric Medicine ; the Board of Optometry ; the Board of Pharmacy ; and the Board of Dentistry