Florida Pt Jurisprudence 2016 - Legislative Intent And Definitions

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Legislative Intent

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To meet minimum requirements for safe practice; if below minimum competency or present danger, they will be prohibited from practicing

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When should professions be regulated?

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1. Unregulated practice can harm/endanger the public

2. Public is not effectively protected by other means

3. Less restrictive means of regulation aren't available

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T/F: The department or board may not create restrictive or extraordinary standards that deter qualified professionals from entering the profession

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True

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T/F: The department or board can create regulations that have an unreasonable effect on job creation or retention

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False

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T/F: The duties conferred on the board include the enlargement, modification, or contravention of the lawful scope of practice of the profession

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False

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Physical therapy

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A health care profession

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T/F: The word "physiotherapy" is identical and interchangeable with the term "physical therapy"

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True

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When is a PT allowed to perform acupuncture?

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When no penetration of the skin begins

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Which forms of radiant energy is a PT allowed to use?

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ultraviolet, visible, infrared

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How many days is a PT allowed to treat a patient not previously assessed by a practitioner of record?

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30 days

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After 30 days, what is required for a PT to continue seeing a patient not previously seen by a practitioner of record?

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A practitioner of record must review and sign a plan

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When does it not apply that a practitioner of record not have to review and sign a plan of treatment?

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1. Pt has been physically examined by a physician licensed in another state

2. Pt has been diagnosed by a physician as having a condition for which PT is required and the PT is treating the condition

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T/F: A PT must refer or consult with a physician if the condition is found to be outside the scope of practice?

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True

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Which practitioners are eligible to serve as a practitioner of record?

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Licensed under:

458- physician (board of medicine)

459- osteopathic medicine

460- Chiropractor

461- Podiatrist

466- Dentist

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T/F: use of roentgen rays and radium for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes is considered "physical therapy"

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False

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T/F: A PT practitioner can perform a specific spinal manipulation

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False: they are not authorize to practice chiropractic medicine, including specific spinal manipulation

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Physical therapist

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A person who is licensed and practices physical therapy

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Physical therapy assistant

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A person licensed to perform patient related activities, including physical agent,

License must be in good standing

Activities are performed under direction of a PT

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What type of supervision is required for a PTA working for an orthopedic physician or physiatrist, or chiropractor?

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General supervision

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For PTAs working under non-orthopedic doctors, DOs, dentists, or podiatrists, what type of supervision is required?

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Onsite

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Physical therapy practitioner

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PT or PTA

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License

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document of authorization granted by the board and issued by the department for a person to engage in the practice of PT

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What 3 items are required for an inactive or retired license to be reactivated?

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1. Payment of applicable fees

2. Documentation of compliance with all continuing ed requirements during the biennium they last held an active license

3. Documentation of 10 hours continuing ed for each year it was inactive including 2 hours on medical errors; 2 hours of CE on FL PT laws and rules within 12 mo prior to application

OR

Documentation that they're licensed and in good standing in another state and actively engaged in PT for 4 years immediately prior OR

Documentation of application and successful passage of NPTE

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During inactive status, how many hours of continuing ed may be completed by home study per year?

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6

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How many hours per year must an applicant practice to be considered "actively engaged in the practice of PT"?

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400

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T/F: a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces must meet all licensure renewal provisions when the licensee is absent from FL d/t the spouse's duties

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False; they are exempt

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When is a licensee who is a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces required to notified the Board of a change in status?

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within 6 months of returning to Florida

OR

Spouse's discharge from active duty

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What must a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces report to the board before becoming absent from FL?

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1. The absence

2. spouses's military status

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What happens if a change of status occurs within the second half of the biennium for a licensee who is a spouse of a member of the armed forces?

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they are exempt from the CE requirement for that biennium

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Direct supervision

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Requires physical presence of the licensed PT for consultation and direction of the actions of a PT or PTA who is practicing under a temp permit and is a candidate for licensure by examination