Florida Board of PT Laws and Rules Q & A

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Endorsement - ANSWER licensure granted by the board persuant to the provisions Practitioner of record - ANSWER md osteopathic chiropractor podiatrist dentist Board of PT practice # of member ... s - ANSWER 7 Board of PT practice members - ANSWER 5 PTs (at least 4 years) - 1 may be a full time faculty member 2 never been licensed health care practioners Board of PT practice terms - ANSWER 4 years How many times can you fail boards? - ANSWER 5 times 3 attempts and then educational training required then 2 more attempts allowed temporary license supervising therapist requirements - ANSWER licensed at least 6 months. DIRECT supervision. cosign all records. Reactivation of a license rules - ANSWER 1. fee no greater than 200 2. CEU requirements not greater than 10 hours for each year inactive 3. Has practiced 4 years in another state 4. PAsses NPTE exam Continuing education requirements - ANSWER 24 hours 12 can be online 2 prevention of medical errors (no more than 3) 1 HIV/AIDS (no more than 3) no more than 5 hours of risk management Florida Statutes - ANSWER PT - Chapter 486 How many years must you have passed the NPTE and laws and rules to receive license? - ANSWER within 5 years Requirements for reactivation of inactive license (4) - ANSWER 1. 10 hours of CE (no more than 6 at home) 2. Medical errors precention for each biennium 3. 2 hours specifically related to laws and rules within 1 year prior to reactivation 4. proof of 24 hours of CE including med errors in the preceding biennium which the licensee held active license Spouses of military - ANSWER Exempt from licensure renwal when out of state due to spouse's duties. Must document status and tell board within 6 mo of return. If at second half of biennium then exempt from CE. Program plan - ANSWER establishment of objectives (goals) and specific remediation techniques Releasing info to a 3rd party not in actual care - ANSWER Written consent from patient or legally authorized personnel Inquiries of patient prognosis from PTA - ANSWER direct to PT Acute care PTA - ANSWER PT will be readily and physically available for consultation to the PTA - Direct Supervision PTA employed under who needs general supervision by PT? under who needs direct? - ANSWER general: board certified orthopedic physician or physiatrist, chiropractic physician certified in PT direct: any other physician than stated above. Min qualifications for perform electromyography (4) - ANSWER 1. must be trained 2. formal education 3. 200 hours of testing human subjects under direct supervision 4. present evidence of 100 tests of neurologically involved patients Change of address - ANSWER notify within 60 days Death of PT - ANSWER 1. medical records must be available for 2 years after death 2. must be published in newspaper at least 1 month after death -at 22 months in paper 4x/week explaining records will be destroyed after a month TErmination or relocation of PT - ANSWER 1. 2 years medical records be available 2. Notice in newspaper no less than 4 times over 4 weeks 3. SIgn placed outside office no less than 30 days prior to relocation Costs of duplicating medical records - ANSWER first 25 pages $1/page over 25 = .25c/page reasonable costs of reproducing xrays Citations - ANSWER requirement that subject correct violation within 60 days. Issued within 6 months after the filing of the complaint citation violations: 8 - ANSWER Advertising discounted services Failure to turn over patient records Obtaining license by bad check Failing to report conviction Failure to satisfy CE Failure to notify change of address Failure to comply with audit of CE Failure to pay fees How long to correct violation? - ANSWER 15 days HIV/AIDS requirement - ANSWER 1 clock hour - online - first renewal of licensure modes of transmission, infection control, clinical management, prevention, florida law on AIDS Medical errors requirement - ANSWER 2 contact hours - can be at home - each biennium medical documentation and communication, CI and indications for PT management, pharmacological components of PT and pt management. Study of root cause analysis,. error reduction and prevention, patient safety 1 contact hour - ANSWER 50 minutes, 1/2 = 30 minutes 1 CEU - ANSWER 10 contact hours = 500 minutes Excuses for not getting CEs 3 - ANSWER illness, courses not available, economic/tech/legal hardships Who can challenge the validity of the examination? - ANSWER Those that score 10% below min score Penalty for theft or reproduction of exam - ANSWER 3rd degree felony Financial interest disclosure 456 - ANSWER 1. tell pt about existence of financial interest 2. name and address of the entity 3. Pts right to obtain items/services 4. 2 alternative sources 5. post copy of disclosure and terms Violation is 1st degree misdemeanor Kickbacks - ANSWER prohibited Legislative *intent* - ANSWER every PT meets min requirements for safe practice Physical therapy definition - ANSWER a person who is licensed and who practices PT in accordance with the provisions of this chapter 486 Practice of PT definition - ANSWER performance of assess [Show More]

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