Florida Laws and Rules for PT Exam (2022/2023) (Already Graded A)

Florida Laws and Rules for PT Exam (2022/2023) (Already Graded A) Legislative Intent ✔✔Ensures that that every physical therapy practitioner in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. Any physical the ...

Florida Laws and Rules for PT Exam (2022/2023) (Already Graded A) Legislative Intent ✔✔Ensures that that every physical therapy practitioner in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. Any physical therapy practitioner who falls below minimum competency or who other presents a danger to the public be prohibited from practicing in this state Board ✔✔means Board of Physical Therapy Department ✔✔means Department of Health License ✔✔means the document of authorization granted by the board and issued by the department for a person to engage in the practice of physical therapy Endorsement ✔✔means licensure granted by the board Physical Therapist ✔✔a person who is licensed and who practices physical therapy in accordance to the chapter Physical Therapist Assistant ✔✔a person who is licensed to performed patient-related activities, including the use of physical agents, whose license is in good standing, and whose activities are performed under the direction of a physical therapist. Type of supervision required when PTA is working under board certified orthopedic physician, physiatrist, or chiropractor ✔✔General Supervision Physical Therapy Practitioner ✔✔means a physical therapist or PTA who is licensed T/F Physical Therapy and Physiotherapy are identical ✔✔True Direct Supervision ✔✔supervision by a PT who is licensed and, except in case of emergency, requires the physical presence of the licensed PT for consultation and direction Physical Therapy Assessment ✔✔means observation, verbal, or manual determinations of function of the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular system Types of physical therapy assessment ✔✔range of motion of joint, motor power, postural attitudes, biomechanical function, locomotion, or functional abilities Practice of Physical Therapy ✔✔means the performance of physical therapy assessments When can we use acupuncture ✔✔When there is no skin penetration T/F the use of radiant energy (ultraviolet, visible, and infrared rays, ultrasound) can be used for physical therapy ✔✔true T/F the use of roentgen rays and radium are able to used for physical therapy ✔✔False Up to how many CEU hours may a candidate have to complete to reactive license? ✔✔10 hours Possibly replacement requirements for reactivating license ✔✔1. Provide satisfactory evidence of being actively engaged (400+ hrs a year) in physical therapy in another state for the 4 yrs immediately preceding the filing for reactivation 2. Pass NPTE and pay fees What Fees are associated with Reactivation of License ✔✔Application Fee for inactive status, a renewal fee, a delinquency fee, and a fee for reactivation How many hours for continue education do we need biennially ✔✔24 hours What courses are approved for continuing education ✔✔Those sponsored by a college or university which provides curriculum for PTs or PTAs which is accredited by UDOE or sponsored by FPTA or APTA T/F Sexual misconduct in physical therapy is prohibited ✔✔True Reason for denial of License ✔✔1.Being unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety 2. Committing fraud in order to obtain license 3. Being convicted or found guilty of a crime 4. Treating human ailments by means other than physical therapy 5. Failing to maintain acceptable standards of physical therapy 6. Engaging in any dividing or transferring of fees received for professional services with any business associate 7. Having license revoked or suspended 8. Violating a lawful order by the board or department 9. Filing a report the licensee knows to be false 10. Practicing beyond scope of practice 11. Violating any provision of chapter 456 or 486 T/F A PT or PTA whose licensed has been suspended or revoked will be given the opportunity to demonstrate they can resume competent practice ✔✔True Injunctive Relief ✔✔When the department applies for any court of jurisdiction to stop any person from committing any act in violation of this chapter Continuing Education requirements to Reactive License ✔✔1. Completion of 10 continuing education hours for each year license was inactive 2.Must include 2 hours on prevention in medical errors 3. No more than 6 hours may be completed by home study per year 4. 2 hours specifically on Florida Physical Therapy Laws and Rules within 12 months preceding application for reactivation For reactivation of license, how many years must licensee be in good standing in another state and actively engage in physical therapy ✔✔4 years Acute care ✔✔the stage of illness or injury characterized by actual or reasonable potential for a rapid change in medical status that would affect the physical therapy plan of care Consultation ✔✔the offering of information aimed at the resolution of perceived problem Direction ✔✔the PT's authorization and empowerment of a PTA or unlicensed personnel to carry out actions requiring licensure Assessment ✔✔Observational, verbal, or manual determinations of the function of the musculoskeletal or neuromuscular system relative to physical therapy T/F Direct Supervision is the same as On-site Supervision ✔✔True General Supervision ✔✔supervision of a PTA whereby the PT is accessible at all times by twoway communication to respond to an inquiry when made and readily available in same geographic location Program Plan ✔✔The establishment of objectives (goals) and specific remediation techniques Standards ✔✔Conditions and performances which are essential for quality physical therapy service and patient care Unlicensed Personnel ✔✔Any individual, working or volunteering in a physical therapy setting, not holding a current license as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant Primary concern of the PT & PTA ✔✔the safety, well being, and best interest of the patient who must therefore recognize and carry out services consistent with legal rights and personal dignity of the patient. General Responsibilities of PT and PTAs ✔✔1. Communicate effectively to the patient about the treatment and evaluation process 2. Safeguard patient confidentiality and require written consent from patient or legal guardian 3. Avoid acts which blatantly disregard patient's modesty 4. Never to use any false information or any form of bribery for misinformation 5. Not exploit the patient or client for financial gain 6. Practice physical therapy with level of care, skill, and treatment in an acceptable manner. Physical Therapist Responsibilities ✔✔1. Be professionally responsible for providing a referring practitioner regarding any medical info 2. Not implement any plan of care that is contraindicated. Immediately notify referring practitioner reason for refusal 3. Not direct any function or task which requires skill, knowledge, and judgement of the PT 4. Assume responsibility for assessing the patient the following plan of care 5. Hold primary responsibility for care under therapist's direction Physical Therapist Professional Responsibilities ✔✔1. Interpretation of practitioner's referral 2. Provision of initial physical therapy assessment 3. Initial documentation of precautions, special problems, & contraindications 4. Development of plan including short & long term goals 5. Implementation of or direction implementation of treatment plan 6. Direction of appropriate tasks 7. Reassessment of patient with goals or modifying the treatment plan Types of medical records to keep ✔✔initial physical assessment, plan of treatment, treatment notes, progress notes, examination results, test results, and discharge summary Physical Therapist Assistant Responsibilities ✔✔1. Not initiate or change treatment without PT approval 2. Not provide care to patient in acute care with PT direct supervision 3. Not provide care which is detrimental to patient and for which PTA is unqualified for 4. Report all status change of patient to PT 5. Refer inquiries regarding patient prognosis to PT 6. Discontinue any treatment deemed harmful to patient and report to PT Supervision required when patient not in acute care ✔✔General Supervision T/F unlicensed supportive personnel may be utilized to help in treatment under general supervision of PT or PTA ✔✔False must be direct supervision When employed by orthopedic physician, physiatrist or chiropractor, who does PTA report status change, prognosis, or discontinuation of treatment to? ✔✔Both the physical therapist and employing physician To perform electromyography, a PT must be trained and competent in ✔✔1. Inserting and adjusting electrodes 2. Reading and identifying normal and signals 3. Interpreting audible signals Education requirements for PT to perform electromyography ✔✔1. Human dissection 2. Human Physiology 3. Neuro- anatomy and neuro-physiology at grdauate level 4. Pathological Conditions How many hours must PT have to perform electromyography and under whose supervision ✔✔200 hours and under direct supervision of licensed physician or PT who can provide evidence of performing 100 test on neurologically involved patients Within how many days must the Board be notified of an address change ✔✔60 days Cost of duplicating medical records ✔✔$1.00 for first 25 pages. .25 cents for each additional page Cost of duplicating x-ray records ✔✔The actual cost, meaning the cost of the materials and supplies to duplicate record as well as the labor and overhead cost T/F A physical therapist may retain custody of that patient's non-scheduled legend topical medications and administer those medications to that patient ✔✔True T/F Unlicensed personnel may be utilized to assist the delivery of patient care treatment by the PT under direct supervision of PT or PTA ✔✔True T/F it is not the sole responsibility of the PT to consider the task delegated to unlicensed personnel ✔✔False it is T/F The physical therapist shall retain ultimate responsibility for the patient's physical therapy tx ✔✔True Things to consider when delegating task to unlicensed personnel ✔✔Education, training, and experience of the support personnel Education (in regards to unlicensed personnel) ✔✔entails a technical or professional degree or certification in a specific practice area providing background and experience Qualification by training (unlicensed personnel) ✔✔learning of tasks performed and delegated to individuals within the physical therapy practice Competency ✔✔the demonstrated ability to carry out specific functions with reasonable skill and safety The physical therapist shall note delegate these tasks ✔✔1) Activities that require the special knowledge, judgment, and skill of PTA or PT 2) Patient progress notes Special Knowledge, Judgement, and Skills of PT ✔✔1) Initial evaluation or any subsequent reevaluation of patient 2) Interpretations of the initial evaluation or subsequent reevaluation 3) Establishment or revision of the physical therapy goals 4) Development or alteration of the plan of care 5) Evaluation and interpretation of the progress of the patient in relation to plan of care Special Knowledge, Judgment, and Skill of PTA ✔✔1) Subsequent reassessment of the patient 2) Assessment of the progress of the patient in relationship to the plane of care T/F Unlicensed personnel may document tasks and activities of patients during the patient treatment ✔✔True T/F Licensee must complete at least one clock hour of HIV/AIDs education no later than licensee's first biennial renewal of license ✔✔True HIV/AIDS must include these subject areas ✔✔Modes of Transmission, Infection control procedures, clinical management, and prevention T/F For Biennial Renewal, the course on medical error prevention shall be one contact hour ✔✔False the courses need to amount to two contact hours Courses needed for Prevention of Medical Errors Education ✔✔Root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, patient safety Courses for Prevention of Medical errors shall encompass ✔✔Medical documentation and communication, contraindications and indications for pt management, pharmacological components of physical therapy and patient management When pursuant becomes licensed in second half of biennium, what two courses are not exempt for education requirement for first renewal ✔✔HIV/AIDS and Prevention of Medical Errors One Contact Hour ✔✔50 clock minutes One half contact Hour ✔✔25 clock minutes One Continuing Education Unit ✔✔Ten contact hours Acceptable Subject Areas for PT Continuing Education ✔✔Professional Ethics, clinical education, clinical practice, clinical research, clinical management, clinical science, Florida law relating to PT, basic sciences, risk management, and HIV/AIDS How many hours of HIV/AIDS may be included in 24 contact hours ✔✔3 hours How many contact hours from home study will Board accept ✔✔Up to 12 contact hours Clinical instructors receive how many contact hours ✔✔1 contact hour for every 160 hours of clinical internship, max is 6 contact hours Exceptions to continuing education requirements ✔✔1) involves long term personal illness or illness involving close relative that results in pursuant being a care-giver 2) where the licensee can demonstrate that the required courses are not available 3) Demonstrated economical, technological, or legal hardship How long must licensee retain receipts to document continuing education ✔✔No less than 4 years What must a health care provider furnish to patient in order to refer them to another entity that they invest in ✔✔1) the existence of investment interest 2) Name and address of each applicable entity in which the referring health care provider is an investor 3) the patient's right to obtain items or service from wherever the patient chooses 4) the name and addresses of at least two alternative sources If a health care provider fails to disclose financial interest in an invested entity the penalty is ✔✔a misdemeanor of the first degree Comprehensive rehabilitation services ✔✔services provided by health care professionals to provide speech, occupational, or physical therapy services Designated Health Services ✔✔clinical laboratory services, physical therapy services, comprehensive rehab services, diagnostic-imaging services, and radiation therapy services Diagnostic Imaging services ✔✔means magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, angiography, arteriography, computed tomography, positron emission tomography, digital vascular imaging, bronchogrpahy, lymphangiography, splenography, ultrasound, EEG, EKG, nerve conduction studies, and evoked potentials Entity ✔✔means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other business entity Fair market value ✔✔means value in arms length transactions, consistent with general market value, and with respect to rentals or leases Group Practice ✔✔means a group of two or more health care providers legally organized as a partnership, professional corporation Immediate Family member ✔✔means health provider's spouse, child, child's spouse, grandchild, grandchild's spouse, parent, parent-in-law, or sibling Investment Interest ✔✔an equity or debt security issued by an entity for shares of corporation, units or other interests in a partnership, bonds, debentures, notes, or other equity interests Investor ✔✔a person or entity owning a legal or beneficial ownership or investment interest through an immediate family member, trust, or another entity related to the investor Outside referral for diagnostic imaging services ✔✔a referral of a patient to a group practice or sole provide for diagnostic imaging services by a physician who is not apart of the group practice Patient of a group practice means the same thing as ✔✔Patient of a sole provider Patient of a group practice means ✔✔a patient who receives a physical examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and development of a treatment plan if medically necessary Referral ✔✔any referral of a patient by a health care provide for health care services Examples of a referral ✔✔1) Forwarding of one health care provider to another 2) Request or establishment of a plan by a health care provider Orders that do not count as referrals ✔✔1) By a radiologist for diagnostic-imaging services 2) By a physician specializing in the provision of radiation therapy services 3) By medical oncologist for drugs to be administered 4) By cardiologist for cardiac catheterization services 5) By pathologist for diagnostic clinical laboratory test and pathological examination services 6) By health care provider for services provided for by an ambulatory surgical center 7) By a urologist for lithotripsy services 8) By a dentist for dental services 9) By physician for infusion therapy 10) By a physician for infusion therapy 11) By a health care provider who uses their private residence for treatment 12) By a health care provider for sleep-related testing Present in office suite ✔✔means that the physician is physically present Rural area ✔✔a county with a population density of no greater than 100 persons per square mile Sole Provider ✔✔means one health care provider who bills for services separately from another health care provider Kickbacks ✔✔means a remuneration or payment to any person as an incentive or inducement to refer patients for past or future services or items, when payment is not tax deductible as an ordinary or necessary expense T/F it is unlawful to offer, pay, solicit, or receive a kickback, in cash or in kind, for referring or soliciting patients ✔✔True T/F A practitioner shall not be civilly or criminally liable for the disclosure or otherwise confidential info to a sexual partner or a needle-sharing partner ✔✔True It is a _____ of the ___ degree to practice or attempt to offer services without an active, valid Florida license to practice that profession ✔✔Felony, 3rd degree It is a ____ of the ____ degree to practice a health care profession without an active license when such practice results in serious bodily injury (death, brain damage) ✔✔Felony, 2nd degree It is a ____ of the _____ degree to offer practice with an inactive or delinquent license for any period of time up to 12 months ✔✔Misdemeanor, 1st degree Acts that constitute for disciplinary actions ✔✔1) Make misleading or deceptive representations 2) Intentionally violate any rule by the board or department 3) Being convicted or found guilty of a crime 4) Using a class III or IV laser device 5) Failing to comply with ed course requirement for HIV 6) Having license revoked or suspended 7)Found liable for filing a false report or complaint 8) Trying to obtain license through bribery 9) Aiding unlicensed person in practicing 10) Failing to perform legal obligations 11) Exercising influence over someone for financial gain 12) Practicing beyond scope of practice 13) Delegating responsibilities to unlicensed personnel 14) Violating lawful order of department or board 15) Improperly interfering an investigation 16) Improper identification of practitioner 17) Failing to provide patient's with their rights 18)Failing to provide updated info in timely manner 19) Using info from MVA report for financial gain 20) Unable to practice with reasonable skill 21) Testing positive for drugs 22) Performing services on wrong patient 22) Leaving a foreign body (sponge, clamp) inside patient 23) Billing for services not rendered 24) Prescribing drugs without necessary skill 25) Failing to remit sum owed via overpayment What will complaint receive in any disciplinary case ✔✔1) A written explanation of how administrative complaint is resolved 2) A written explanation of how and when they may participate in disciplinary process 3) A written notice of any hearing before Division of Admin. Hearings How long does person filing a complaint have to add info when probable cause is not found ✔✔60 days How long is information regarding the investigation confidential for? ✔✔10 days How long does subject have to file a written response contained in investigative file? ✔✔20 days An Impaired Practitioner consultant must be ✔✔a) a practitioner or recovered practitioner who is licensed b) An entity that employs a medical director or executive director who is a RN An impaired practitioner is not on grounds for discipline after complaint is filed against them if ✔✔1) They acknowledge the impairment problem 2) They voluntarily enroll in appropriate program 3) They voluntarily withdraw from practice 4) They authorize release of medical records to consultant Hearing officers are used when ✔✔disciplinary process reaches formal level Hearing Officers ✔✔administrative law judges A complaint is legally sufficient if it contains ___ that show a violation has occured ✔✔Ultimate facts