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3 things PT must have for each patient? !) eval

2. re-assessment
3. discharge 4 Factors under The Practice of physical therapy
4. Examining, evaluating, and testing impaired people.
5. Alleviating impairments
6. Reducing the risk of injury
7. Engaging in research, administration and consultation. 5 things needed for licensure for PT and PTA?
8. Be of good moral character
9. Complete application process
10. Graduate from accredited PT education
11. Passed NPTE
12. Passed Jurisprudence exam Activities that do not get continuing competence credit?

• Staff meetings
• Rounds or case conferences
• Routine teaching as part of the job.

An applicant for licensure or certification who does not pass the national examination after the first attempt may retake the examination one additional time within __ months after the first failure without reapplication for licensure or certification. 6 MONTHS assistive personnel Define? Physical therapist assistants and physical therapy aides and other assistive personnel who are trained OR educated health care providers and who are not physical therapist assistants or physical therapy aides but who perform specific designated tasks related to physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist. Before delegating work to PTAs, a PTA must complete?

1. Certified PTA
2. 2,000 clinical hours under ON-SITE supervision. Board Define? The board of physical therapy. Board member compensation? Board personnel are eligible to receive compensation IF necessary to carry out the administrative work of the board Board members and reimbursements? They are eligible for reimbursement of expenses to cover NECESSARY EXPENSES for attending each board meeting or for REPRESENTING THE BOARD in an official board APPROVED ACTIVITY. Board members cannot serve for more than how many terms? 2 consecutive terms or for more than 10 consecutive years. The board must notify the license holder of a complaint in how much time? Within 90 days Board of physical therapy members are appointed by who? The governor Board of PT, Physical therapist and PTA qualifications?

• Residents of the state
• Possess an UNRESTRICTED LICENSE to practice physical therapy in this state
• Have been practicing in this state for AT LEAST 5 YEARS. Board of PT, Public member qualifications?
• Residents of the state
• NOT affiliated with, and with NO financial interest in any healthcare profession.
• DO have an interest in CONSUMER RIGHTS. Board; powers and duties Board; powers and duties Board; powers and duties applications? Evaluate THE QUALIFICATIONS of applicants for licensure and certification. Board; powers and duties competence? Establish the mechanisms for ASSESSING continuing professional COMPETNACE of physical therapists to engage in the practice of physical therapy and the competence of physical therapist assistants to work in the field of physical therapy. Board; powers and duties disciplinary action? Report FINAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION taken against a licensee or a certificate holder to a national disciplinary database recognized by the board. Board; powers and duties Fees? Establish and collect fees. Board; powers and duties licenses, permits and certificates? ISSUE licenses, permits and certificates to persons who MEET THE REQUIREMENTS of this chapter. Board; powers and duties list? Maintain a current LIST OF ALL PERSONS regulated under this chapter.
• person's name
• current business
• residential addresses

• telephone numbers
• license or certificate number. Board; powers and duties national examinations? PROVIDE for national examinations for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and adopt PASSING SCORES for these examinations. Board; powers and duties practice of physical therapy? REGULATE the practice of physical therapy by INTERPRETING AND ENFORCING this chapter. Board; powers and duties rules? ADOPT AND REVISE rules to enforce this chapter. Business entity Define? A business organization that has an ownership that includes any persons WHO ARE NOT LICENSED or certified to provide physical therapy services in this state, that offers to the public professional services regulated by the Board and that is established pursuant to the laws of any state or foreign country. Business original registration fee? $ Business physical therapy requirements?

1. Business is registered with the board
2. PT is performed by a licensed Business registration expires when? August 31st of ODD years Business renewal fee? $ Can the board make subcommittees? Yes, to assist it in carrying out its duties for a time prescribed by the Board Category A Continuing competence activities?

• Continuing education courses
• Coursework toward certification

• Clinical residency program
• Coursework in post graduate PT education Category B Continuing competence activities?
• A study group (max 5 hours)
• Self-instruction (max 5 hours)
• In service education (CPR included) Category C Continuing competence activities?
• PT practice management coursework
• Pass fail coursework
• Teaching or lecturing
• Publication Civil penalty dollar amount range? $250-$10, Compliance period define? a two-year license renewal cycle that ends August 31 of even-numbered years. Confidential information not available to the public?

1. Patient records related to diagnostic treatment of the patient
2. Any identification that identifies patient or patients family. 3_ Board investigatory records. Continuing competence needed for license renewal? 20 contact hours Course content needed for dry needling?
3. An approved course
4. Sterile needle procedures
5. Anatomical review
6. Blood borne pathogens

5. Contraindications Dry needling assistive personnel? NO, dry needling MUST be done by PT only. Dry needling Define? A skilled intervention performed by a physical therapist that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying neural, muscular and connective tissues for the evaluation and management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions, pain and movement impairments. Dry needling examination? Need to pass written and practical examinations Endorsement define? a procedure for granting an Arizona license to an applicant already licensed as a physical therapist in another jurisdiction of the United States. Extension of a four year term exception?

• Approval by majority of the board
• Until a new member is appointed or if the current member is REAPPOINTED. Fees: Max duplicate license/certificate? $ Fees: MAX for Original license/certificate? $ Fees: Max for Renewal of license/certificate? $ Fees: Max Reinstatement? $ Foreign interim applicants and national exam? If applicant fails exam, he is NOT ELIGIBLE of the permit until passing the exam. Foreign substantially equivalent means that documentation says?

1. applicant graduated from a physical therapist education program

2. applicant's school of physical therapy education is recognized by its own ministry of education.
3. applicant has undergone a credentials evaluation as directed by the board
4. completed any additional education required by the board. General Supervision define? The supervising physical therapist is on call and is readily available via telecommunications when the physical therapist assistant is providing treatment interventions. General supervision define?

• A supervising physical therapist is able to go to the location at which and on the same day
• Respond to a communication from the physical therapist assistant within 15 minutes How are board members removed? IF the governor removed them for misconduct, incompetence or neglect of duty. How long do you have to notify the board if your business moves or closes down? 30 days How long is a board member term served for? 4 staggered year terms. How long is an Interim permit good for? 90 days and no longer than 6 months. How long must business notify the board of any changes? 30 days How many contact hours come from Category A, B and C? 10 hours from A, and 10 Hours from B/C How much time should the dry needling courses take? No less that 24 total contact hours How often are board rulings, opinions and interpretations of statutes or rules published? At least annually. How often are disciplinary actions published?

At least annually. How often does the board meet? At least 1 time per quarter. How often do you have to renew inactive status license? Every 2 years. If an individual other than PT or PTA makes changes to patients records what must happen? PT must co-sign document. If a person with a retired/inactive license fails to renew? The license expires. If licensees initial license if for less time than 1 year how many Continuing competence needed? 10 hours If person has retired/inactive license for more than ____ time, what needs to happen? 3 years

1. Need to practice under interim permit
2. complete remedial courses
3. Continuing competence requirements
4. Passing an exam If PT supervises 3 assistive personnel?

• 1 will be a PTA (general supervision)
• 2 will be aides (on-site supervision) If referring practitioner or PT gets financial gain or interest what must happen? PT must disclose this information in writing to the patient. If the board gets money where does it go? 10% to state general fund 90% to board of physical therapy fund. if the foreign educated physical therapist applicant is a graduate of an accredited educational program as determined by the board which requirements ARE NOT needed?

3. Provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education is substantially equivalent to the requirements of physical therapists educated in accredited US educational programs.
4. Participated in an interim supervised clinical practice period in the US If you claim you are a PT or PTA without a license what could happen? Class 1 misdemeanor If you make an error how do you correct it.

• correct it so that the erroneous information remains legible.
• Initial and date Information needed to start a PT business?

1. Description of services
2. Name of manager
3. Names and addresses of employees
4. Registration given by the board. Interim permit define? A permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as a physical therapist in this state or to work as a physical therapist assistant for a specific period of time and under conditions prescribed by the board before that person is issued a license or certificate. Is there a board of physical therapy fund? Yes Law Exam breakdown Licensure and Examination (30%) Patient Care Management (27.5%) Definitions (17.5%) Disciplinary Action/Unlawful Practice (10%) Consumer Advocacy (10%) Board of Physical Therapy: Powers and Duties (5%) License displaying?

Must display license in area for public view OR If not displayed, it must show documentation when requested. A license non-compliant with Continuing competence will? will have 6 months from the notice to satisfy requirements. List of all persons (PT, PTA) regulated under this chapter included what information?

• Name
• current business
• Address
• phone number
• License number Manual therapy techniques define? A broad group of passive interventions in which physical therapists use their hands to administer skilled movements designed to modulate pain, increase joint range of motion, reduce or eliminate soft tissue swelling, inflammation, or restriction, induce relaxation, improve contractile and noncontractile tissue extensibility, and improve pulmonary function. These interventions involve a variety of techniques, such as the application of graded forces. Max assistive personnel a therapist can supervise? 3 Needed for continuing competence Proof?

1. Date, place, course title, sponsor, schedule presenter

2. of contact hours

3. Proof of completion NPTE/jurisprudence scoring Between 200- On-site supervision Define?

The supervising physical therapist is ON-SITE and is present in the facility or on the campus where assistive personnel or a holder of an interim permit is performing services, is immediately available to assist the person being supervised in the services being performed and maintains continued involvement in appropriate aspects of each treatment session in which a component of treatment is delegated. Other terms for general supervision? On-call, readily available Passing NPTE/jurisprudence score A scaled score of 600 Persons who are exempt from the licensure requirements?

1. A person in a professional education program approved by the board who is satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to the person's physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education while under the on-site supervision of a physical therapist. (AKA volunteer or student)
2. PT or PTA working in the United States armed services, United States public health service or veterans administration
3. PT licensed in another jurisdiction or country participating in an educational or teaching seminar for less than 60 days per calendar year
4. PT or PTA traveling with sports teams less than 60 days per calendar year
5. PT or PTA licensed in another jurisdiction to pride PT to victims of national disaster or emergency. Physical therapist assistant Define Who performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist? A physical therapist assistant has moved from Tucson to Tempe. The physical therapist needs to notify which organization/agency of the address change? Arizona Board of Physical Therapy

A physical therapist assistant working under the supervision of a physical therapist can supervise the maximum number of assistive personnel? 0 physical therapist DO NOT co-sign PTAs documentation if...

• Physical therapist verify the qualifications of physical therapist assistants
• For each patient on each date of service, a physical therapist must provide and document all of the therapeutic intervention that requires the expertise of a physical therapist and must determine the use of physical therapist assistants to ensure the delivery of care that is safe, effective and efficient. Physical therapy aide A person who is trained under the direction of a physical therapist and who performs designated and supervised routine physical therapy tasks. PTA Application fee for original license after Sept 1st on an even year and before August 31st on an odd year? $ PTA Application fee for original license after Sept 1st on an odd year and before August 31st on an even year? $ PT and his assistive personnel supervision type? On-site supervision for aides General for PTAs PT and his interim permit holder supervision type? On-site Supervision PT and his PT student or PTA student supervision type? On-site supervision PT Application fee for original license after Sept 1st on an even year and before August 31st on an odd year? $ PT Application fee for original license after Sept 1st on an odd year and before August 31st on an even year?

$

PTA Renewal fee for active certificate? $ PTA Renewal of inactive certificate cost? $27. PT/PTA duplicate license fee? $ PT Renewal cost of inactive license? $ PT Renewal fee for active license? $160 (300 MAX) PT with his PTA supervision type? General supervision The public has access to following information

1. PTs license name, number, and status.
2. PTAs license name, number, and status. 3)Public records. Qualifications needed for outside US applicants?
3. good moral character
4. Complete application
5. Provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education is substantially equivalent to the requirements of physical therapists educated in accredited US educational programs.
6. Written proof of legal authorization to practice as a physical therapist without limitation in the country where the professional education occurred.

5. Proof of legal authorization to reside and seek employment in the United States
6. Passed the board approved English proficiency examinations
7. Participated in an interim supervised clinical practice period in the US
8. Passed the national examination
9. Passed the Jurisprudence reasons a license holder needs to go to substance abuse program?
10. Evidence that license holder is impaired professionally
11. license holder is convicted for substance abuse felony
12. As part of an agreement with the board. Re-evaluation on patient occurs every? 4th treatment or every 30 days, whatever is first. Registration business entity expiration? August 31st of every odd numbered year. Restricted certificate Define? A certificate on which the board has placed ANY RESTRICTIONS as the result of a DISCIPLINARY ACTION Restricted license Define? a license on which the board places restrictions or conditions, or both, as to the scope of practice, place of practice, supervision of practice, duration of licensed status or type or condition of a patient to whom the licensee may provide services. Restricted registration define? a registration the Board has placed an RESTRICTIONS on as the result of DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS A retired license must renew license how often? 2 years

Timeframe PT will give referring physician eval note? 1 week. Title PT/PTA meaning Physical therapist, Physical therapist assistant TOEFL meaning English as a Foreign Language Week period? Sunday at 12:00 am - Saturday at 11:59 PM What changes require business to notify the board?

1. Business name, phone number, or address
2. employee changes
3. Name of manager changes What fund does the money go to from civil penalties? State general fund What happens at the meeting at the start of each calendar year? ELCT OFFICERS from among its members and as necessary to accomplish board business. When an applicant is in school and wants to take the test what qualifications must occur?
4. The applicant is a candidate for a degree as a physical therapist AT THE NEXT scheduled graduation date
5. The date the national examination for licensure is to be taken by the applicant is the one nearest to and before the applicant's expected graduation date AND is not more than 120 days before the graduation date.
6. The applicant meets any other established requirements of the accredited educational program When is a board member immune from civil liability? When a board member who acts within the scope of board duties, without malice and in the reasonable belief that the person's action When is a board member president, vice president and secretary elected?

1st regular board meeting of the calendar year. When is a physical therapist exempt from being licensed to practice as a physical therapist in the State of Arizona? While TRAVELING in Arizona with a sports team for 60 days. When was dry needling added to scope of PT practice? July 1st, 2015 Who determines what a passing score is for the NPTE? The board of PT. Who makes up the BOARD of physical therapy? Total of 7

• 4 PTs
• 1 PTA
• 2 Public members (NON PT/PTA) Why will a board deny a license or certificate to an applicant?

1. Knowingly making a false statement
2. Committing fraud in the procurement of a license or certificate
3. Committing a felony, or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude
4. communicating or attempting to communicate with other examinees during the examination or copying or sharing examination questions or portions or questions.
5. Engaging in any conduct that would be considered a violation a written report of its actions and proceedings is sent out to who and how often? The governor, no later than December 31st.