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What does the PTBC stand for? Physical Therapy Board of California What exams are required to obtain a CA PT/PTA license?

1. State laws and regulations
2. NPTE How many times is an applicant allowed to sit for the NPTE per application per 12-month time period? 3 True or False: If an applicant does not pass the NPTE within one year from date of original notice they can still use the same application they just need to pay the fees again. False- they require a new application in addition to fees and a re-exam fee How many years does a person have after passing the NPTE to pay the required initial license fee? 5 years- if it has not been paid within 5 years of passing then the application is considering abandonded Where is the PTBC located? Sacramento

What are the 3 criteria that must be met in order for someone to be issued a license without written exam?

1. The applicant is licensed as a PT or PTA in a state, district or territory of the US and has met the requirements for licensing.
2. The applicant is a graduate of a PT or PTA education program.
3. The applicant files an application with the board. What does CAPTE stand for? Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Educaiton How long must clinical experiences be in order to be sufficient? 18 weeks full-time for PT students 16 weeks full time for PTA students What are the educational standards for PTs and PTAs?
4. Graduate from a CAPTE accredited institution that has both clinical internships and academic coursework. What are the fees associated with licensure?
5. App fee: $
6. Exam fee
7. Initial license fee $
8. Biennial renewal fee $
9. Delinquency fee $150 (50% of renewal rate)
10. Duplicate wall certificate and renewal receipt $
11. Endorsement or letter of good standing fee $ What are the requirements for PTs that are foreignly educated?
12. Full transcript of professional instruction completed must be submitted directly from a roper official of the PT program that was attended.

2. English proficiency (TOEFL)
3. 9 months of clinical service w/ an APTA-certified CI at an approved location What are the supervision requirements for a foreign-trained PT completing their clinical service?
4. Their CI must have completed a CSIF and will perform 2 evaluations of the PTLA skills
5. Direct supervision is to be maintained by the CI at all times
6. A month can be waived for every month of clinical service performed in a state outside of CA (up to 9 months)
7. 3 months can be waived if a course in law/ethic is completed a post- secondary institution. 3 months can also be waived if four CEUs of ethics are completed
8. Written NPTE must be passed before participating in clinical service How should a foreign educated clinician be referred to during their clinical service hours? Physical therapy license applicant True or False: if it is determined that the foreign education the applicant has received is not sufficient for sitting for the NPTE and if it meets the standards, the applicant can sit for the NPTAE? True What is the definition of physical therapy? The practice of physical therapy includes the promotion and maintenance of physical fitness through the use of physical therapy interventions in order to enhance the bodily movement as related to the health and wellness of individuals. Interventions include the use of the properties associated with heat, light, water, electricity as well as exercise based interventions. The implications of physical therapy upon mental conditions may be associated with exercises that affect areas such as stress and/or anxiety.

Who is the "physical therapist of record"? The PT who completed the initial eval. You can transfer to another therapist but it must be in writing. True or False: physiotherapy and physical therapy are the same? True True or False: PT aide and PT technician can be used interchangeably? True What are the powers and duties of the PTBC?

1. Create/enforce Practice Act
2. Protect the public is HIGHEST priority
3. Issue/suspend/revoke/discipline PT licensees in CA
4. Administer a continuing competency program
5. Publish at least 1x a year a newsletter denoting actions taken by the board
6. Inspect PT facilities and patient records
7. Hear matters related to reinstatement or modification of probation.
8. Appoint individuals to proctor exams
9. Investigate applicants to determine if requirements for licensure have been met.

How many days is given to release a patient's record after written authorization has been approved? 15 days. $1000 fee per each day late Who comprises the board? 1 PT involved in education 3 PTs with >5 years experience and are currently licensed 3 public members who are citizens of CA but not licensed medical professionals True or False: The Governor of CA appoints the PT member and 1 public member to the board? True True or False: President and VP of the board are determined by the governor of CA? False- elected by board members How long is a board members term? 4 years- expires 1st day of June. No person can serve more than two consecutive terms (8 years max) What are the qualifications for PT/PTA licensure?

1. 18 years old

2. Not addicted to any substances

3. Completed education and training
4. Not committed any crimes What do the legislative numbers mean? <1000= business/profession code 1000-2000= CA code of regulations

2000= specific to PT practice act True or False: A graduate can work as PTLA under direct and immediate supervision of a licensed PT for 120 days pending results of first licensing exam he/she is eligible for? True True or False: A licensed supervising PT must be on-site at ALL times and must have a documented receipt of the letter authorizing the PTLA to practice as well as a record of the expiration date of that status? True True or False: Once a PTLA passes the NPTE, their status changes and they can identify as a physical therapist? False- PTLA status will remain in effect until a license is issued and only then can they identify as a physical therapist. What happens if a new grad does not take the exam during the first possible test cycle? The graduate can no longer practice as a PTLA

True or False: PTLAs can supervise a PTA or aide providing patient related tasks? False- they can not True or False: The rules for PTLA and PTALAs are the same? True

1. 120 days of status
2. a licensed PT must be on site at all times and carry necessary documentation as well as expiration date of status
3. status remains in effect after passing the exam until license is granted
4. if the exam is failed or they dont register for the soonest test they can no longer practice as a PTALA How can someone become a PTA without going to PTA shcool? If the board finds someone to have proper training/adequate experience equivalent to that received a PTA school and they meet the requirements for licensure they may apply for licensure as a PTA Who creates the licensing exam for PTs and PTAs? Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSPT) When do licenses expire? 12 AM on the last day of the birth month of the licensee during the second year of the two year term

What is required to renew a license? $300 renewal fee Documentation of completion of necessary CEUs How many days notice does PTBC give for license renewal? 60 days Who is exempt from paying license renewal fees?

1. Military training/service
2. Retired licensee True or False: If a person is exempt from renewal payment because they are engaged in full-time training or active service they can perform PT anywhere False- they can only perform PT related to their military service True or False: Upon D/C from full-time active service in the military, the licensee has 30 days to pay the license renewal fee? False- 60 days True or False: If D/Cd for active service within 60 days of the end of the renewal period then the licensee is exempt for that pay period? Treu

How many hours of CEUs are required? 30 hours or 3 CEUs for every two years What is 1 CEU in hours? 10 hours True or False: First time license renewals can submit 15 hours of CEUs? True- they must submit prior to expiration of license for this to apply True or False: 2 hours in ethics/laws/regs as well as 4 hours in life support for healthcare providers is required every renewal cycle? True- life support classes must be comparable to/better than AHA BLS course for healthcare providers How many years must a licensee keep record of con ed? 5 years What must a licensee be able to demonstrate in order to apply for an exemption from completing renewal con ed?

1. Evidence that during the renewal period prior to expiration the licensee was residing in another country for a year or longer
2. Evidence of absence from CA d/t military service for >1 year
3. Health reasons including: total physical and/or mental disability for one year or more and inability to work as verified by physician or psychologist

4. Total physical and/or mental disability of an immediate family member for whom the licensee has total responsibility, as verified by a physician or psychologist True or False: Renewal fee can be waived if practice is solely in a voluntary manner? True True or False: Pro bono PTs do not have to demonstrate con ed for license renewal? False- they just don't have to pay the fee True or False: a con ed exemption cannot be granted for 2 consecutive renewal periods? True What term is given if renewal exemption is needed for 2 or more renewal period? Inactive status What does it mean if a license is in "inactive status" The status has the same renewal time period as active status. The licensee is NOT allowed to engage in activity that requires an active physical therapy license. To return to an active license, the individual must pay the renewal fee and any continuing competency fees and complete con ed equivalent to that required for a single renewal period (30 hours).

True or False: Licensees with inactive licenses are still under the authority of the board for any disciplinary action or enforcement? True True or False: Con Ed is required to maintain a licensees inactive status? False- it is only required if activating again Within how many years must an expired license be renewed? 5 years. A person who fails to renew within five years after the license's expiration may not renew, reissue or reinstate but may apply for and obtain a NEW license. True or False- a retake of the NPTE would be required if a period of > years has passed with an expired license? True What are 5 alternate methods to obtain CEUs?

1. Publish a peer reviewed article (5 hours per article)
2. Develop a con ed course (4 hours per course)
3. Subject matter expert for FSBPT (6 hours per experience)
4. Board-appointed task force (6 hours) (Points 1-4 all cap at 16 hours per renewal cycle)
5. Be a CI with a rotation of at least 4 weeks. CI must be credentialed. CEUs accrued one per week with a cap of 12

True or False: Con ed approval agencies must conduct internal audits on 10% of its approved providers courses? True What are the requirements for con ed providers?

1. Providers shall have appropriate training/certification to teach the subject matter that is pertinent to the practice of PT
2. Each course will have a syllabus/learning objectives/bibliography and course schedule
3. Education goals and learning objectives are included
4. If more than one party creates the course than delineation and specification of both parties shall occur.
5. Periodic review of course material is required
6. Participants have a way to provide feedback
7. Procedure to respond to complaints is required 8.Course providers must maintain records for 7 years following class date
8. Disclosure of any financial interest in products sold during the course is recommended
9. Certificate of completion is required to allow participants to maintain for personal records for 5 years How long must course providers maintain records? 7 years following class date True or False: practitioners must have a valid, unrestricted, unexpired, unrevoked license when performing any PT for compensation True

Who issues and files all CA PT licenses? PTBC True or False: With specified auth from MD or surgeons, PTs can penetrate tissue for the purpose of evaluating NM performance? True- they cannot make diagnostic or prognostic interpretations though What is an Electroneuromyography? Performance of tissue penetration for the purpose of evaluating NM performance. This does include the eval of specific abnormal potentials and evoked responses. What is required in order to conduct an electroneuromyograph? Certification: 400 hours of training under a licensed PT or physician authorized to perform AND 200 electroneuromyography exams What is kinesiological electromyography? Phasic activity of individual or multiple muscles in relation to another physical or physiological event or exercise and does NOT include the evaluation of specific abnormal potentials or evoked responses. What is required in order to perform a kinesiological electromyography? Certification: 200 hours of training under a licensed PT or physician AND 50 kinesiologic electromyographic exams

How often are certifications for tissue penetration techniques renewed? with the PTs license every 2 years How much does it cost to become certified in tissue penetration techniques? Exam/re-exam fee $ App fee $ Renewal fee $ True or False: there has to be a patient hand-out and a posted sign explaining that the tissue penetration testing is not diagnostic or prognostic? True True or False: PTs can use the title Doctor/Dr in written communication? True as long as it is immediately followed by an unabbreviated specification of the degree held (Dr. Talya Visco, Doctorate of Physical Therapy) True or False: PTs can not use the title Doctor/Dr in spoken communication? False- they can as long as it is followed with a specification of being a PT (Hi, I'm Dr. Talya Visco, I will be your physical therapist today) What two titles can a PT student be referred as?

PT student (not finished with coursework) PT intern (finished with coursework) What three terms can a PTA be referred to as? Physical Therapist Assistant Physical Therapy Assistant PTA What is a Physical Therapy Corporation? A corporation that is authorized to render professional services. The name of the corporation shall contain the words: physical therapy or physical therapist What is the name of the Act that dictates PT corporate rules/regulations? Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (States that a corporation will render a professional service in a single profession) True or False: In a PT corporation, each shareholder, director and officer shall be a licensed person? True- under the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act Can a disqualified shareholder who does not provide services at the professional corporation receive benefit from the income of a PT corporation? No

True or False: The shares of a disqualified or deceased shareholder shall be sold to the corporation or the remaining shareholders? True What % of shares can go to non-physical therapists in a PT corporation? 49%. Physical therapists should own at least 51% of the shares in a physical therapy corporation. What other professional can own shares in a physical therapy corporation?

1. MDs (including naturopathic physicians and psychologists)
2. Acupuncturists
3. OTs
4. SLPs
5. RNs
6. PAs If a professional corporation has one shareholder, what roles shall that person also have? President and treasurer If a professional corporation has 2 shareholders present what positions need to be filled? President, VP, secretary and treasurer

True or False: PTs can own shares in only one corporation False- PTs can own shares in more than one corporation How long after a shareholder disqualification will their shares be sold/transferred? 90 days How long after a shareholder death will their shares be sold/transferred? 6 months True or False: Professional corporations may enter into partnerships with other PTs practicing individually, in a group or other corporations True True or False: a PT corporation in CA can be an LLC? False- PT corporations are considered a Professional Corporation and fall under the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act. What is the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act? PTBC What ways can topical medications be administered by a PT? Direct Application

Iontophoresis Phonophoresis True or False: PTs can prescribe topical medications? False. They can administer them only if they are ordered on a specific basis by a practitioner legally authorized to order/prescribe such medications What info must be included in the written protocols for topical prescription medication? Description of medication Actions Indications/Contraindications Proper procedure/technique for application What are the PT approved topical medications? Bactericidal agents Debriding agents Topical anesthetic agents Anti-inflammatory agents Adrenocortical-steroids How many PTAs can a PT supervise? Max 2. PTBC may approve a greater number of PTAs per PT if the PTBC feels there is adequate supervision and if the public's health and safety are not compromised

True or False: The total number of PTAs can exceed twice the number of PTs regularly employed at a facility at one time. False. There can never be more than 2x PTAs than PTs True or False: A PT needs to be at the same location for adequate supervision of a PTA False, telephone communication is sufficient True or False: The PT is responsible for patient care as well as documentation of the PTA True What are the things that a PTA may NOT do? (8)

1. Perform measurements, data collection or care prior to the evaluation of a patient by a PT
2. Document patient evaluation/re-evaluation
3. Write a discharge summary
4. Establish or change a plan of care
5. Write progress reports to another health care professional
6. Be the sole PT representative in any meeting with other healthcare professionals
7. Supervise a PT aide performing patient-related tasks
8. Provide treatment if the PTA holds a management position (if a PTA can hire/fire it is a management position) Can PTAs be clinical instructors?

Yes but all clinical performance occurs under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Supervision must occur on site The supervising PT will conduct a weekly case review of the patients that the PTA student has seen and document that the review has occurred A PTA clinical instructor can countersign for a PTA student's patient documentation but this must occur on the SAME day True or False: A PTLA can supervise a physical therapist assistant or an aide providing patient related tasks? False, they may not How many aides can a PT supervise? One aide engaged in patient-related tasks How old must an aide be in order to be employed at a PT facility? 18 True or False: PTs can evaluate and document aide's competency for each task they will perform during a patient's session False, evaluation/documentation must be done PRIOR to aide performing it on a patient True or False: An aide can perform tasks with a patient before the PT has evaluated them False, PTs shall evaluate every patient prior to aide performing any patient related tasks on that patient.

What is a patient related task? Physical therapy service delivered directly to the patient True or False: PTs must evaluate and document an aide's competency in such a way that the documentation is available to a member of the PTBC or another PT upon request True What is a non-patient-related task? Tasks related to the observation of the patient. This includes but is not limited to transport of the patient, providing only physical support of the patient during gait or transfer training, housekeeping, and clerical duties True or False: The PT must perform direct care with the patient on the same day if an aide provides direct patient-related tasks True What does immediate supervision mean in regards to a PT and PT aide? AT ALL TIMES the PT is in the same facility and within close proximity, immediately available as needed How long must patient medical records be kept? 7 years after D/C

How long must records be kept for unemancipated minors? For at least 1 year after the patient turns 18 years and not in any case less than 7 years How should a CI PT countersign a students documentation? First initial and last name on all entries in the patient record on the same day as treatment was provided True or False: a PTA has to notify a PT and document if there is any change in patient's condition not within the planned progress or treatment goals as well as any change in patient's general condition True True or False: Supervising PT countersigning for PTLAs is the same as for PT students? True- they both require first initial and last name in the patient's record on the same day treatment was provided True or False: PTALAs do not have to participate in weekly case conferences with their supervising physical therapists? False. They do just like a PTA student does True or False: If an aide provides treatment they do not need to put their name in the patient's documentation? False- if an aide provides treatment the name and title of the individual must be included in the documentation

True or False: Written auth from the patient is needed in order to contract the physician of the direct access care? True How long does a PT have to treat a patient before needing physician approval? 45 calendar days (not business days) or 12 visits- whichever comes first True or False: A person may initiate physical therapy treatment directly from a PT if it is within the scope of PT True What is required after 45 days of PT treatment or 12 sessions? A signature and date upon the PT POC must occur by an individual licensed by the medical board of CA, the osteopathic medical board of CA, or from an individual licensed to practice podiatry. True or False: A physician can fax over an approval for PTs POC without an in-person patient exam? False- for approval of the PTs POC, an in-person patient exam by the licensed practitioner (MD, DO or podiatrist) True or False: Patient referrals cannot be to individuals, institutions, or family members where a financial interest is present for the practitioner who is referring the patient the patient?

True- it is considered unlawful if the financial interest is equal to or greater than 5% of the whole service provided or $5,000 With regards to referrals, what is considered "immediate family"? Spouse of licensee Child of licensee Parent of licensee and licensee's spouse Spouse of the children of the licensee True or False: You can refer a patient, even if their is financial interest involved, if there is no alternative provider within 25 miles or 40 minutes traveling time of the patients home? True, however, written disclosure of financial interest shall be present and if another facility becomes available then a referral to this facility shall occur within six months from the time that the licensee becomes aware of the alternative provider/should have reasonably become aware True or False: Referrals to a facility owned by a university can not occur from an employee who works at the university? False- referral to a facility owned by a university can occur from an employee who works there as long as no compensation for the referral occurs True or False: a PTLA can independently supervise a PTA? False

It is a misdemeanor for anyone who cheats on a PT exam. What are examples of cheating? -Sharing info that was on the exam

• Copying answers
• Allowing your answers to be copies
• Using professional exam-takers What are the penalties for cheating on an exam? The board can disqualify the applicant from taking an exam, deny licensure or revoke licensure The parties involved are liable for the cost of the damages but can not exceed $10,000 + law fees What are examples of unprofessional conduct that can result in disciplinary actions? (15) -False advertising -Fraudulent license -Aid in criminal abortion -Conviction of crime relating to PT even if theres a plea of not contest
• Habitual intemperance
• Addiction to habit-forming drug
• Gross negligence in PT
• Conviction of violation of Practice Act or Medical Practice Act
• Aiding or abetting someone to violate this act or perform unlawful PT
• Failure to protect patient's privacy (unless for a good cause)
• Failure to follow infection control guidelines (except for a good cause)
• Commission of verbal or sexual abuse/harassment -Charging a fee for services not performed