Members of the Board - correct answer ✔✔(1) PT involved in the education of PTs
(3) PTs who have practiced for >5 years, and licensed by the board
(3) Public members who shall not be licensed under the board or any other board under the Medical
board of California
Duration of Board members term - correct answer ✔✔4 years; expiring on June 1 each year
Appointments to the board - correct answer ✔✔-*Governor appoints*- 1 public member, and 4 PT
members
-*Senate Rules Committee*- 1 public member
-*Speaker of the Assembly*- 1 public member
No more than one board member shall be appointed... - correct answer ✔✔from the full time faculty of
any college, university, or educational institution.
Public Members: Qualifications - correct answer ✔✔-Citizen of California
-Shall not be an officer or faculty member of any college, school, or institution involved in PT education
-Shall not be a license of the Medical Board of California or sections 1000 (Chiropractor) or section 3600
(Osteopath)
Compensation - correct answer ✔✔provided per diem and compensations per section 103
($100/day of duties and travel and expenses incurred while performing official duties)
Board Employees - correct answer ✔✔-Clerical assistants and other employees it may deem necessary
to carry out its powers and duties. Except sections 159.5 (Health Quality Investigation Unit)
-PT consultants to assist with programs and on an intermittent basis
, Inspections - correct answer ✔✔Any member of the board or any licensed PT appointed by the board
may inspect or require reports from a general or specialized hospital or other facility providing PT care,
treatment, services and the staff. May inspect patient records with respect to care, treatment, services,
or facilities.
Suspension and Revocation of Licenses - correct answer ✔✔The board shall issue, suspend, and revoke
licenses and approvals to practice PT.
Meetings - correct answer ✔✔At least 1 regular meeting annually in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San
Francisco. Special meeting may be held at any time and place the board may designate.
Meeting Notice - correct answer ✔✔Must publicly notice their meetings, prepare agendas, accept public
testimony and conduct their meetings in public unless specifically authorized to meet in closed session.
Commissioner on Examination - correct answer ✔✔Board may appoint. Does not need to be a member
of the board, but subject to the same rules and regulations and entitled to the same fees as members.
Hearings - correct answer ✔✔-Shall hear all matters including any contested case or petition for
reinstatement, restoration, or modification of probation.
-If a contested case is presented to the board the hearing officer will be present during the board's
consideration and shall assist in advising the board if requested.
- At the conclusion the board will deny and application for, or suspend, or revoke, or impose probation
conditions upon, a license or approval.
Physical Therapy definition - correct answer ✔✔- The art and science of physical or corrective
rehabilitation or of physical or corrective treatment of any bodily or mental condition any person by the
use of physical, chemical, and other properties of heat, light, water, electricity, sound, massage and
active , passive, and resistive exercise, and consultative service.
The practice of PT includes... - correct answer ✔✔The promotion and maintenance of physical fitness to
enhance the bodily movement related health and wellness of individuals through the use of physical
therapy interventions.
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