Missouri PTA Jurisprudence Exam Verified A+
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When practicing physical therapy in the state of Missouri, a licensed physical therapist or physical
therapist assistant shall limit his/her scope of practice to what was defined as "practice of physical
therapy" under the Missouri Physical Therapy Practice Act. (Section 334.500(4), RSMo)
RSMo Section 334.500(4)
"Practice of Physical Therapy": the examination, treatment and instruction of human beings to assess,
prevent, correct, alleviate and limit physical disability, movement dysfunction, bodily malfunction and
pain from injury, disease and any other bodily condition, such term includes, but is not limited to, the
administration, interpretation and evaluation of physical therapy tests and measurements of bodily
functions and structures; the planning, administration, evaluation and modification of treatment and
instruction, including the use of physical measures, activities and devices, for preventive and therapeutic
purposes; and the provision of consultative, educational, research and other advisory services for the
purpose of reducing the incidence and severity of physical disability, movement dysfunction, bodily
malfunction and pain does not include the use of surgery or obstetrics or the administration of x-
radiation, radioactive substance, diagnostic x-ray, diagnostic laboratory electrocautery, electrosurgery
or invasive tests or the prescribing of any drug or medicine or the administration or dispensing of any
drug or medicine other than a topical agent administered or dispensed upon the direction of a physician.
Physical therapists may perform electromyography and nerve conduction tests but may not interpret
the results of the electromyography or nerve conduction test. Physical therapists shall practice physical
therapy within the scope of their education and training as provided in sections 334.500 to 334.620.
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A supervision physical therapist may delegate physical therapy responsibilities to a physical therapy
technician, who is not a licensed physical therapist assistant or an unlicensed student attempting to
satisfy supervised clinical education requirements related to the person's physical therapy education.
(Sections 334.506.7 and 334.610, RSMo)
RSMo Section 334.506.7
A physical therapist shall only delegate physical therapy treatment to a physical therapist assistant or to
a person in an entry level of a professional education program approved by the Commission on
Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) who satisfies supervised clinical education
requirements related to the person's physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education. The
entry-level person shall be under the supervision of a physical therapist.
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, Physical therapists may initiate treatment for a new injury or illness without a prescription from an
approved health care provider. The approved health care provider only include physician and surgeon
licensed under Chapter 334, RSMo. (Section 334.506, RSMo)
RSMo Section 334.506.2
A physical therapist may evaluate and initiate treatment on a patient without a prescription or referral
from an approved health care provider, provided that the physical therapist has a doctorate of physical
therapy degree or has five years of clinical practice as a physical therapist.
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A physical therapist may provide educational resources and training, develop fitness or wellness
programs for asymptomatic persons, or provide screening or consultative services within the scope of
physical therapy practice without the prescription and direction of an approved health care provider.
(Section 334.506.3, RSMo)
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A physical therapist may examine and treat, without the prescription and direction of an approved
health care provider, any person with a recurring self-limited injury within one year of diagnosis by an
approved health care provider or a chronic illness that has been previously diagnosed by an approved
health care provider as long as certain conditions are met. (Section 334.506.4, RSMo)
RSMo Section 334.506.4
(1) A physical therapist shall refer to an approved health care provider any patient whose condition at
the time of evaluation or treatment is determined to be beyond the scope of practice of physical
therapy. The physical therapist shall not provide physical therapy services or treatment after this referral
has been made.
(2) A physical therapist shall refer to an approved health care provider any patient who does not
demonstrate measurable or functional improvement after ten visits or thirty days, whichever occurs
first. The physical therapist shall not provide further therapy services or treatment after this referral has
been made.
(3) (a) A physical therapist shall consult with an approved health care provider if, after every ten visits or
thirty days, whichever occurs first, the patient has demonstrated measurable or functional improvement
from the course of physical therapy services or treatment provided and the physical therapist believes
that continuation of the course of physical therapy services or treatment is reasonable and necessary
based on the physical therapist's evaluation of the patient. The physical therapist shall not provide
further physical therapy services or treatment until the consultation has occurred.
True
To be eligible for relicensure, a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant needs to
accumulate thirty (30) hours of continuing education every two (2) years. (Section 334.507, RSMo)
True
Before applying to the Board for an inactive license status, a licensee must hold a current and active
license to practice physical therapy in the state of Missouri and shall not be under investigation by the
