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Florida Laws and Rules for PT Exam fully solved & verified for accuracy 2025
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Legislative Intent - answer 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 - answer means Board of Physical Therapy
Department - answer means Department of Health
License - answer 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 - answer means licensure granted by the board
Physical Therapist - answer a person who is licensed and who
practices physical therapy in accordance to the chapter
Physical Therapist Assistant - answer 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 - answer
General Supervision
Physical Therapy Practitioner - answer means a physical therapist or
PTA who is licensed
T/F Physical Therapy and Physiotherapy are identical - answer True
Direct Supervision - answer 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 - answer means observation, verbal,
or manual determinations of function of the musculoskeletal and
neuromuscular system
Types of physical therapy assessment - answer range of motion of
joint, motor power, postural attitudes, biomechanical function,
locomotion, or functional abilities
Practice of Physical Therapy - answer means the performance of
physical therapy assessments
When can we use acupuncture - answer 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 - answer true
T/F the use of roentgen rays and radium are able to used for
physical therapy - answer False
, Up to how many CEU hours may a candidate have to complete to
reactive license? - answer 10 hours
Possibly replacement requirements for reactivating license - answer
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 - answer
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 -
answer 24 hours
What courses are approved for continuing education - answer 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 - answer
True
Reason for denial of License - answer 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
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