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PTBC California Law Exam
1. Members of the Board: 1) 1 PT involved in PT education,
2) 3 PTs with 5 years experience,
3) 3 public members who aren't licentiates of the board or any other medical board
(CA citizen, not school faculty)
2. Priority of the Board: Protection of the public
3. Terms of Serving on the Board: 1) Appointed 4 years, exp. on June 1
2) 1 public and 4 PT members appt'd by governor
3) Cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms
4. Qualifications of Public Members: 1) Be a citizen of CA.
2) Shall not be an officer or faculty member of any college in PT education.
3) Shall not be a licentiate of the Medical Board of CA
5. Meetings: 1 regular meeting annually in Sacramento, LA or SF
6. Duties of the Members of the Board: 1) May inspect PT facilities
2) May review patient charts
3) Can suspend and revoke licenses (notice must be given)
7. How is this Chapter cited?: This chapter may be cited as the Physical Therapy
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Practice Act
8. Public Employees: PT consultants under contract for the board are considereda
public employee
9. Definition of Physical Therapy: "art and science of physical or corrective rehabof
any bodily or mental condition of any person by use of physical, chemical or other
properties of heat, light, water, electricity...active, passive and resistive exercise and
shall include PT evals, treatment planning, instruction and consultative services"
10. ARTICLE 2 General Provisions: The use of roentgen rays/radioactive materi-als
or electricity for surgical purposes is not authorized
11. ARTICLE 2: General Provisions - Neuro Re-Education: 1) Can perform tissue
penetration for evaluation neuro performance
2) Must have authorization from MD
3) PT must be certified by the board
4) PT CANNOT develop or make diagnostic or prognostic interpretations of data
obtained
12. Minimal Time that Patient Records must be kept for: 7 years.
1) Patient records shall be kept for a period of no less than 7 years following the
discharge of the patient
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2) Records of unemancipated minors shall be kept at least 1 year after the minor
has reached 18 years of age.
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13. PTs cannot do what: 1) PTs cannot diagnose disease
2) PTs cannot provide prognostic interpretation of data
3) PTs cannot prescribe medicines
14. PT Aide Duties & Regulations: 1) Observation, transport, physical support only
during gait training/transfers
2) Under direct, continuous and immediate PT supervision at all times
15. what does "patient-related task" mean: PT service rendered directly to a
patient by an aide
16. what does "non-patient-related task" mean: Tasks related to observation of
patient, transport, physical support only during gait training/transfers, housekeeping,
clerical duties.
17. Who is allowed to use "P.T."and "D.P.T.": 1) Only a licensed PT can use the
letters "P.T."
2) A licensed PT who has received a doctoral degree in PT may use "D.P.T."
18. Accrediting Institution: Western Association of Schools & Colleges
19. PT Applicant Qualifications: 1) Over 18 years old.
2) Completed schooling.
3) Not addicted to drugs/alcohol.
4) No crimes (constituting denial of license).
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