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PTBC General information- Sacramento
Location of the Board
PT practice act is under which organization PTBC
- Protection of the public is the highest priority.
Role of the PTBC - Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be
promoted, it is the protection of the public that shall be paramount
With respect to a physical therapy corporation, Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act
the governmental agency referred to in which
act, is the Physical Therapy Board of California
(remember the order of those words)
- 1 PT involved in the education of physical therapists
Board Member requirements- - 3 licensed PTs with at least 5 years experience
Who is on the board? - 3 public members who cannot be licentiates of the PTBC board or ANY other board under
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How many years can a person serve on the No more than 2 consecutive terms - 1 Term= 4 years so 8 years max
board
Sacramento
The board shall hold at least one regular
Los Angeles
meeting annually in which cities?
San Francisco
A PT may evaluate without a referral or a diagnosis, but may not initiate treatment without a
What is the rule about Direct Access? diagnosis.
A referral is not required.
How long shall a patient's record be held? No less than 7 Years after discharge
Unemancipated minors shall be maintained at least one year after the minor has reached the
What is the exception of the 7 year record hold?
age of 18 years, and not in any case less than 7 years.
How is a PT able to legally write their name as As long as there is an unnabreviated "Doctor of Physical Therapy" following their name.
"Dr."
(while engaged in the practice of PT) use the title "doctor" preceding the person's name, if the
How is a PT able to legally be spoken as a "Dr."
speaker specifies that he/she is a physical therapist
5 years
How long before citations are wiped from
(if multiple citations occur within 5 year window, all citations remain until most recent citation
record?
has been present for 5 years.)
-typically no less than $100, no more than $2,500
How much is an administrative fine?
-good/bad faith of cited person, nature/severity of violation, history of similar violations, intent
What is it based on?
of cooperation with board, attempt of cited to mitigate damage from violation
$5,000
if the act involves present/immediate threat to health and safety of another person,
How much can a fine increase to, and for what
multiple violations or willful disregard of the law,
reason?
violations perpetrated against a senior citizen or disabled person,
history of 2 or more prior citations for the same or similar violations.
Each Shareholder, director and officer of a physical therapy corporation, (except an assistant
Who can be shareholders? secratary and an
assistant treasure) MUST be a licensed PT.
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