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Patient records must be maintained for ✔✔7 years following D/C Records of minors are held 1 year after minor turns 18 (but never less than 7 yrs)
When introducing themselves to a patient, doctors of physical therapy must ✔✔Clarify that they are physical therapists
Definition of PT ✔✔Art and science of physical or corrective rehab of 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
Board composition ✔✔1 PT involved in PT education 3 PT's with 5 years experience 3 public members who aren't licentiates of the board or any other medical board (CA citizen, not school faculty)
Board members may serve a maximum of ✔✔2 four year terms
Board members may inspect ✔✔PT facilities and patient records
A physical therapist shall document and sign in the patient record following ✔✔(1) Examination and re-examination (2) Evaluation and reevaluation (3) Diagnosis (4) Prognosis and intervention (5) Treatment plan and modification of the plan of care (6) Each treatment provided by the physical therapist or a physical therapy aide (7) Discharge Summary
With respect to any care provided to the patient, the patient record shall indicate ✔✔(1) The date and nature of the service provided (2) The name and title of any individual who provided such service, including the individual's role in that service.
Each and every change of name and residence address must be submitted to the board within ✔✔30 days
In addition to the address of residence ✔✔A licensee may provide the board with an alternate address of record.
If an applicant fails the licensure exam ✔✔May take it again, but re-examination fees must be paid
Administrative Citation Fines shall not be ✔✔Less than $100 and more than $
The factors considered when determining amount of money fined are: (1) The good or bad _______ of the cited person. (2) The nature and _________ of the violation. (3) Evidence that the violation was _________. (4) _____________ of the violations of the same or similar nature. (5) The extent to which the cited person has _____________ with the board. (6) The extent to which the cited person has _____________ or attempted to _____________ any danger or injury caused by his or her violation. ✔✔(1) The good or bad faith of the cited person. (2) The nature and severity of the violation. (3) Evidence that the violation was willful. (4) History of the violations of the same or similar nature. (5) The extent to which the cited person has cooperated with the board. (6) The extent to which the cited person has mitigated or attempted to mitigate any danger or injury caused by his or her violation.
Who is authorized to determine when and against whom a citation is issued? ✔✔The Executive Officer of the board
Administrative Citations shall be:
- _______________ form
- describe the ________ and ___________
- Include a reference to _______________ ✔✔1. written
- nature and facts of the violation
- statue violated
A citation may result in a higher administration fine if (4 Conditions) ✔✔-violation against a disabled person or senior citizen -involves multiple violations of the Practice Act -presents an immediate threat to the health and safety of another person
- 2 or more prior related offenses
With Aggravating Circumstances, an administrative fine may ✔✔Increase to $5,
Criteria for a $5000 Fine are: (1) The citation involves a violation that presents an immediate threat to the _________ and ________ of another person. (2) The citation involves ________ violations of the Physical Therapy Practice Act or these regulations that demonstrate a ________ disregard of the law. (3) The citation involves a violation or violations perpetrated against a ________ ________ or ________ person. (4) The cited person has a history of ________ or more prior citations of the same or similar violations. ✔✔(1) The citation involves a violation that presents an immediate threat to the health and safety of another person.
A citation that has been withdrawn or dismissed shall be destroyed from all licensee records immediately upon being withdrawn or dismissed. ✔✔- inquiring
Physical Therapy Fees
- PT License Application Fee: $_______ (same for Foreign graduates)
- Initial License fee: $ _______
- Biennial renewal fees $________
- Delinquence fee $____ ✔✔- $
- $
- $
- $
Physical Therapy Assistant Fees
- PTA License Application and Initial License Fee: $_______ (same for Foreign graduates)
- Biennial renewal fees $________
- Delinquency Fee: $_____ ✔✔- $
- $
- $
EMG Certification Fees
- Application: $_____
- Biennial renewal fee: $___ ✔✔- $
- $
The difference between Electroneuromyography and Kinesiological Electromyography is..... ✔✔- both involve tissue penetration
- EMG: evaluation of abnormal potentials and evoked responses
- Kinesio EMG: studies the phasic activity of multiple mm. groups in relation to another physicla, physiological event or exercises (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EVALUTATION OF SPECIFIC ABNORMAL POTENTIALS OR EVOKED RESPONSES)
PTs require ____________ in order to practice ENMG and Kinesiological EMG studies.
- these are separate _______________. ✔✔- certification
Kinesiological Electromyography Certifications requires:
- ________________ as a PT
- Formal Training by _____ or _____ certified in EMG
- Formal _______________ in one of the following: Gross anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Nerve Muscle Physiology, Self Study and passage of Kines. EMG exam.
- Experience of _________ OR _________ studies ✔✔1. Licensed
- PT or MD
- Education
- 200 clock hours OR 50 studies
Your license will expire ✔✔At midnight on the last day of your birth month
Person whose license has been revoked for unprofessional conduct.
However, a license can be petitioned to be reinstated at 1 year if:
- ---- OR 2.---- ✔✔Can apply for reinstatement after 3 years (can petition for reinstatement at 2 years)
- License was recoked due to mental or physical illness
- Probation was less than 3 years
Person whose license has been revoked for early termination of probation for 3 years or more...
...In order for this to occur the licensee needs to also submit...
...The board may assign the petition to an _________________ _______ ______. ✔✔Can petition for reinstatement after 2 years
Two verified recommendations from PT licensed by the board.
Person whose license has been revoked for mental or physical illness, or termination for probation for less than 3 years ✔✔Can petition for reinstatement after 1 year
Renewal of license with form and fee is due ✔✔w/in 60 days notice of expiration of license
Substantial Relationship Criteria includes: (a) Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate any provision or term of the ____________________. (b) Conviction of a crime involving ____________ ___________ arising out of or in connection with the practice of physical therapy. (c) Violating or attempting to violate any provision or term of the _________________________. ✔✔1. CA PT Practice Act
- Fiscal dishonesty
- CA Medical Practice Act
The board can suspend license for 12 months for ✔✔-Wrongful ads, fraudulent license, impersonating a PT -Gross negligence, verbal/sexual harassment/abuse -Habitual intemperance (alcholism)/drug addiction -Not following infection control guidelines -Commission of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a PT/PTA
Total PT Application Processing Time:
- Minimum: ________ days
- Median: _______ days
- Maximum: _______ days ✔✔- 46 days
- 88 days
- 365 days
When a Licensee changes his/her address they need to:
- Contact the Board within ____________ days
- Provide in ________________ form a document containing: a) _________________ b) _________________ c) __________________ ✔✔-30 days
- written a) old address b) new address c) date that address change took place
Training and experience considered equivalent to that obtained in an approved physical therapist assistant school shall be acquired in one of the following ways: ✔✔-Military training in hospital and PTA course including min 550 hours of technical coursework, 350 hours supervised clinical experience, 15 semester units general ed
-Combo of training (30 semester units of instruction and 18 mos PT work) and 36 mos of full-time work experience in physical therapy in acute care
- 60 months of full-time PT experience, 30 months experience in acute care
Supervision of PT aide practice ✔✔-PT cosigns for patient related tasks -PT in same facility, providing continuous and immediate supervision -cannot soley treat patient -PT must provide direct service to the patient at some point during the treatment day
Supervision of practice by PTLA ✔✔-Same day cosign with direct and immediate supervision -Supervising PT documents receipt of PTLA letter and records expiration date -provide documentation of issued license at the conclusion of the PTA license applicant status
Practice by PTLA ✔✔-following receipt of ATT letter may perform as a license applicant under the direct and immediate supervision of a licensed PT for 90 days pending the results of the first licensing examination administered. -shall document each treatment in the patient record, along with his or her signature
Foreign Trained PT Clinical Duty:
- Foreign Trained PTs are required to perform __________ months of practice under a CA licensed PT.
- The Supervising PT must also be a certified __________________ ___________________ via APTA ✔✔- 9 months
The use of roentgen rays/radioactive materials or electricity for surgical purposes ✔✔Is NOT authorized
1 CEU is equivalent to __________ ✔✔10 hours
Continueing Competency Hours must be obtained in subjects related to:
✔✔1. Professional Practice of Physical therapy
Patient/Client management
Continuing Competency Subject Matter needs to include
- 2 hours of: ___________
- 4 hours of: _________ ✔✔1. Ethics, Laws, and Regulations
- Life Support for health care professionals.
Topical Medications maybe applied by a PT by:
✔✔1. Direct Application
Iontophoresis
Phonophoresis
Topical Medications should be applied by ___________ ______________, which should be prepared by the practitioner legally authorized to order or prescribe such medication ✔✔- Written Protocol
Traditional pathways for obtaining CEUs ✔✔1. CEU courses (home and self study courses approved through an agency recognized by the board)
- College Coursework from an accredited Institution
Alternative Pathways for CEUs include:
- Writing...
- Instructing......
- Participating as a.....
- Serving on ......
- Clinical ........
- Attending.......
- Attending ....... meeting
- Completing FSBPT _________ __________ __________
- Successfully passing the .................... ✔✔1. Peer Review Article, Case Study, OR Book Chapter
- Instructing CEU course
- Participating as a subject matter expert in the examination process of Board, FSBPT, ABPTS
- Serving on Board appointed task force
- CI
(c) Each licensee shall provide copies of such documentation to the board or its designee upon request.
(e) To restore an inactive license to an active status, the holder shall do both of the following: (1) ______________. (2) Complete __________________ for a single renewal period of an active license within the last ______ years prior to applying to restore the license to active status. ✔✔(1) Pay the renewal and any continuing competency fees. (2) Complete continuing education equivalent to that required for a single renewal period of an active license within the last two years prior to applying to restore the license to active status.
Exemption from CEU Requirements:
- Licensee was ____________ for longer than _________.
- Licensee was absent from CA due to ____________ _________ for longer than ________
- licensee (OR immediate family member) experienced ___________ or __________ disability for longer than ______. ✔✔1. out of the country; 1 yr
- military service; 1 year
- physical or mental preventing licensee being able to work; 1 year
Sponsored Free Health care event needs to be registered with board prior to ________ before the event.
Form 901-A is the ______________ form.
The Board will respond to the registration within _________ reciept of Form 901-A
Records from Sponsored event need to be kept for atleast _______ ✔✔- 90 days
- registration form
- 15 days
- 5 years
Sponsored Health Fair events need to post notice visible to patients at ________ _________ where patients are being seen by a physical therapist. The notice shall be in at least ______ type in ______ font and shall include the following statement and information: ✔✔- every station
Reports of Sponsored Health Fairs should be provided to the board within _______.
The report should include (at the minimum): (1) __________ of the sponsored event; (2) ____________of the sponsored event; (3) The type(s) and general description of all _________ ___________ provided at the sponsored event; and
