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Members of the Board ✔✔1) 1 PT involved in PT education,
- 3 PTs with 5 years experience,
- 3 public members who aren't licentiates of the board or any other medical board (CA citizen, not school faculty)
Priority of the Board ✔✔Protection of the public
Terms of Serving on the Board ✔✔1) Appointed 4 years, exp. on June 1
- 1 public and 4 PT members appt'd by governor
- Cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms
Qualifications of Public Members ✔✔1) Be a citizen of CA.
- Shall not be an officer or faculty member of any college in PT education.
- Shall not be a licentiate of the Medical Board of CA
Meetings ✔✔1 regular meeting annually in Sacramento, LA or SF
Duties of the Members of the Board ✔✔1) May inspect PT facilities
- May review patient charts
- Can suspend and revoke licenses (notice must be given)
How is this Chapter cited? ✔✔This chapter may be cited as the Physical Therapy Practice Act
Public Employees ✔✔PT consultants under contract for the board are considered a public employee
Definition of Physical Therapy ✔✔"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"
ARTICLE 2 General Provisions ✔✔The use of roentgen rays/radioactive materials or electricity for surgical purposes is not authorized
ARTICLE 2: General Provisions - Neuro Re-Education ✔✔1) Can perform tissue penetration for evaluation neuro performance
- Must have authorization from MD
- PT must be certified by the board
- PT CANNOT develop or make diagnostic or prognostic interpretations of data obtained
Minimal Time that Patient Records must be kept for ✔✔7 years.
PT Applicant Qualifications ✔✔1) Over 18 years old.
- Completed schooling.
- Not addicted to drugs/alcohol.
- No crimes (constituting denial of license).
Examinations required before licensing ✔✔1) Laws & regulations to the practice of PT.
- National Physical Therapy Examination
Requirements for Reciprocity Applicant ✔✔Requirements for being issued a license without a written examination
- Licensed in another state deemed equal/higher than CA
- Graduated PT Edu program
- Files an app and meets requirements
- May need oral exam if issued only a certificate
- May perform as a PTLA while waiting for license
Conditions of Graduate Practice as a PTLA ✔✔1) PTLA in effect until regular, renewable license is issued or licensure denied by board. Good for 120 days
- Upon failure, licensee can no longer practice as a PTLA
- PTLA is under direct and immediate supervision of PT
Minimal requirements for clinical experience in order to satisfy education requirements are:
a) Completed at least 18 weeks of full-time clinical experience w/ variety b) Completed at least 24 weeks of full-time clinical experience w/ variety c) Completed at least 18 weeks of full-time clinical experience of the same d) Completed at least 24 weeks of part-time clinical experience w/ variety ✔✔a) Completed at least 18 weeks of full-time clinical experience w/ variety
What is a PT student's title during Clinical Internship ✔✔During internships, person shall be identified as "physical therapy student" or "physical therapy intern"
Requirements for applying for license if foreign trained ✔✔1) If from a foreign school, submit docs to prove equivalence, pass written exam, complete 9 months clinical service
- During those 9 months, can work as PTLA
- Same req's apply to American student from non-accredited school
Supervision of PTA ✔✔1) 1 PT: 2PTAs
- Board may permit more if adequate supervision available BUT
of PTAs never exceeds 2X # of PTs
- Onsite & adequate supervision
PTA - Qualifications ✔✔1) Successfully pass examination
- Completed schooling.
- Not addicted to drugs/alcohol.
- No crimes (constituting denial of license).
- Abstentation from alcohol or drugs
- Random fluid testing
Time of Notification for Issuance of Public Letter of Reprimand ✔✔30 days.
- The board shall notify licensee to issue letter 30 days in advance.
- Licensee should agree to letter 15 days in advance
Purpose and Disclosure of Public Letter of Reprimand ✔✔1) Used for only minor violations
- Disclosed to an inquiring member of the public
- Posted on board's website
Recovery of Investigation & Prosecution costs ✔✔1) Licensee found guilty must pay the board the actual costs of litigation & prosecution of the case.
- For a person with financial hardship, license may be reinstated for 1 year in order to assist with reimbursement.
Petitioning for reinstatement of Revoked License can occur after ✔✔Person whose license has been revoked can petition for reinstatement: -After 3 years following Unprofessional Conduct penalty -After 2 years of probation for Early termination of probation -After 1 years of probation for Mental or physical illness
Petition must include 2 letters from PTs. Petition not considered while under sentence for criminal offense.
Legislative Intent of Diversion Program ✔✔Board shall seek ways and means to identify & rehabilitate PTs and PTAs whose competency is impaired due to abuse of dangerous drugs or alcohol so that they may be treated & returned to the practice of PT
Composition of Diversion Program Board Members ✔✔-Diversion Evaluation Committee administers program -Composed of 3 members -Members have previous experience in substance abuse edu -Board considers appt'ing MD certified in psych -Term is 4 years
Duties of Diversion Program ✔✔1) Evaluate eligibility of PTs and PTAs
- Evaluate those participating in program
- Review & designate treatment facilities
- Hold a general meeting at least twice a year to evaluate program's progress
- Assess the return of participant in diversion program to safely resume PT practice
Violations are a misdemeanor ✔✔Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable fine not exceeding $1000 or imprisonment in county jail < months or both
Definition of Physical Therapy Corporations ✔✔Corporation authorized to render PT services and are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act
PT Corporation Name ✔✔The name of the PT corp should have "physical therapy" or "physical therapist" in it
Qualification of Directors & Officers of PT Corporation ✔✔Each shareholder/director/officer should be licensed PT (except secretary)
Income of PT Corporation ✔✔Shareholder rendered disqualified - does not get profit
Regulations of PT Corporation ✔✔Corp regulations should include bylaws of stock and adequate insurance coverage
Notice of Address/Name Change required within: ✔✔1) Each licensee must report any change in residence/name/email address to the Board no later than 30 days after change has occurred.
Information documented in Patient Records (by PT) ✔✔PT shall document & sign the following information:
- Exam & Eval
- Diagnosis/Prognosis
- Interventions
- Treatment plan & modification of POC
- Each treatment provided by PT or PT aide
- D/C summary
Information documented in Patient Records (by PTA) ✔✔PTA shall indicate in the patient record:
- Date & nature of service provided
- Name & title of any individual who provided such service
Identification Name Tag needed for PT Aide, Intern, & Applicant ✔✔All PT aides/apps/students must wear name tag with 18 point font
Identification & Supervision of Students & Interns ✔✔1) Students shall only be identified as physical therapist student/intern
- Must wear identification tag
- CI must provide ON SITE supervision
- CI shall countersign all entries in the patient's record on the same day as patient related tasks were provided by the student
Time given to pass NPTE before license application is denied ✔✔1 year.
Processing time for foreign applications ✔✔1) Shall inform applicant of complete application within 30 days
- Inform applicant about completion of examination requirements within 150 days
- Minimum processing time ~ 95 days
- Medial processing time ~ 400 days
- Maximum processing time ~ 550 days
Processing time for PTA Applications ✔✔1) Shall inform applicant of complete application within 30 days
- Inform applicant about completion of examination requirements within 60 days
- Minimum processing time ~ 67 days
- Medial processing time ~ 127 days
- Maximum processing time ~ 166 days
Supervision required for PTA ✔✔1) Supervising PT should be ONSITE
- PT must provide "adequate supervision" including ability to communicate in person/on phone at all times
- PT will periodically provide observation of pt care
- PT will evaluate, treatment/goals and reveal
- POC communicated verbally/in writing to PTA before PTA treats patient
Duties of PTA ✔✔1) Notify the PT of record.
- Document in patient record any change in patient's condition not within planned progress
- Document any change in patient's general condition
- Document date, service, name & title
When is Co-signature of PTA documentation needed ✔✔within 7 days.
- Within 7 days of PTA care, PT shall review, cosign and date all documentation by PTA and conduct weekly case conference and document in record
- Within 7 days of D/C, PT documents patient discharge along with signature and patient's response to treatment
Education considered 'equivalent training' for PTA ✔✔Education Equivalents for PTA's:
- Military training in hospital and PTA course including min 550 hour of courses, 350 hours clinical experience
- Combo of training and 36 mos of full-time work experience in PT, 30 semester of instruction, 18 mos PT work
- 60 months of full-time PT experience, 30 months experience in acute care
Supervision of PT Aide ✔✔Unlicensed person performing non-patient or patient related tasks -Aide signs for patient related tasks with PT cosign -PT in same facility, providing continuous, direct and immediate supervision -Aide cannot soley treat patient
Rehabilitation Criteria for Suspensions or Revocations of Licensure ✔✔When considering the SUSPENSION/REVOCATION OF A LICENSE, criteria for evaluating the rehabilitation of the applicant and his/her present eligibility for a license are:
- Nature & severity of the act
- Total criminal record
- Time that has elapsed since offense
- Extent to which the applicant has complied with any terms of parole, probation, restitution
- Evidence of any rehabilitation submitted by the licensee
Required Actions against Sex Offenders ✔✔If an individual is required to register as a sex offender, the proposed decision is to:
- Revoke the individual's license
- Not reinstate or reissue the individual's license
Provisions considered Unprofessional Conduct ✔✔The following provisions are considered "unprofessional conduct":
- Prohibiting the other party from filing a complaint with the board
- Asking the other party to withdraw the filed complaint
- Prohibiting the other party from disclosing the nature of the settlement
- Failure to comply or cooperate with the board during investigation, court order,
- Failure to notify the board about felony, arrest, conviction
Circumstances for Administrative Citations of $100-$2,500 fine ✔✔Circumstances for an administrative fine of $100-$2,500:
- Good or bad faith of cited person
- Nature/severity of violation
- Evidence that violation was willful
- History of violations
- Extent of cited person's cooperation
- Extent of cited person's mitigation of any damage/
Circumstances for Administrative Citations of $5,000 fine ✔✔Circumstances for an administrative fine of up to $5,000:
- Violation presenting an immediate threat to health/safety
- Multiple violation of the PT Practice Act
- Violations against senior citizen/disabled person
- History of 2 or more prior citations of same/similar
Length of Time Administrative Citations Stay on Record ✔✔5 years.
A citation is erased from licensee records 5 years from the date of issuance.
Time given to request for informal conference to contest citation ✔✔10 days.
Definition of Electroneuromyography ✔✔"Electroneuromyography" means the performance of tissue penetration for the purpose of evaluating neuromuscular performance including the evaluation of specific abnormal potentials & evoked responses
Definition of Kinesiological Electromyography ✔✔"Kinesiological Electromyography" means the study of the phasic activity of individual or multiple muscles in relation to another physiological event
Requirements for Kinesiological Electromyography certification ✔✔1) Licensure
- Training in tissue penetration
- Education
- Experience (200 hours in kinesiological electromyography)
- Documentation of completion of 50 kinesiological electromyographic examinations
Requirements for Electroneuromyography Authorization ✔✔1) Licensure
- Training in tissue penetration
- Education
- Experience (400 hours in kinesiological electromyography)
- Documentation of completion of 200 electroneuromyography examinations
- Successful pass of supplemental examination
Topical Medications may be administered by these methods ✔✔PRESCRIBED topical medications may be administered by a physical therapist by:
- Direct application
- Iontophoresis
- Phonophoresis
Topical Medication Prescription ✔✔1) Topical medication must be prescribed by an MD
- Written protocol of meds including description, indications/contraindications, & proper procedure/technique
List of Authorized Topical Medications that can be applied by a PT ✔✔A physical therapist may apply the following topical medications:
- Bacteriocidal agents
- Debriding agents
- Topical anesthetic agents
- Anti-inflammatory agents
- Antispasmodic agents
- Adrenocortico-steroids
"Student" definition ✔✔"Student" termed during academic course work
"Intern" definition ✔✔"Intern" termed after completed coursework
