Florida PT Jurisprudence Cheat Sheet

Exam

FL Laws and Rules

Questions

50 total; 40 scored

Pretest

10 unscored items

Time

60 minutes

Format

Closed book; Prometric

Pass score

Scaled; set by FSBPT

Score validity

2 years

Fee

Paid directly to FSBPT

Blueprint rule

64B17-3.002(2)

Retake form

DH-MQA 1143

30 days, then get signature

Decide vs deliver

1. PTA, hospital inpatient→Readily, physically available(64B17-6.001(4)(b))
2. PTA, acute injury phase→Readily, physically available(Same standard)
3. PTA, outpatient non-acute→General supervision(Same geographic location)
4. Aide or technician→Direct supervision(Immediately available)
5. Student, any setting→Direct supervision(64B17-6.001(3)(g))
6. Student via telehealth→Synchronous direct supervision(See, hear, speak)
7. Temporary permit holder→Statutory direct supervision(Cosign all records)
8. PTA for orthopedist→General supervision(486.021(6))
9. PTA for podiatrist→Onsite PT supervision(Chapter 461)
10. PTA for dentist→Onsite PT supervision(Chapter 466)

PT-written plan

Allowed without any referral

30-day limit

Practitioner reviews, signs plan486.021(11)(a)

Outside PT scope

Refer or consult immediately

Out-of-state physician exam

Signature not required

Chapter 395 facility

No PT-developed plan486.021(11)(d)

APRN plan

Accepted under 464.012

Contraindicated plan

Refuse; notify referrer immediately64B17-6.001(3)(b)

Diagnosis support

Give referrer useful information

Evaluate, Interpret, Goals, Plan, Progress

General vs direct supervision

1. PT wrote the plan→Treat up to 30 days
2. Care past 30 days→Practitioner reviews and signs
3. Out-of-state physician exam→No signature needed(486.021(11)(a))
4. Condition outside PT scope→Refer or consult(Any day)
5. Patient in hospital→No PT-developed plan(Chapter 395)
6. Needs spinal manipulation→Refer to chiropractor(Chapter 460)
7. Plan seems contraindicated→Refuse; notify referrer

Hospital inpatient

PT readily, physically available64B17-6.001(4)(b)

Acute injury phase

Same physical-availability standard

Outpatient, non-acute

Telecommunication, same geographic location64B17-6.001(5)(c)

Direction method

Frequent reporting and observation

PTA cap

No numeric ratio published

Ortho, physiatrist, chiropractor

General supervision; no onsite486.021(6)

Other MD, DO, DPM, DDS

Onsite PT supervision required

Skilled functions

Never below PTA level64B17-6.001(5)(d)

PTA duties

Report changes; refer prognosis

First 25 = $1, then $0.25

1. Initial evaluation→PT only
2. Interpreting an evaluation→PT only
3. Changing plan of care→PT only
4. Subsequent reassessment→PT or PTA
5. Patient progress notes→PT or PTA
6. Recording tasks performed→Unlicensed personnel allowed
7. Dry needling→Qualified PT only
8. Specific spinal manipulation→Nobody under 486(486.021(11)(c))

Aide supervision

Direct supervision, always64B17-6.007(1)

Initial evaluation

PT only; never delegated

Reevaluation, interpretation

PT only

Goals, plan of care

PT only

Progress against plan

PT only

Subsequent reassessment

PTA skill; not aides64B17-6.007(6)(b)

Patient progress notes

Never unlicensed personnel

Task documentation

Aides may record tasks

Aide count

PT judgment, setting-based64B17-6.007(8)

Training duty

Written policies before delegation

Required chart contents

Assessment, plan, notes, discharge64B17-6.001(3)(h)

Falsified records

Express unprofessional conduct

Copy cost, first 25

$1.00 per page64B17-6.005

After 25 pages

$0.25 per page

X-rays

Actual cost of duplication

Payment condition

Cannot withhold for fees456.057(6)

Closing practice notice

4 ads over 4 weeks64B17-6.0042(2)

Facade sign

Posted 30 days prior

Records available

2 years after closing

After licensee death

2 years from death

P.T.

Licensees only486.135(1)(a)

D.P.T.

Doctoral degree plus license486.135(1)(b)

Doctor title

Must state PT profession486.081(1)

P.T.A.

Licensed assistants only

Specific spinal manipulation

Refer to chapter 460486.021(11)(c)

Acupuncture

Outside physical therapy scope

Roentgen rays, radium

Not physical therapy486.021(11)(b)

Electromyography

Board of Medicine criteria

Topical medications

Physician prescription required64B17-6.006

Practice prerequisite

2 years licensed practice486.117(1)(a)

Course hours

50 face-to-face hours

Supervised sessions

25 patient sessions

Delegation

Never to PTA or aide

Consent

Documented in plan of care

Adverse incident report

Board within 15 days64B17-6.008(5)

1. 1.40 scored, 10 pretest, 60 minutes
2. 2.Patient Care is 35%, the heaviest
3. 3.Direct access: 30 days, then signature
4. 4.Passing score expires after 2 years
5. 5.Aides get direct; PTAs get general
6. 6.Never delegate evaluation, goals, plan
7. 7.PTA may reassess; aides may not
8. 8.No PTA ratio in Florida law
9. 9.CE: 24 hours, 12 live
10. 10.Medical errors: 2 hours every renewal
11. 11.Fines reach $10,000 per count
12. 12.Complaint response window: 20 days
13. 13.Unlicensed practice: third-degree felony
14. 14.Copies: $1 first 25 pages
15. 15.Only active status permits practice
16. 16.Dry needling: 2 years, 50 hours
17. 17.Hospital patients: no PT-written plan