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Ohio PT JurisprudencePractice Exam 2023 – 2024 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1.Definition of Physical Therapy: The evaluation and treatment of a
person by physical measures and the use of therapeutic exercises
and rehabilitative proce- dures, with or without assistive devices, for
the purpose of preventing, correcting or alleviating any disability
2.Definition of Physical Therapist: A person who practices or provides
patient education and instruction of physical therapy. An individual
who performs the initial; examination unless that therapist has
transferred the responsibility for manage- ment of the patient’s care to
another
3.Definition of Physical Therapist Assistant: A person who assist in the
provi- sion of physical therapy treatments, including the provision of
patient education and instruction, under supervision of a physical
therapist
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4.What are the main responsibilities of the Physical Therapy Section of
the OTPTAT Board: – shall license persons desiring to practice physical
therapy/as- sisting
- approve investigation, hearings, inquires and its findings and orders
5.What are other responsibilities of the Physical Therapy Section: – keep
a record of its proceeds - keep a register of applicants and PT/A in the state
- deposit all fees collected
- on the receipt of an application for a license to practice as a PT/A
provide to the applicant the sections address, dates of upcoming
section meetings and a list of names of the section members
6.Disciplinary actions the PT section can make after an investigation or
hearing: License suspension, revocation or refusal to issue or renew
license, or limit permit
7.If a investigator is employed by the PT section, what rights do they have:
In- vestigate compliants, conduct inspections and make inquires as in
the judgement. Right to review, obtain copies, and audit the patient
records and personnel files of the licensee and limit permit of the
holders place of business
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8.May the PT section disclose information gathered in an investigation:
For good cause. May disclose to federal, state or local law
enforcement, prosecutor or regulatory agency or its officers or agents
engaging in an investigation
9.Criteria to be granted reciprocity in Ohio: – applicant received a score
on the NPTE that would have been a passing score
- applicant passed the jursiprudence exam
- holds a current and valid license or registration to practice PT inanother state
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Ohio PTA Jurisprudence Exam 2023 – 2024
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
- The physical therapist must complete which of the following to renew
her license?
a. 24 contact hours of continuing education every two years
b. 12 contact hours of continuing education every two years
c. 24 contact hours of continuing education every year
d. 12 contact hours of continuing education every year: a. 24 contact
hours of continuing education every two years - The following individuals are prohibited by law from using the terms
physical therapist or physiotherapist when providing service to
patients:
a. Chiropractor
b. Massage therapist
c. Kinesiologist
d. All of the above: d. all of the above - The physical therapy section, upon request from another state board
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of physical therapy, may provide which of the following information:
a. date the license was initially issued
b. date of license expiration
c. any disciplinary actions taken
d. all of the above: d. all of the above
- Except in the case of a first license renewal, a physical therapist
assistant is eligible for renewal of the license only if he has completed:
a. 20 units of continuing education approved by the Physical Therapy
Section of the Ohio OT, PT and AT Board
b. 24 units of continuing education approved by the Athletic Trainers
Section of the Ohio OT, PT and AT Board
c. 12 units of continuing education with approval numbers issued by the
Ohio Physical Therapy Association
d. 10 units of continuing education approved by either the American
Physical Therapy Association or the Physical Therapy Section of the Ohio
OT, PT and AT Board: c. 12 units of continuing education with approval
numbers issued by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association - To legally practice as a physical therapist in the State of Ohio, an
individual must hold a current:
a. Document
b. Certificate
c. License
d.Voucher: c. License
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- A physical therapist must notify the Physical Therapy Section within
30 days in all of the following situations EXCEPT:
a. employment or place of business change
b. additional education degrees or professional certification
c. mailing address change
d. name change: b. additional education degrees or professional
certification - A physical therapist allowed her license to expire. Which of the
following statements is true?
a. the physical therapist is permanently prohibited from being licensed
in Ohio
b. the physical therapist must pass the Ohio laws and rules examination
c. the physical therapist may continue to practice until late fees are paid
d. the physical therapist may reinstate her license without completing any
contact hours of continuing education: b. the physical therapist must
pass the Ohio laws and rules examination - A physical therapist’s license must be:
a. displayed in a conspicuous location in the place where the
clinician spends the major part of her time
b. kept in file in a place where a clinician spends a major part of her time
c. does not need to be displayed
d. displayed in a clinician’s home: a. displayed in a conspicuous location
in the place where the clinician spends the major part of her time
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Ohio PT Laws and Rules
1.Physical Therapy: Evaluation and treatment of a person by physical
measures and the use of ther ex, and rehab procedures, with or
without AD for the purpose of preventing, correcting, or alleviating any
disability.
2.Physical therapy includes:: -Design, fabrication, revision, education
and in- struction in the use of various AD’s including braces, splints,
ambulatory, locomo- tion devices, w/c’s, prosthetics and orthotics
-Administration of topical drugs that have been prescribed by a
licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs
-Establishment and modification of PT programs, treatment planning,
patient edu- cation and instruction, and consultative services
-Physiotherapy
3.Physical measures include:: Massage, heat, cold, air, light, water,
electricity, sound, and performance of test of neuromuscular function
4.Physical therapy DOES NOT include:: Medical diagnosis of patient’s
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disability, the use of Roentgen rays or radium for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes, or use of electricity for cauterization or other
surgical purposes.
5.Physical Therapist: A person who practices or provides patient
education and instruction in physical therapy and includes a
physiotherapist
Individual who performs initial examination unless that PT has
transferred the responsibility for the management of the patient’s care
to another PT and that PT agrees to the transfer
6.Physical Therapist Assistant: A person who assists in the provision of
physical therapy treatments, including the provision of patient
education and instruction, under the supervision of a physical
therapist
7.Supervision: Availability and responsibility of the supervisor for
direction of the actions of the person supervised
8.Duties of PT section: -License persons desiring to practice PT or as
PTA’s in this state
-Conduct investigation, inquiry, or hearings. Any findings confirmed or
approved by the section
-Keep record of proceedings
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-Keep register of applicants
-Maintain a register of every PT and PTA in this state; including last
known place of business, last known residence, date and number of
the license
-Deposit all fees collected
-Provide applicant with section address, dates of upcoming meetings
and list of section member names upon receipt of an application.
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Ohio Jurisprudence Exam 2023 – 2024 Questions and
Answers (Verified Answers)
1.How many members of the board are there ANS 16
2.Who are the members of the board appointed by ANS the governor
3.How many PT’s are on the board ANS 5
4.How many PTA’s are on the board ANS 0
5.Who makes up the physical therapy section of the board ANS 5
PT’s 4 PT’s not on the board
6.How many OT’s are on the board ANS 4
7.How many COTA’s are on the board ANS 1
8.Who makes up the OT section of the board ANS 4
OT’s 1 COTA
9.How many AT’s are on the board ANS 4
10.How many MD’s are on the board ANS 1
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11.Who makes up the AT section of the board ANS 4
AT’s 1 MD
12.How many members of the board represent the public ANS 1
13.How long do members of the board have to practice before they
can become a member of the board ANS 5 years
14.How long do board members serve ANS 3 years
15.How long do the non-board members of the PT section serve ANS 4
members serving ANS 1,2,3, or 4 years
16.A member of the board should not serve more than consecutive
terms ANS 3
17.When does each member of the boards term begin ANS Aug. 28th
18.When does each member of the boards term end ANS Aug. 27th
- means the evaluation and treatment of a person by physical
mea- sures and the use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitative
procedures, with or without AD, for the purpose of preventing, correcting,
or alleiating any disability ANS physical therapy - include massage, heat, cold, air, light, water, electricity,
sound, and performance of test of neuromuscular function as an aid to
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such treat- ment ANS physical measures
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OHIO Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Exam 2023 – 2024
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1.What disciplinary action will be taken if your license is suspended/revoked?: You will be required to surrender your wall certificate of
Ohio license.
2.To apply for an initial application, the applicant must be years or
older.: 18
- Ohio license has adopted the Federation of State Board of PT’s limit
to the number of times you can take the NPTE. An applicant can take the
NPTE exam times within months with a lifetime
number of attempts of .
What must the applicant satisfy as well as the NPTE to practice in the state
of Ohio?: An applicant can take the NPTE exam 3 times within 6
months with a lifetime number of attempts of 6.
(The applicant must satisfy all sections of the Revised Code and Admin
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cons before being issued a license)
4.What are some new ways in which you can receive continuing
education credits?: 1. Working at a free clinic in Ohio
2.Renewal of specialty certification for 6 hours
3.Renewal of a jurisprudence module for 2 hours.
5.T/F: Currently, a student PT/PTA must be 18 years old or older to
be supervised by a PT/PTA.: False: This is effective January of 2020
6.What is the definition of Physical Therapy?: The evaluation and
treatment of a person by physical measure and the use of ther ex and
rehab procedures, with or without AD, for the purpose of preventing,
correcting, or alleviating physical impairments, functional limitations,
and physical disabilities.
(includes physiotherapy)
Physical therapy includes establishment and modification of physical
therapy programs, treatment planning, patient education and
instruction, and consultative services.
- includes determining a physical therapy
diagnosis in order to treat the person’s physical impairments, functional
limitations, and physical disabilities; determining a prognosis; and
determining a plan of therapeutic intervention.
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A. Examination
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B. Evaluation
C. Diagnosis
D.Treatment: B. Evaluation
8.T/F: A physical therapist is expected to design, fabricate, and revise various AD, and the provision of education/instruction on their use (including
braces, splints, ambulatory or locomotion devices, w/c, P&O.): True: If
and only if the physical therapist is adequately trained in the design,
fabrication of the specific AD, they are expected to perform these
duties under the term, “physical therapy”.
- Physical therapy includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. Administration of topical drugs that have been prescribed.
B. Referral to a consultative service.
C. Roentgen rays or radium for diagnosis/treatment
D.Use of modalities not prescribed by MD.: C. Physical therapy does not
include Roentgen rays or radium for diagnosis/treatment
OR
Electricity for cauterization or other surgical purposes. - T/F: When determining the physical therapy diagnosis, the medical
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Ohio Jurisprudence Examination
1.Oral Examination Area 1 Supervision Rules (4): A)Purposes of
supervision B)Requirements pertaining to supervision
C) Prohibitions for supervision
2.Area 1-A Purposes of Supervision (8 short): A) Protect welfare of clientsB) Protect welfare of persons serving as training subjects
C) Unlicensed people practicing safely/competently
D) Assure unlicensed people practice w/in limits of competence
E) Assure unlicensed people have training in variety of activities
relevant to the profession
F) Licensed person seeking supervised experience
G) Assure supervisees have non-exploitative experiences
H) Make available general administrative, supervisory, and MH
expertise of li- censed psychologists
3.Purposes of Supervision (8 long): A) to protect the welfare of clients
receiving psychological services from a supervisee of a licensed
psychologist or a licensed school psychologist
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B)To protect the welfare of persons who serve as training subjects forstudents learning psychological procedures, or as psychology subjects for
classroom demonstrations or research
C) To structure the activities of the supervisee so that competent
services of a psychological nature by an unlicensed person can
safely be made available to clients
D)To assure that the unlicensed person functions within the limits
of his/her competence
E) To assure that training of an unlicensed person who intends to apply
to the board for li9ncensure occurs in a variety of activities relevant to
the profession and to his/her academic background
F) To assure that the training of a licensed person who seeks
supervised experi- ence will:
1)Expand competence in a recognized subspecialty for which the
licensed person has inadequate training but does have the appropriate
academic background
2)Satisfy retraining requirements according to recognized standards
of the Amer- ican Psychological Association
G)To assure that supervisees have non-exploitative employment or
training expe- riences
H)To make available the general administrative, supervisory, and
mental health expertise of licensed psychologists providing mental
health worker supervision
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4.Supervision Definitions (3 areas): A) Professional Supervision in
Psychology
B) Professional Supervision in School Psychology
C) Other definitions
5.Supervision Definitions Area A (Professional Supervision in
Psychology) Short (3): 1) Psychological Work Supervision
2)Psychological Training Supervision
3)Psychological Umbrella Supervision
6.Supervision Definitions Area A (Professional Supervision in
Psychology) long: 1) Psychological Work Supervision- means the
professional oversight of persons who work under the licensing
authority of the licensed psychologist.
The psychological work shall be consistent with previous academic
and profes- sional training, both didactic and practica, of the
supervisor and the supervisee. Telepsychology may be used in the
provision of psychological work supervision if conducted in accord
with requirements set forth in paragraph (B) (29) of rule 47321-13-
04.
2)Psychological Training Supervision- means the formal provision by
licensed psychologists or licensed school psychologists of systematic
education and train- ing that is primarily case-focused and evaluative.
Telepsychology may be used in the provision of psychological training
supervision only as a supplement to the supervision requirements set
forth in paragraph (A), paragraph (B) and paragraph
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(C) of rule 4732-9-01 and may NOT replace individual face-to-face
supervision requirements. The supervisory relationship supports and
direct the work and professional development of graduate students
(including predoctoral interns), postdoctoral trainees or other
qualified individuals to help them gain experience of the purposes of
licensure as psychologists.
3)Psychological Umbrella supervision- means the supervision of a
candidate for licensure to help him/her develop supervisory skills. It
exists when a psychological training supervisee supervises other psychological training
psychology supervisees in hazardous practices under the umbrella
authority of a psychologist. Supervision under umbrella supervision
may be performed only by psychological training supervisees at the
predoctoral and postdoctoral levels deemed prepared by the
supervisor to enter into an umbrealla supervisory relationship.
7.Supervision Definitions Area B (Professional Supervision in School
Psy- chology) short (2): 1) School psychological work supervision
2) School psychological training supervision
8.Supervision Definitions Area B (Professional Supervision in School Psychology) long: 1) School psychological work supervision- means the
supervision of person who work under the licensing authority of a
licensed psychologist or