CA Jurisprudence Exam CA PT

CA Jurisprudence Exam CA PT Jurisprudence Exam Update Questions and

Which of the following are NOT necessary to include in local law enforcement written report as a mandated reporter?

• Name of injured person
• Location of perpetrator
• Whereabouts of injured person
• Character and extent of person's injuries
• ID of alleged person who inflicted wound, abuse, injury -ANSWER-B

When reporting a suspicion of abuse in one of your patients, you must and write a report sent to local law enforcement within days of recognizing abuse.

• Telephone within 1-2 weeks, 4
• Telephone immediately, 4
• Telephone immediately, 2
• Telephone within 1-2 weeks, 2 -ANSWER-C

What is the difference when reporting child abuse vs. suspected adult abuse?

• You must email/fax a report to law enforcement with child abuse only
• Child abuse necessitates a written fax/email within 24 hr of recognition
• You must call law enforcement with suspected adult abuse
• Child abuse necessitates a written fax/email within 36 hr of recognition -

ANSWER-D

Failure to report under title of a Mandated Reporter can result in which of the following? Mark all that apply

• 10 mo in jail
• $1000 fine
• 6 mo in jail
• $3000 fine

• Both jailtime and a fine -ANSWER-B, C, E

Statutes for lawful practice of PT in CA are found in

• Vocational Division
• Business and Professions Code
• Educational Standards Division
• Healing Arts Division -ANSWER-D

Regulations are found in the:

• Business and Professions Code
• Healing Arts Division
• California Code of Regulations, Title 16
• Department of Consumer Affairs -ANSWER-C

Where is the PT practice act located?

• CA Code of Regulations
• Healing Arts Division
• Business and Professions Code Section 2600
• Department of Consumer Affairs -ANSWER-C

Under which department in state Business, Consumer Services, Housing Agency, is the practice of PT governed?

• Department of Healing Arts
• Department of Business and Vocations
• Department of Consumer Affairs -ANSWER-C

• levels in state gov't that officiate the practice of PT include: mark all that

apply

A. Agency level: PTBC

B. Department level: Department of Consumer Affairs

C. Agency level: Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency

D. Board level: PTBC

E. Department level: Department of Healing Arts -ANSWER-B, C, D

PTBC is under which department?

• Department of Business and Consumer Services
• Department of Healing Arts
• Department of Housing Agency

• Department of Consumer Affairs -ANSWER-D

Under direct access, PT may see a pt for days or visits, whichever happens first. -ANSWER-45, 12 Exemptions of needing to inform MD under direct access include which of the following? More than one

• Independent Educational Plan
• Wellness services
• Pt progressing abnormally
• Pt's dx is outside scope of practice -ANSWER-A, B

When documenting/signing a pt record of a tx provided, PTAs must: more

than one

• Sign the d/c summary
• Include date and nature of service provided
• Include POC modifications
• Include name and title of individual performing service
• All of the above -ANSWER-B, D

PTA students and PT students must have a documented weekly case conference with the supervising PT. T/F -ANSWER-False

The patient record must be kept until pt turns and should not in any case be kept for any time less than years. -ANSWER-19, 7

How long do you keep a 7yo pt's records? -ANSWER-19yo How long do you keep a 16yo pt's records? -ANSWER-23yo If pt asks for access to PT medical records, you must investigate that request within working days, deliver electronic copies within days, or prepare a summary of record within days. -ANSWER-7, 15, 10

If you fail to maintain adequate records relating to provision of service as a PT, you can get license suspended for months, get licensed revoked, or be offered probationary conditions. -ANSWER-12

All of the following are allowed to document in a pt's medical record

EXCEPT:

A. PTA

B. PTLA

• PT student

D. PTALA

• PT aide -ANSWER-E

When documenting, always include: , , and of

individual providing service. -ANSWER-Date, nature, name/title

HC provider needs to provide copy of record when lawfully directed within days. -ANSWER-15

PTA should be able to:

• See PT at all times during tx
• Identify and communicate with PT of record at all times during tx
• Be in the same building as PT of record at all times during tx
• Be in the same office as PT of record at all times during tx -ANSWER-B

PT shall not supervise more than PTAs at a time. -ANSWER-2

Supervising PT must have documentation of PTLA's:

• Expiration of PTLA status
• PTLA authorization letter
• License issued at end of PTLA status
• All of the above -ANSWER-D

When signing off on PTALA documentation, supervising PT should:

• Cosign with first initial and last name
• Cosign within 1-2 days services performed
• Cosign within 24 hrs of services performed
• Cosign with first and last name -ANSWER-A, C