The law PTA

What does the board mean?

The state board of physical therapy examiners

A license issued by the board allows you to practice what?

physical therapy

limited physical therapy

What does licensed physical therapist mean?

A P.T who is licensed by bored to practice physical therapy

What does licensed physical therapist assistant mean?

pta who is licensed by the board to practice limited physical therapy

What physical therapist mean?

a person who is licensed by the board

a person who practices physical therapy

a person who passed the npte

What does physical therapist assistant mean?

a person who practices limited physical therapy

a person who passed the npte

What does practice limited pt mean?

to use therapeutic interventions for the pure

prevention of disability in patient

physical rehabilitation of pt with congenital or acquired disability

What is included of practice limited pt?

pta can take and document measurements

adminstering therapeutic exercise

therapeutic massage

mechanical devices

therapeutic agents

What are things a pta cant do?

take x rays

interpret measurement (can’t say if its good or bad)

plan treatment programs

cant use mri, cat scan

What does practice pt mean (the purpose of p.t.s )

to designs, implement, and modify therapeutic interventions with the purpose of

the prevention of disability in patient

the to provide rehab rehabilitation to patient with a congenital or acquired disability

What does practice physical therapy include?

performing evaluation

perfomring and interpreting tests and measurements of neuromusuclar and musculoskeletal functions

planning treatment programs

What does practice physical therapy not include

taking x rays

using radioactive substances (cat scan, mri)

using electricity for cauterization or surgery

How many members does the board have

9

how many board members s should be pt

5

how many board members of pts should be activity working

miminum of four needs to working as pts in the state of md

how many board members needs to be pta

2

how many consumers need to be apart of the board

2 consumer members

who appoint pt and pta members to be on the board

the governor

with advice of the secretary

who appoints the consumers members of the board?

the governor

with the advice of the secretary

and the advice and constant of the senate

Who doesthe board members elect and how often?

chairman and vice chairman

once a year

what are qualification a licensed pt to apart of the bored?

must have 5 years experience in physical therapy administration, education

-must be engaged in the profession (in the state)

What are qualifications for licensed pta to be a bored member?

have 5 years experience

be engaged in the professional of limited pt

what are the qualification to be a consumer member?

must be member of the general public

may not or ever been a pt or pta

cant not have household member who is pta , pt. or in training to become one

never has been pt tech

have never financial interest ub a person in the board

what is term for board members

4 years

how terms can bored member serve

how more than 2 consecutive full terms

(8 years)

What happens when a bored members terms ends but there is no to replace them?

they continue to serve until a successor is appointed/ qualfies

how many days does the governor have to fill any empty bored chair

60 days of the date the person left

What are the reasons on why the governor would get rid of a bored members?

if the board members misconduct

if members has been absent for 2 successive board meeting without vaild reasoning

who does the board members appoint,

how long is their postions

and what are their duties

bored executive directors

this full time poistion they stay until the retired or ressigned

has the powers and duties assigned by the board

how many members needs to apart of the quorum?

5 or more mebers

How many times is the NPTE offers

Offered 4 times a person

Jam

April

July

October

What is the maxium points of NPTE and the mimmum to pass

800 max

600 min

when the does the bored meeting take placce

the 3 tuesday of every month

how is the board slavry the determine

by using the average pta salvery

and the average pt slavery

to determine a number

What are the duties of the board

set code of ethics for the practice for pt and limited pt

adopt rules and regulation to carry out

adopt rules and regulations that governs the use of pt aide

keep a list of the name and address of each licensed pt, pta

What are fund established

the fees that come issurance and renwal of licenses

funds to cover the compernstion and expenses of the boad

under what exception can someone pratice pt without a license

-a student who is supervised diectly by a licensed phyiscal therapist

-a physical therapy aide (only if are perfoming someone that does not required skilled professional

pt only performs procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed pt who is present in the room

what qualifulation a person must have to be granted a license

be of moral characters - be respectful, no sexually assult, no dui

the person needs to have passed the npte

needs to understand and speak and know to write in english

what happens if someone wants to be become a pta but doesn’t speak english well

the board will required the person to take and pass a board approved standardizedd test of oral competency

what are qualiifcation for phyiscal therapist

the person should have graduated from pt program that was approve by

the apta

the capte

and the america medical association

completed the clinical training

what are the qualification of the pta to be give a license

graduated from a curriculum pta that is apporved by

apta and capte

completed the clinical training requried

what are the requrimented needs to apply for pt license

sumbit to the bored

evidence of completion of

a physical therapy curriculum

and any clinical training

and pay to the board the applicatopm

what are the requrimented needs to apply for pta icense

graduated from a program who was apporved by apta or capte

completed all clincial education requiruments

sumbit criminal background check

have good moral character

passed national licensure and law exam

oral and written english competency

what is the maxium total attemps you can take the npte

max of 6 total attempts

no more 3 consecutive a times in the same year

Maryland law jam us adminstered by

how many question?

FSBT

35 questions

Under what expecttion will the reinstatment of experied licenesss

It needs to be within 3 after license has expired

the clinnians has not praticed physical thereapy or limited physical therarpy in the stare

-clincis pays the board the application fee

has met the continuing eduation requirements

sumbits to the baord an application/ and any other froms

What is license has been supsened or revoked by the bored?

the person must return the license to the board

if the person has lost their licences, then person need to file a boared statlemt

What are the reasons a why the boared

deny license

restrict license

revoke a license

supsened a license

the clincils is grossly negligent

is convicted or pleds guilty to a delony or a crave invvolving morals

provides professional service while under the incluences alcholo or drugs

kick back (pays or arges to pay anyone to bring the clinits)

sumbits a dalse statment to collect a fee

commits an act of unprofessional conduct in the pratice of

willfuly makes false reports