Jurisprudence Exam for Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy Graded A+

_________ means that the supervising PT is on call and readily available via telecommunications when the PTA is providing treatment interventions - general supervision 32-2001 (5) _____ means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter - Physical therapist 32-2001 (9) ______ means the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a PT who is licensed pursuant to this chapter - Physical therapy 32-2001 (11) _____________ means any of the actions stated in the definition of practice of physical therapy in A.R.S. 32-2001 - Physical therapy services R4-24-101 (30) ______ includes PTAs and PT aides and other assistive personnel who are trained or educated health care providers and who are not PTAs or PT aides but who perform specific designated tasks related to PT under the supervision of a PT. At the discretion of the supervising PT, and if properly credentialed and not prohibited by any other law, other assistive personnel may be identified by the title specific to their training or education. This paragraph does not apply to personnel assisting other health care professionals licensed pursuant to this title in the performance of delegable treatment responsibilities within their scope of practice. - assistive personnel 32-2001 (1) _____ means a person who meets the requirements of this chapter for certification and who performs PT procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising PT. - PTA 32-2001 (10) _______ means a person who is trained under the direction of a PT and who performs designated and routine physical therapy tasks - PT aide 32-2001 (12) ________________ means examining, evaluating, and testing persons who have mechanical, physiological, and developmental impairments, funcitonal limitations and disabilities or other health and movement related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis, a prognosis, and a plan of therapeutic intervention and to assess the ongoing affects of intervention. - Practice of physical therapy 32-2001 (13 A) ___________ means alleviating impairments and functional limitations by designing, implementing, and modifying therapeutic interventions including: i) therapeutic exercise ii) functional training in self-care and in home, community, or work reintegration iii) manual therapy techniques iv) therapeutic massage v) assistive and adaptive orthotic, prosthetic, protective, and supportive devices and equipment vi) pulmonary hygiene vii) debridement and wound care viii) physical agents or modalities ix) mechanical and electrotherapeutic modalities x) patient related instruction - practice of physical therapy 32-2001 (13 B) ___________ means reducing the risk of injury, impairments, functional limitations and disability by means that include promoting and maintaining a person's fitness, health, and quality of life - Practice of physical therapy 32-2001 (13 C) _______________ means engaging in administration, consultation, education, and research - Practice of physical therapy 32-2001 (13 D) ______ means a permit issued by the board that allows a person to practice as a PT in this state or to work as a PTA for a specific period of time and under conditions prescribed by the board before that person is issued a license or certification. - interim permit 32-2001 (6) ______ means a PT who provides onsite supervision as defined in ARS 32-2001 - Onsite supervisor R4-24-101 (27) _________, as used in the definition of "general supervision" prescribed under ARS 32-2001, means a *supervising PT is able to respond within 15 minutes* to a communication from a PTA providing a selected treatment intervention under general supervision - Readily available R4-24-101 (32) A PT shall not supervise more than ___ assistive personnel at any time. If a PT supervises this many personnel, the PT shall ensure that: 1. at least one of the assistive personnel is a ____ 2. no more than ___ of the assistive personnel are ____ performing selected treatment interventions under general supervision, and 3. assistive personnel other than a ____ perform a PT task only under the onsite supervision of a PT - A PT shall not supervise more than *3* assistive personnel at any time. If a PT supervises *3* personnel, the PT shall ensure that: 1. at least one of the assistive personnel is a *PTA* 2. no more than *2* of the assistive personnel are *PTAs* performing selected treatment interventions under general supervision, and 3. assistive personnel other than a *PTA* perform a PT task only under the onsite supervision of a PT R4-24-303 (C) Before delegating performance of a selected treatment intervention for a PTA working under *general supervision*, the supervising PT shall ensure that the PTA: 1. _____________, and 2. has completed at least ___________ of experience as a PTA working with patients under onsite supervision. - Before delegating performance of a selected treatment intervention for a PTA working under general supervision, the supervising PT shall ensure that the PTA: 1. *is certified under this chapter*, and 2. has completed at least *2,000 hours* of experience as a PTA working with patients under onsite supervision. R4-24-303 (D) Before delegating performance of a selected PT intervention or PT task to assistive personnel working under general or onsite supervision, the supervising PT shall ensure that the assistive personnel is qualified by _________ or ________ to perform the selected PT intervention or PT tasks in a safe, effective, and efficient manner - education or training R4-24-303 (E)