California Laws & Regulations Related
to Practice of Physical Therapy 2023
PTBC's mission - correct answer ✔✔Advance/protect interests of ppl of CA by effective administration of
PT Practice Act.
PTBC's vision - correct answer ✔✔Standard for consumer protection in PT
Display licenses - correct answer ✔✔Require licensees to display their licenses where tx pts.
PTs have right to be informed who to contact regulatory agency if have complaint
Cannot make it difficult for consumers to see license of PTs
Witness fees & expenses - correct answer ✔✔If theres an investigation:
Witness appearing may be paid $12/day in attendance. PTBC determines sums due to any witness &
enter the amount on its minutes.
Reinstatement of expired license of licensee serving in military - correct answer ✔✔If license expired
while person active duty as CA National Guard or US Armed Forces, upon application, reinstate license
w/o exam/penalty if:
- License valid when entered National Guard or US Armed Forces CA National Guard or US Armed Forces
- Reinstatement application made serving in CA National Guard or US Armed Forces, or not later than 1y
from discharge from active service or return to inactive military status.
-Application reinstatement accompanied by affidavit showing date of entrance into service, whether still
in service, or date of discharge, & the renewal fee for current renewal period in which the application is
filed is paid.
-If application reinstatement filed >1y after discharge... discretion of licensing agency, may need to pass
an exam.
,-Not actively engaged in practice of the applicant's profession while on active duty...> pass exam
-Maintain license in good standing
Waiver of fees and requirements for active duty members of armed forces and national guard - correct
answer ✔✔Waive renewal fees, continuing education requirements, & other renewal requirements
determined by PTBC for active duty licensee IF:
(1) Possessed current/valid license when went AD...
(2) Only for time when AD...
(3) Written documentation that proves was AD during that time...
-Meet all necessary renewal requirements w/i 6 months from the licensee's or registrant's date of
discharge from AD
-Notify PTBC of discharge from AD w/i 60 days of receiving their notice of discharge.
Military service; Posting of information on Web site about application of military experience and training
towards licensure - correct answer ✔✔IF PTBC wants veteran PT to apply military experience towards
licensure requirements, that board shall post information on the board's Internet Web site about the
ability of veteran applicants to apply military experience and training towards licensure requirements.
Licensure process expedited for honorably discharged veterans of Armed Forces - correct answer
✔✔PTBC will expedite, may assist, initial licensure process for applicant who supplies satisfactory
evidence to board that applicant served AD member of Armed Forces of US & was honorably discharged.
PTBC speeds up the process of granting license for certain applicants. Board waive the application &
initial license fees for applicants who meet following criteria: - correct answer ✔✔The applicant is
married to, in a domestic partnership with, or legally united with an active-duty member of the U.S.
Armed Forces stationed in this state under official military orders.
The applicant already holds a valid license in the same profession or vocation in another state, district, or
territory of the United States.
If you apply for license, then change your mind, licensing board can still take action against you, unless
they agree in ___________ to let you withdraw your application. Even if your license is temporarily
suspended, expires, or is canceled, the board can still take disciplinary action against you during any
period when it could be renewed or reinstated. In this context, "board" refers to anyone authorized to
issue, suspend, or revoke a license, and "license" includes certificates, registrations, and permits. -
correct answer ✔✔writing
,If someone does any of the following things, they are committing a misdemeanor:
1. Displays or has in their possession a ______________________
2. Lets someone else use _______________.
Claims or shows a license that doesn't belong to them as if it's theirs.
3. Doesn't give back a __________ when the authorities ask for it, especially if it's been suspended,
revoked, or canceled.
4. Allows someone else to use their license for __________ purposes.
5. Makes ______________________of a license in a way that it could be mistaken for a real one, unless
authorized by the law.
6. ______________ a license that they know is fake, forged, or counterfeited.
In this context, "license" includes certificates, permits, authorities, registrations, or any other official
authorization for a regulated business or profession according to the law. - correct answer ✔✔1.
canceled, revoked, suspended, or fake license.
2. their license or allows someone else to use it knowingly.
3. license
4. illegal
5. copies or reproductions
6. Buys or receives
If someone follows the rules for renewing their license before it expires, they won't be considered
unlawfully practicing their profession or business during _____________________
This is true even if there's a delay in getting that proof, as long as the delay is not the fault of the person
renewing the license.
This permission allows individuals to work in a business or profession regulated by the law or by specific
boards like the ones mentioned in the Chiropractic Act or the Osteopathic Act. - correct answer ✔✔- the
time between renewal and receiving proof of the renewal.
If a license or registration has been officially marked as ______ or ________, the fees for late renewal or
any outstanding renewal fees won't be applied, unless there's a specific rule in the law saying otherwise.
- correct answer ✔✔inactive or retired
, Against the law to do things that _________ or _________ licensing exam.
Includes actions like messing w/security of exam materials, taking them without permission, making
unauthorized copies, paying someone to reconstruct the exam, getting questions illegally, using stolen
exam materials to teach others, or having unauthorized possession of any part of a current or future
exam.
It also includes cheating during the exam, like talking to others, copying answers, having unauthorized
materials, or pretending to be someone else during the test.
If someone is caught breaking these rules, they could be charged with a crime. Besides any other
penalties, they might have to pay the actual damages suffered by the organization conducting the exam,
up to $10,000, along with the legal costs. If any part of these rules is found to be invalid, it won't affect
the other valid parts of the rules. - correct answer ✔✔- cheat or undermine
If someone is doing or is about to do something that breaks the rules mentioned in Section 123, the local
court can order them to ________. This order, known as an _____________, can be requested by a
board, the Attorney General, or the district attorney of county where the actions are happening. Legal
process for this action follows rules in: Ch__ of Title ___ of Part____ of the Code of Civil Procedure.
It's important to note that using this process doesn't limit the ability to take legal action in any other way
permitted by the law. This means that seeking an injunction is just one option available to address
violations, and other legal actions can still be taken if necessary. - correct answer ✔✔stop
injunction
Ch3 of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
If someone with a professional license (like in healthcare, business, or other regulated fields) is caught
conspiring with someone without a license to break the rules laid out in the law, it's considered a
_______________. This means they could be charged with a crime. The law also allows disciplinary
actions against them as per the rules in the code that applies to their profession. Conspiring could
include letting the unlicensed person use their license or acting as their representative or partner with
the intention of helping them violate the rules. - correct answer ✔✔misdemeanor
If someone w/professional license, like a doctor or other licensed professional, refuses to provide their
services or supports someone else in refusing services to an applicant because of certain characteristics
(like race, gender, etc.), they can face ______________. The law doesn't stop healthcare professionals
from considering patient characteristics if it's medically necessary for ___________ or ___________.