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PT exams ✔✔To be eligible to receive a license to practice as a PT, applicant must pass
-NPTE
-Jurisprudence Exam
PTA exams ✔✔To be eligible to receive a license to practice as a PTA, applicant must pass
-NPTE
-Jurisprudence exam
How often do PT and PTA licenses expire? ✔✔Biennially
What is the biennial license renewal fee? ✔✔Not more than $125
How long does a licensee have to report change of name, business address, or home address?
✔✔30 days
The OTPTAT board may limit, suspend, or revoke the license of a PT/PTA by a vote of how many
board members? ✔✔Not less than 5
Grounds for disciplinary action: ✔✔-Habitual indulgence in the use of controlled substances,
habit forming drugs, or alcohol that affects professional competency
,-Conviction of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude
-Obtaining a license by fraud, deception, making false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading statements
-Applicant/licensee is incompetent for the purpose of holding the license and has not been restored
to legal capacity
-Violation of code of ethics
-Failure of one or both exams
-Permitting the use of one's name/license by person, group or corporation when one permitting the use
is not directing the treatment
-Failure to maintain minimal standards of practice in administration or handling of drugs, failure
to employ acceptable scientific methods in the selection of drugs or other modalities
-Willful betrayal of professional confidence
-Making false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statements
-Departure from or failure to conform to minimal standards of care
-Obtaining or attempting to obtain money or anything of value by fraudulent
misrepresentations -Failure to renew a license
-Engaging in the division of fees for referral of patients
-Inability to practice according to acceptable standards of care bc of mental illness or physical
illness -Revocation, suspension, restriction or termination of clinical privileges by US DoD -
Termination or suspension from participation in medicare/medicaid program
-Failure of a PT to maintain supervision of a student, PTA, unlicensed personnel, other
assistant personnel, or a license applicant
-Failure to complete CEU's
-Conviction of a misedemeanor when act occurs during practice of PT -
Failure to cooperate with an investigation conducted by the PT section
,-Engaging with a patient other than the spouse of the PT or PTA in sexual contact or verbal behavior that
is sexually demeaning to the patient.
Violations: No person shall: ✔✔-Employ fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license
to practice PT or be a PTA
-imply or claim to public by words or actions to be able to practice PT or provide PT services
-Fail to display current license in a conspicuous location in the place of work
-Nothing shall interfere with the performance/duties of any PT/PTA in the active military
-Nothing shall prevent or restrict a person from pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in PT
when person is clearly designated as a student
Words/Letters that cannot be used unless person has valid license ✔✔Physical therapist, physical
therapy, physical therapy services, physiotherapist, physiotherapy, physiotherapy services, licensed
physical therapist, PT, PhT, PTT, RPT, LPT, MPT, DPT, MSPT, PTA, physical therapy assistant, physical
therapist assistant, physical therapy technician, licensed physical therapist assistant, LPTA, RPTA
If a person is contracted/employed with an athletic team can provide PT to any of the following while
traveling to or from a sporting event in this state: ✔✔-A member of athletic team
-Member of the athletic team's coaching, communications, equipment, or sports medicine staff
-Member of a band or cheerleading squad
-Team's mascot
If a person is contracted/employed with an athletic team and traveling with the team, the person
CANNOT: ✔✔-Provide PT at a healthcare facility
-Provide PT for more than 60 days in a calendar year
, No person shall practice PT unless on prescription of, referral of a patient by a person who is licensed to:
✔✔-Practice medicine and surgery, chiropractic, dentistry, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric
medicine and surgery
-Practice as a PA
-Practice nursing as an advanced practice RN
To practice PT without a prescription of, or referral of a patient the person must: ✔✔-Hold a master's
or doctorate degree from a professional PT program accredited by a national PT accreditation agency
-On or before Dec 31st 2004, person has completed at least 2 years of practical experience as a licensed
PT.
Practice without a referral: ✔✔-PT evaluates and treats patient
-PT shall, with consent of patient, inform the relevant person of the eval not later than 5 business days
after eval made
-If PT determines no progress has been made in 30 days immediately following eval, PT shall consult
with relevant person
-UNLESS: eval, tx, or services are provided for fitness, wellness, or prevention purposes
-Pt previously diagnosed with chronic, neuromuscular, or development conditions and services are being
provided for problems or Sx associated with condition
Tx without referral: PT is limited to these orthotics: ✔✔-Upper extremity adaptive equipment
-Finger splints
-Wrist splints
-Prefabricated elastic or fabric abd brace with or without metal or plastic reinforcing stays