Physical Therapy
Performance of physical therapy assessment yes and treatment of any disability, injury, disease or other health conditions on HUMANS
Practitioner of record
Person who referred the patient
Physician
Board certified osteopathic physisican
Board certified dentist
Advance practice license registered nurse
Podiatrist
NOT DO!!!!!!
Not Roentgen rays and radium for therapy
Do not practice chiropractic
Not spinal manipulation
How many members in the board of PT?
7 members:
- 5 have to be licensed PT with 4 years of experience
- 1 faculties PT
- 2 shall be residents who are not medical practitioners
How often does the board members change?
Every 4 years
What does every person needs to have to practice PT?
Needs to have a license in order to sign as PTA
IT is illegal to practice without a license
What are DPT the license requirements?
18 y/o
Good moral characters
Gradated from CAPTE
Recieved diploma
How much is the DPT application for the license?
In written form under oath should be applied
not exceed 100 dollars
Max attempts for board?
5 attempts:
- if not pass the first 3 attempts needs to take courses
- can have another 2 more attempts
How much is to issuance of license for a physical therapist?
Not to exceed 150
DPT issuance of temporary permit ?
- Application
- graduated from a CAPTE
- malpractice insurrance
- Supervising DPT must be licensed for 6 months
How much is the application for licensure without examination?
Not exceed 175
How much to renew a license?
- Not exceed 200 every 2 years
- 10 CE for every inactive year
PTA licensure requirements?
18 y/o
Good moral characters
Gradated from CAPTE
Recieved diploma
PTA application for license fee?
Not exceed 100 dollars
How much for a PTA issuance of license?
Not exceed 100 dollars
DPT renewal of license: inactive, retired or reactivation?
- Not exceed 200
- not exceed 10 CE for every year inactive
- 2 hours ME
- 2 Florida PT laws and rules
- 6 hours of home study
- if out of state must prove 4 years of good standing practice or at least 400 hours per year
PTA renewal of license: inactive or reactivation?
- Not exceed 150
- not exceed 10 CE for every year inactive
- 2 hours ME
- 2 Florida PT laws and rules
- 6 hours of home study
- if out of state must prove 4 years of good standing practice or at least 400 hours per year
Continuing Education CE
- 24 HOURS or 2.4 CEunits OF CE/ every 2 years
- No more than 5 hours on risk management
- up to 3 on HIV
- up to 3 on medical errors
- 12 hours of home study
- Retain documents for 4 years
Dry Needling?
- Completion of 2 years of PT Practice
- 50 CE face to face hours
- 25 sessions with patients
- Any adverse effect should be reported to the board within 15 days
Injunctive relieve
The department or any person may, in the name of the state, apply for injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act in violation of this chapter. Such proceedings shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalty or remedy under this chapter.
Probable Cause Panel
- 2 members panel
- 1 current board members and 1 former
- Must include former or present consumer member
The initial fee licensure :
75
The biennial fee renewal for active
75
The biennial renewal for inactive, retired status, and reactivation
50
The delinquency fee?
55
The change of status fee?
40
Requirements for reactivation of an inactive or retired license?
- Renewal, unlicensed, reactivation and change of status fee
- 10 CE total for every inactive years:
- 2h of medical errors
- 6h online
- 4 years of experience if in another state
Exemption of spouses of members of armed forces for licensure renewal:
- Exempt from renewal provisions
- The licensee is required to notify the Board of a change in status within 6 months of the licensee’s return to the State of Florida or the spouse’s discharge from active duty.
Acute care
The stage of illness or injury characterized by actual or reasonable potential for a rapid change in medical status that would affect the physical therapy plan of care.
Consultation
The offering of information aimed at the resolution of perceived problem.
Standards
Conditions and performances which are essential for quality physical therapy service and patient care.
Qualification for Electromyography
- PT must complete 200 hours of testing in humans
- 100 test on neurological involved patients
How long after changing address does the board needs to be notify
60 days
Medical records for relocating or terminating practice?
- Notify in newspaper of greatest general circulation in each county 4x over a period of 4 weeks
- Post sign announcing the relocation or termination for 30 days
- Medical records should be kept for 2 years
Deceased Physical therapist or Physical therapist assistant?
- Executor shall maintain medical records for 2 years
- Within 1 month from death of the licensee the executor should notify the licensee patients that the medical records are available.
- after 22 months following death another notice needs to be published 1x a week for 4 weeks (1 month after this records will be destroyed)
Cost of duplicating medical records?
Up to 25 pages= 1 dollar per page
More than 25 pages= 0.25 cents per page
Administration of topical agents?
Patient must have a prescription and it needs to be delivered by a Florida licensed pharmacist
Citations
- Subject must correct violation, if remediable, within not exceeding 60 days
- Department makes citation within 6 months after complaint
- if subject does not dispute the citation with the board it makes a final order for the board
What is the amount of time for payment of administrative fine or costs?
Within 30 days
What are the offenses that may be mediated by the board?
(2) Failure to notify the Department of a change of address
(3)
Non-intentional issuance of a bad check
(4) Failure to turn over
patient records
(5) Failure to provide the specific disclosure
statement
(6) Failure to notify the Board office in writing of a
change of address within 60 days
(7) Charging a patient or
patient’s legal representative a fee for releasing patient records in
excess
(8) Failure to pay required fees, fines, or costs in a
timely manner
(9) Failure to satisfy continuing education requirements
CE HIV, medical errors, human trafficking
- At least 1 h in HIV
- At least 2 contact hours on medical errors
- At least 1 hour of human trafficking
- Receipts of CE must be kept for 4 years
1 contact hour ?
50 minutes
1 continue education unit?
10 contact hours
How many hours of home study?
12 hours
How many contact hours do CI receive for 160 hours of clinical internship?
1 contact hours
Felony of 3rd degree if?
Practicing without license after 12 months
- imprisonment of 30 days and 500 in fines
Felony of 2nd degree if?
Practicing without a licensed and bodily harm someone
- First degree misdemeanor if?
Practicing without a license less than 12 months
Kickback
Remuneration or payment
IT IS UNLAWFUL
A health care provider shall not refer a patient to an entity in which such provider is an investor, the provider furnishes the patient with a written disclosure form and:
◦ The existence of the investment interest
◦ The name and
address of each applicable entity
◦ The patient’s right to obtain
the items or services for which the patient has been referred at the
location
◦ The names and addresses of at least two alternative
sources of such items or services available.
What is the amount of time to notify the board in order to renew or cancel a license?
90 days
Continuing education instructors will receive?
Up to 6 hours of credit for teaching
1 contact hour for each hour present
CI must be?
Credentialed by the APTA
How many hours do Board members receive for serving in probable cause pannel?
5 contact hours of risk management
Violations of uses of titles is a misdemeanor of the 1st degree and punishment can include?
Imprisonment not more than a year
1000 dollars
If the violation is for fraud or making a false or fraudulent representation the board must impose a fine of ?
10000 dollars per offense
How many hours of CE are required for each hour of CE not completed or completer late
1 additional hour
The department of Health is to complete a report of initial investigative findings within ?
6 months of reciving the complaint
Can be filed greater than 6 years following the incident if it is related to one of these occurrences
Criminal actions, diversion of controlled substances, sexual misconduct, or impairment by the licensee
The timeline can be extended up to ____ if related to
fraud,
concealment, or intentional misrepresentation of fact
prevents
the discovery of a violation.
12 years
Failure to complete less than 9 h of CE
300 dollars
Failure to complete 9 to 16 h CE
600 DOLLARS
Failure to complete 17 to 24 h of CE
1000 dollars
Patients can be seen for _____ days through direct access for a condition that was not previously assessed by the practitioner of record.
30 days
Physical therapist
a person who is licensed and who practices
physical therapy in
accordance with the provisions established by Florida
PTA
A person who is licensed under the
provisions of Florida, and is
able to perform patient-related activities under
the direction of
a physical therapist
PTA/ PT are?
Physical therapy practitioners
Unlicensed personnel:
Anyone working/volunteering in a physical therapy setting, and not holding a license as a physical therapist or assistant.
If a licensee fails to renew license before expiration they become?
Delinquent
If retired fro more than 5 years or transferring from another state and has not been actively practicing within the last 5 years?
The entire national exam can be required
Direct supervision:
Supervision that is characterized by the physical
presence of a
licensed physical therapist to be able to direct care
General supervision:
Supervision in which the physical therapist is accessible at all times by two-way communication and available for consultation during treatment and in the same geographic location
Continuing education in structures will receive up to ____ hours of credit for teaching
6 hours
The board approves continuing education credit for:
Courses sponsored by physical therapy programs.
ii. Courses
sponsored/approved by:
1. American Physical Therapy
Association.
2. Florida Physical Therapy Association.
How many contact hours of risk management do the Board memebers serving on the pannel get?
5 hours
How many hours we get if passing the Laws and rules exam?
2 hours
Not if taking it for desiciplinary restrictions
Can the Medical errors and Human traffic courses be completed via home study?
YES
Licensee can fulfill one of the following instead of the continuing education requirements:
1. Practiced physical therapy in good standing in another state for
four years preceding the filing for reactivation.
2. Passes the
licensing exam within five attempts.
If the licensee that remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive renewal cycles and wishes to reactivate the license ?
May need to show competency in order to resume practicing
____________is observational, verbal or manual determination of the functioning of the neuromuscular or musculoskeletal system relating to physical therapy
Physical therapy assessment
Acute care:
stage of illness or injury characterized by the potential for rapid change in medical status that could affect physical therapy.
Direct supervision:
Immediate physical availability from the licensed
supervisor.
Subordinate personnel are performing directed actions.
General supervision:
Physical therapist is to be accessible at all
times by two-way
communication, able to respond during the session, and in the same
geographic location
Unlicensed personnel:
Anyone working or volunteering in a physical
therapy setting
without a current license as a physical therapist or physical
therapist assistant
What supervision need unlicensed or students have to be given?
Direct supervision
What can unlicensed personal do?
They can document tasks, activities and/or interventions of patient during treatment
If probable cause exists because Demonstrated inability to practice physical therapy with reasonable skill and safety due to: illness, drugs, alcohol, mental condition, or physical condition?
The department can compel the therapist to perform a mental and/ or physical examination
If the licensee fails to pay students loans?
- Suspension of license
- fine up to 10 percent of the defaulted loan amount
How many days do the licensee needs to report the boards after a licensee has been convicted or found guilty, following a crime in any jurisdiction.?
30 days
If the licensee fails fails to comply with CE in the first time?
- Required 1 additional hour of CE for each hour not completed
- When issued, the licensee has 30 days to dispute
- The board has 6 months to create appropiate penalties for citation
How many days is needed to submit a written response If an investigation is about a subject/licensee the department which will provide the subject, or subject’s attorney, a copy of the complaint or document that resulted in the initiation of the investigation.?
20 days
and D of health is to complete report in 6 months
In place of an investigation if the complaint is minor (does NOT endanger public health, safety and welfare and the first offense) the department may provide a licensee with a notice of noncompliance. And how many days the violation needs to be corrected?
15 days
If no probable cause is found the department will inform the person
who filed the complaint.
a. At which point they have ____ days to
provide additional information to the department.
60 days
If violation is for fraud the Board shall impose a fine of ____ per count or offense.
$10,000 per offense
If the licensee does not disclose of financial interest it is a ?
Violation is a misdemeanor of the 1st degree