3 Written Questions

1. Practice Act
   -Sundown process - Redo every 7 years
   
   1. Sets requirements for obtaining a license
   -educational qualifications
   -come from other states/countries
   
   2. Defines scope of practice
   -What is physical therapy?
   
   3. Establishes Board of Physical Therapy
   
   4. Defines consequences
   -complaint made against you
2. 1. Protection of terms physical therapist, PT, DPT, physical therapist assistant, PTA
   
   2. Board of PT: 5 PTs, 1 PTA, 1 lay citizen
   *Addition of PTA
   
   3. Scope of Practice language
   *Similar to "The Guide"
   -disablement model
   -patient/client management
   
   4. Eligibility for licensure (including temporary licensure)
   *90 days in WV or until you pass/fail the board
   
   5. Complaints, investigations, due process, disciplinary actions
3. **Public Protection***
   -Protecting people from PTs
   
   -Granted authority from legislature for:
   - Rulemaking
   - enforcement

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Federation of State Boards of PT
   
   Develops, administers, and maintains the National Physical Therapist Examination (NPTE)
   -Practice Review Tool (PRT)
   - Jurisprudence exam
   ->know law and code of ethics
   - (coming) evaluation of CEU courses
   1. What is the process of complaints in WV?
   2. What is a statute passed by state legislature?
      
      What does it do?
   3. What is the role of licensing Boards?
   4. What is the association representing state licensing
      boards?
      
      What do they do?
2. Difference between a PTA and an aide
   -Physical therapist assistant
   
   One PT can supervise up to 4 PTAs/aides
   
   Supervision of PTAs
   - In hospitals and clinics - onsite required (debated?)
   - In other settings, telecommunication with periodic
   inspection is allowed
   • (every 10 visits or 21 days)
   
   Establishes NPTE as the board exam
   *pass rate 600
   
   Continuing education required
   
   Sets standards for foreign educated therapists
   1. What is the role of licensing Boards?
   2. What are key provisions of §16‐1?
   3. What is the process of complaints in WV?
   4. What are 3 laws PTs are commonly faced with?
3. Complainant makes complaint to WVBOPT
   ->in writing
   
   Board notifies licensee
   
   Board investigates complaints
   - May hire investigator
   - May issue subpoenas
   
   Probable cause hearing
   - Consent decree - physical therapist acknowledges wrongdoing
   - Pursue sanctions
   1. What are key provisions of §16‐1?
   2. What are 3 laws PTs are commonly faced with?
   3. What is the process of complaints in WV?
   4. What is the role of licensing Boards?

2 True/False Questions

1. What are regulatory laws developed by our practicing board with legislative and judicial oversight?
   
   What do they do? → 1. State/Federal - Statutory Law
   -State PT Practice Act by State Congress
   *most common*
   
   3. State/Federal - Case Law - Roe vs. Wade - set law for abortion
   
   
   3. Administrative (Regulatory) Law - federal legislative body gives authority to some group to decide regulations on how something should be handled
   Examples:
   -Internal Revenue Service - income taxes
   -HCFA - healthcare financing administration - "CMS" - power to write and enforce rules on medicare
   -State licensure boards
   -State insurance commission

   True        False

2. What are 3 laws PTs are commonly faced with? → Difference between a PTA and an aide
   -Physical therapist assistant
   
   One PT can supervise up to 4 PTAs/aides
   
   Supervision of PTAs
   - In hospitals and clinics - onsite required (debated?)
   - In other settings, telecommunication with periodic
   inspection is allowed
   • (every 10 visits or 21 days)
   
   Establishes NPTE as the board exam
   *pass rate 600
   
   Continuing education required
   
   Sets standards for foreign educated therapists

   True        False