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The FL-PTLR exam has 50 questions and runs 1 hour.
These 10 free FL-PTLR questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Florida Physical Therapy Laws and Rules Examination (PT/PTA) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
On day 31, a patient is still receiving physical therapy for a condition never assessed by a practitioner of record. A Florida APRN supplied the original plan. What must now occur for treatment to continue?
Correct answer: B - Have a practitioner of record review and sign the plan
Florida is considering a new occupational restriction. Unregulated practice presents a recognizable public danger that outweighs anticompetitive effects, and existing protections are inadequate. However, an equally effective, less restrictive measure is available. Under Florida's legislative standard, what is the sound result?
Correct answer: D - Do not adopt it in that form while an effective less restrictive means exists
In a nonacute outpatient setting, a PTA treats a stable patient while the supervising PT is outside the clinic. The PT remains continuously reachable by two-way communication, available to respond and consult, in the same geographic location, and monitors care through reports and observation. Which supervisory conclusion follows?
Correct answer: A - General supervision is met; the visit may proceed without onsite PT presence
For a first renewal after holding an active Florida PT license throughout the full biennium, the PT documents 24 approved contact hours: 13 live hours, including 2 hours on prevention of medical errors, and 11 self-paced hours, including 1 hour on HIV/AIDS. Does this CE record satisfy renewal?
Correct answer: A - Yes; the total, delivery-format, medical-errors, and HIV/AIDS requirements are met
Three complete years after placing a Florida license on inactive status, a PT applies for reactivation. The PT documented all CE required for the last active biennium; completed 12 approved hours in each inactive year, with 5 self-paced hours in each year; completed 2 hours of medical-errors education 4 months ago; and passed the Florida laws and rules examination 8 months ago. How should the CE portion be evaluated?
Correct answer: C - It is satisfied; the exam replaces the recent two-hour laws course
During intake at a Florida outpatient clinic, an experienced unlicensed technician offers to conduct a new patient's initial physical therapy assessment while the PT remains in the next room and will sign the note afterward. What should the PT do?
Correct answer: C - Perform the initial assessment because that function cannot be delegated
A Florida PT has completed all required electromyography coursework and technical competencies, plus 230 supervised hours of human testing that include 96 tests on neurologically involved patients with corroborated findings. What remains before the PT may perform EMG?
Correct answer: B - Complete four additional tests on neurologically involved patients with corroborated findings
Patient A's physician prescribed a nonscheduled legend topical medication, and a Florida-licensed pharmacist dispensed it for Patient A. After discharge, the PT proposes using the unopened remainder for Patient B, who has the same diagnosis. May the PT administer it to Patient B?
Correct answer: D - No; the medication was prescribed and dispensed specifically for Patient A
After probable cause is found and an administrative complaint is filed, a PT disputes material facts about whether the alleged treatment occurred. The record shows no immediate serious danger to the public. Which proceeding is appropriate?
Correct answer: D - A formal hearing before a DOAH administrative law judge
An HIV-positive patient identifies a sexual partner. The PT advises the patient to notify the partner and refrain from activity likely to transmit HIV, but the patient refuses to notify the partner. The PT tells the patient of the intent to notify. Following Department protocols, the PT reasonably and in good faith advises the identified partner of the positive test and facts about transmission. What protection applies?
Correct answer: C - The PT is immune from civil and criminal liability for this disclosure
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