Pg. 283 - 300 Flashcards
1
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When a physical therapy student works in a clinic without their course work complete, they are known as a physical therapy student.
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True
2
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A foreign graduate, during the time they are applying for a license, can be required to pass an oral examination given by the Board.
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True
3
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The Board has the right to hire an independent agency to evaluate the credentials (academic) of a foreign physical therapist.
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True
4
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Complete transcripts must be provided to the Board for foreign applicants.
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True
5
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If the transcripts provided to the Board by physical therapy applicants from another country are not English, the Board must provide a translator.
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True
6
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Foreign graduates who are undergoing clinical training prior to licensing must have, every two months; supervisors send a report to the board within 15 days. The minimum training required in a clinical setting for a foreign trained physical therapist is three months.
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True
7
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The exam given for physical therapist in California is a uniform exam given across the entire country.
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True
8
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The exam given for physical therapist in California is an uniform exam given across the entire country.
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True
9
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California gives reciprocity to a physical therapist license in other states.
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True
10
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Once all the clinical skills and course work are finished, a physical therapy student can call themselves “physical therapist license applicant”
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True
11
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A physical therapist license applicant must work under direct and immediate supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
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True
12
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Direct and immediate supervision means that the physical therapist supervising a physical therapy licensed applicant or aid must be within line of sight.
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True
13
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Once the California state exam is passed, a licensed applicant can call themselves either physical therapist or registered physical therapist.
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True
14
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A physical therapist can call themselves by the name of the doctor if they have a DPT.
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False
15
Q
License for physical therapist are renewed in California every three years.
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False
16
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If a license is not renewed, then there is a grace period of five years after which the PT exam may need to be retaken.
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True
17
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The Board has the power to suspend a physical therapist license.
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True
18
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A physical therapist can supervise up to two physical therapy aides.
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True
19
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The physical therapy board has both physical therapists and lay people.
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True
20
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If someone has an accident on a river that empties into the ocean, they are on federal land and therefore may have violated federal law.
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True
21
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Once a physical therapy student passes on their course work when they are in a clinical setting they are known as physical therapy intern.
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True
22
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The Physical Therapy Board in California supervises the practice of physical therapy in this state.
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True
23
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The authority of the Physical Therapy Board of California comes form administrative regulations.
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False
24
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The physical therapy board consists of a minimum of 1 physical therapist involved in education and three physical therapists in the practice of physical therapy.
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True
25
To be on the board of physical therapy, a physical therapist must be licensed for at least 4 years.
False
26
There are three public members appointed to the Physical Therapy Board of California.
True
27
Members of the Physical Therapy Board are appointed for terms of five years.
False
28
The legislature appoints one of the public members and 4 physical therapists for the board.
False
29
The Senate rules committee and Speaker of the Assembly appoint a public member of the board.
True
30
No member of the Physical Therapy Board can serve for more than two consecutive terms.
True
31
If you violate the PT practice act, disciplinary action is taken by the board.
True
32
At least one regular meeting by the board must be held in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco each year.
True
33
In the State of California, physical therapy assistants are NOT licensed.
False
34
A physical therapy assistant does not require supervision.
False
35
A supervising physical therapist supervising a physical therapy assistant directs the care of the patient but the evaluation is done by the physical therapy assistant.
False
36
Treatment provided by a physical therapy assistant must be signed by the supervising physical therapist and not the physical therapy assistant.
False
37
The physical therapy assistant must notify the physical therapist of any change in the patient's condition not consistent with the proposed goals.
True
38
Only major changes in condition require reevaluation by the supervising physical therapist.
False
39
Within seven days of care being provided by a physical therapy assistant, the supervising physical therapist shall review, cosign and date all documentation.
True
40
The physical therapist can, in lieu of weakly reviewing and cosigning notes, conduct a weekly case conference and document this in the patient record.
True
41
Since a physical therapy assistant is licensed, there is no reason for regular case conferences with a physical therapist.
False
42
The State determines the frequency of conferences between a physical therapist and a physical therapy assistant.
False
43
The physical therapy assistant shall establish a discharge plan which is then signed by the physical therapist.
False
44
At the time of discharge, the supervising physical therapist who is supervising a physical therapy assistant (or within 7 days of discharge) shall document in the patients records along with his or her signature how the patient responded to treatment.
True
45
A physical therapy assistant can only be licensed in California if they have graduated from a approved PT school.
False
46
Physical therapy assistants can be licensed in California after they have taken a written exam and have military training with a minimum of five hundred fifty hours of technical courses relating to physical therapy and 350 hours of clinical experience.
True
47
Someone can work as a PT assistant for 36 months under a full time physical therapist and, have had the appropriate course work, challenge the physical therapy assistant licensing exam.
True
48
Half the time a person has been supervised in the practice of physical therapy under a supervising physical therapist, if they wish to challenge a physical therapy assessment exam, must be in a hospital setting.
True
49
Work experience for the purpose of challenging the physical therapy assistant exam can be over a period of twenty years.
False
50
Once a physical therapy assistant has completed academic course work, they are known as a physical therapy assistant intern.
True
51
Physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students must wear name badges with their name clearly identified as students in 18 point type.
True
52
A physical therapy assistant, student, or intern shall document each treatment in the patient record along with his or her signature.
True
53
Clinical instructors, during internship, must countersign with only their last name or first and last initial.
False
54
A physical therapy aide, in California, is an unlicensed person.
True
55
A physical therapist can only supervise only up to two physical therapy aides in patient related tasks.
True
56
If a business trains a worker and tells them how to perform there job, they are probably an employee.
True
57
If an employee has very large unreimbursed expenses, they may be an independent contractor.
True
58
If a person paid on a regular wage basis is hourly, weekly, or monthly, they may be a independent employee and not a contractor.
True
59
If a person is working for someplace and can take a loss from a job, they may be an independent contractor.
True
60
It is often better to have written contracts to describe relationships between parties to determine whether someone is an employer or independent contractor.
True
61
If someone is working as an independent contractor, their employer still withholds FICA.
False
62
If someone is an independent contractor, the company does not pay employment insurance.
True
63
If someone is an independence contractor, the company does not have to pay disability.
True
64
Under U.S. law, you are either an employee or an independent contractor.
True
65
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act the Department of Labor enforces independent contractor rules.
True
66
The IRS has an important interest in auditing companies who violate contractor rules.
True
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The IRS can levy huge fines if someone is working as an independent contractor when they are really an employee.
True
68
Employees may be cheated of over time pay if they are working as an independent.
True
69
The Miranda decision covers your right to have an attorney in a civil trial.
False
70
Gideon vs. Florida established your right to have an attorney when you are being questioned in a criminal case.
False
71
During a criminal proceeding, the police can hold you for up to 24 hours after you are arrested without charging you with a crime.
True
72
Evidentiary hearings in a criminal case establish whether unconstitutional practices have been used to collect material to be used against you in court.
True
73
"Fruit of the poisonous tree" means that if evidence is gathered illegally, any evidence that is gathered as a result of that illegal search can not be used against you in court.
True
74
In a criminal trial, the prosecutor must turn all evidence over to the defense before trial.
True
75
An opening statement in a criminal civil trial contains only a summary of the case and can not provide an argument.
True
76
During a criminal case, the defense shows their case first.
False
77
In a criminal trial, the jury is given instructions in writing so that they understand all of the charges and the legal elements of the charges.
True
78
What can be included in closing statement in a criminal trial is very different than that of a civil trial.
False
79
During a criminal trial, a defendant can take the Fifth Amendment. This means that they do not have to answer questions that will incriminate themselves.
True
80
The level of evidence that the prosecution needs to present in a criminal trial is that you are guilty by a proponderous of evidence.
False
81
In the Unite States, it can take years before you are brought to trial on a criminal charge.
False
82
In a criminal case, you only have a right to a jury trial if the judge agrees to let you have a jury trial.
False
83
In civil trials, the process begins when a party files a complaint against the other.
True
84
In a civil trial, once the complaint has been filed, it must be stamped by the court of clerks and served on the party.
True
85
If you write a complaint against another person, you can personally hand it to them.
False
86
Process servers, operate under the Fourth Amendment, and serve complaints on other parties.
True
87
If a complaint is filed against a corporation, any officer of the corporation can be served with legal papers.
False
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If a certified complaint in a civil case, an attorney certifies that the attorney has checked the facts and they are correct.
True
89
In answering the civil complaint, there are only three possible answers that can be given True, Not true, and "there is not enough knowledge at this point to answer."
True
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If a complaint is not answered, then a default judgment will be entered.
True
91
Once the complaint and answered filed, the trial is scheduled
False
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In a civil case, discovery allows the parties to gain information but the original complaint can not be changed.
False
93
An affidavit is a sworn statement by a party as to what they will testify to a trial.
True
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In a summary judgment, all issues can be dismissed or part of the issues could be dismissed before trial.
True
95
In a civil or criminal case, if a party disagrees with a judge, they have right to an appeal.
True
96
Abuse of children is discouraged in our society.
True
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If someone is your patient and they abuse a child, they have a right to confidentiality and you can not tell anyone.
False
98
If a health care professional reports child abuse and they are incorrect, they can be sued.
False
99
A person who is age 17 falls under the child abuse laws.
True
100
Child abuse can be defined as employment that uses persuasion, inducement, and enticement, or cohersion, or any child to engage in sexual explicit conduct.
True
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About forty percent of all child abuse victims are boys.
True
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From birth to age three there are about sixteen children abused per thousand children.
True
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American Indians and Pacific Islanders have some of the highest rates of child abuse.
True
104
Asians have the highest rate of child abuse in their children.
False
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Child abuse reports must be made as soon as practical.
True
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Written reports of child abuse must be within 36 hours after the abuse is noted.
True
107
Elder abuse law have been passed because elders are a very vulnerable group subject to abuse, neglect, or abandonment.
True
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The most vulnerable group of elders and subject to elder abuse are elders in nursing homes.
True
109
To prove elder abuse, the level of proof is proponderous of evidence.
True
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If someone is convicted of elder abuse, they can be forced to pay a monitory award and reasonable attorney fees.
True
111
Under Federal Law, communicable diseases must be reported to the centers for disease control.
True
112
Failure to report a communicable disease is a felony.
False
113
Births, but not deaths, have mandatory reporting requirements.
False
114
Medical malpractice is carried in the National Practitioner Data Bank.
True
115
Local police adequately covered cases of domestic violence; but the Federal government passed a National domestic Violence Act to provide more protection.
False
116
Under Federal law, it is mandatory for the police to investigate acts of domestic violence.
True
117
Under California's Violence against Women's Act, employees can take time off work if they are victims of domestic violence.
True
118
In California, someone can receive up to five years of criminal conviction victims of domestic violence.
True
119
The Fair Labor Standards Act provides minimum wage for all employees.
False
120
The Occupational Safety and Health Care Administration in both the state and Federal government provide standards for safe work areas.
True
121
All workmen's compensation insurance companies are owned by the State of California for workers in the State of California.
False
122
Not carrying workman's compensation insurance in the State of California for your employees is a violation of criminal law.
True
123
When an employer pays for workman's compensation insurance, he can not be personally sued if the employee is injured.
True
124
Presently, an injured worker has unlimited access to physical therapy.
False
125
Worker's who are injure under the state workman's compensation system, can receive temporary disability benefits.
True
126
Death benefits for a worker who is injured in the State of California can exceed two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
False
127
A medical corporation can only be owned by a medical professional in that field.
True
128
A physician can never hire a physical therapist.
False
129
A sole proprietorship can be owned by one person and therefore, a husband and wife can never own one.
False
130
In a sole proprietorship business taxes are reported separately from personal taxes on separate forms.
False
131
In partnerships, owners report the losses or profits of the business in proportions in percentage of ownership.
True
132
In a limited partnership, the limited partners have control over the general partners.
False
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All partners in a limited partnership are equally liable to lawsuits.
False
134
A C-corporation is a corporation owned by less than 35 people.
False
135
Sub chapter S corporations are usually owned by less than 35 people.
True
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Sub chapter S corporations have the returns reported on personal income taxes.
False
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In an S-corporation, the officers can receive health care benefits and dental insurance as of full deduction.
True
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In an S-corporation, there must be yearly board meetings.
True
139
In an S-corporation, if owners mix their personal financing and personal expenses with the corporation expenses, the corporate veil can be pierced.
True
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A C-corporation pays taxes on its earnings before the distribution of profits.
True
141
A non profit corporation must provide benefits to society at large.
False
142
A Limited Liability Company is a type of corporation.
False
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A Limited Liability Company requires articles of organization to form.
True
144
Professional corporations are classified as personal service corporations by the IRS.
True
145
To establish a corporation, articles must be filed with the state so that the corporation is registered.
True
146
For a corporation, articles of incorporation must filled with the federal government through the department of treasury.
True
147
Special Form insurance is the most comprehensive of the general liability policies.
True
148
Basic Form coverage includes losses by fire, lightning, explosion, windstorm, smoke, aircraft for vehicles, and possibly sprinkler leaks & sink holes. There are usually a list of exclusions however.
True
149
The Terrorism Risk Act requires insurance companies to provide coverage per loss from a terrorist.
True
150
In a commercial lease, you will probably need to cover the landlord against losses.
True
151
Product liability insurance only needs to be carried by a product manufacturer.
False
152
Your personal vehicle insurance policy will cover your business use of a car.
False
153
Charges for workman's compensation insurance are taken out of the employees pay check.
False
154
Triple net charges on a lease include the tenant paying rental plus the landlords operating costs, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance.
True
155
If you pay money to improve a leased property, the landlord will pay you the money back when you leave.
False
156
Federal and state laws prohibit you from discriminating against an employee based on color, gender, or religious beliefs.
True
157
Age discrimination applies to people over the age of 35.
False
158
The Americans with Disability Act prevents you from hiring or firing someone because of their skill and experience.
False
159
Jobs should be advertised in widely read newspapers to avoid charges of discrimination.
True
160
If someone tells you that they can bring client lists if you hire them, they are one of the better candidates to hire as an employee.
False
161
To protect yourself legally you should say that all your employees are contractors.
False
162
You can always ask the applicants name on a job interview.
True
163
You should always ask a perspective employee their original name or if the court has changed their name.
False
164
It is lawful to ask an employee's maiden name.
False
165
Birth place is a common question asked on an employment questionnaire.
False
166
It is always good to ask perspective employees the birth place or their closest relatives so that you can notify them that they are injured on the job.
False
167
Copies of the birth certificates are legal forms of proof that you can ask the perspective employee.
False
168
You can legally ask a person on an employment interview if they are over 18 years of age.
True
169
It is proper to ask somebody their religion on a job application in all cases.
False
170
You can photograph an applicant for the job so you can remember what they look like when you make your decision about who you are going to hire.
False
171
Height and weight are important information on a job interview.
False
172
In California, you can surprise someone applying for a job with a random drug test.
False
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Under Federal law, any perspective employee can get a lie detector test.
False
174
A purpose of employee manuals is to notify employees of their rights.
True
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A purpose of the employee manual is to protect you legally if you need to dismiss an employee.
True
176
An employee should contain a history of the company.
True
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The employee manual should specify how people are hired and what are the qualifications are for different jobs.
True
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An employee manual should contain disciplinary procedures for employees.
True
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An employee manual should contain clothing and conduct policies.
True
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If someone is not behaving to your expectations you can immediately fire them in California.
False
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Prior to firing someone in California, they should get hearings and written warnings in most cases.
True
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You can never fire someone in California without warnings and hearings.
False
