Quizzes 5-8 Flashcards
Which type of insurance encourages the employer to use progressive discipline?
Unemployment insurance
The Fair Labor Standards Act includes:
Minimum wage requirements, Designation of exempt and on-exempt employees, and designation of employee vs. contractor
True or False: the existence of “at-will” employment in a particular state eliminates employment protections for legal “classes” of people such as religious or ethnic minorities
False
Which law becomes effective after 52 weeks or 1250 hours on the job?
FMLA (Family medical leave act)
Telehealth is provided by a physical therapist from their outpatient clinic to a homebound patient. What is considered the distant site?
The physical therapists clinic
Are physical therapists covered as telehealth providers by Medicare?
No
What is an example of minimum standard of competence, “focusing on the tail”, with more narrow aims?
Quality Assurance
True or False: Healthcare organizations that achieve accreditation through a Joint Commission “deemed status” survey are determined to meet or exceed Medicare requirements.
True
Title I of the ADA applies to:
Private employers, Labor unions, State governments, employment agencies, and local governments
Do reasonable accommodations apply to people who get injured outside of work?
No
Are companies required to provide reasonable accommodations to a job applicant who uses a wheelchair in the hiring process?
Yes
A shopping mall failed to include an elevator or other method to reach the 2nd floor other than a staircase in construction. What Title of the ADA does this violate?
Title III
The courthouse does not have a ramp or elevator to enter. Which title of the ADA does this violate?
Title II
What services can’t be delegated to a PTA?
Sharp debridement and Joint Manipulation
Can a PTA do reevaluation, Evaluation, or change plan of care?
No
Can a PTA do reassessment?
Yes
Define Direct Supervision
PT physically present in the same physical building
What kind of supervision does a PTA require?
General Supervision
What does PTA stand for?
Physical TheraPIST Assistant
How many assisting care providers can a PT supervise at one time?
4
Who is excluded from the number of individuals a PT can supervise at one time?
PTA and PT student
Who administratively regulates PTAs?
DORA
Who is the accrediting body for PTA programs?
CAPTE
Who is allowed to provide support to a PT under Medicare part b?
PTAs only
Can you learn dry needling from another therapist and start needling?
No
Felony conviction for sexual assault will likely result in
license revocation
A physical therapist consistently uses CPT codes that they know are inappropriate because the reimbursement is higher. This is an example of ______
Fraud
Define Medicare Fraud
Intentionally deceiving or misrepresenting the truth, knowing it could result in some unauthorized benefit to yourself or some other individual.
Practices that are not consistent with the goals of providing patient with services that are medically necessary, not meeting professionally recognized standards, are not fairly priced, or either directly or indirectly resulting in unnecessary costs is are examples of what?
Waste
Which statute prohibits a physician from making a referral for certain designated health services to an entity in which the physician (or member of their family) has ownership/investment interest or with which they have a compensation arrangement?
Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Statute
Which statute was violated in the Power Wheelchair Scam?
False Claims Act
Which of the following is least likely to allow direct access by its employed PTs? Private practice, corporate practice, or hospital based outpatient?
Hospital based OP
True or False: Unrestricted Direct Access in CO occurred when entry level education increased to the DPT
False
When a patient is referred to a PT by a physician, what happen to the PTs liability risk?
It doesn’t change.
