RTT 309 MedLaw & Ethics Final Exam Review

What is the highest policy-making body of the APTA?

This model of PTA education requires students to complete their foundational and PT requirements concurrently

In order to remain clinically competent, PTs and PTAs, seek __________ to maintain licensure.

All of the following are key components of VISION 2020 EXCEPT:

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_________ creates a scope of practice, authorized the clinician to practice in a given state and protects use of title

The first class of PTs with the designation DPT graduated in 1996 from which state?

Medicare Part B is a voluntary program that helps pay for select home health services, physician and outpatient services

What body within the APTA would decide to impose sanctions against someone accused of violating APTA Code of Ethics?

True or False: Direct access is now legal for physical therapists in all 50 states and the District of Columbia

All of the following are MCOs (managed care organizations) EXCEPT for:

Texas requires general supervision, meaning what?

All of the following are verbal components of communication EXCEPT for:

How did the rights and privileges for the PTA in the House of Delegates evolve?

Direct access is classified as what type of care?

What entity was created in 1978 by the HOD to provide a formal mechanism to recognize PTs with advanced skills?

According to the APTA, a physical therapy aide/rehabilitation therapy technician:

This prohibits the discrimination against persons with disabilities and requires accessibility for these persons:

Fabrication of assistive devices by the physical therapist....

Contract Law is a subset of what type of law?

The PTA is ultimately responsible for the care, documentation and outcomes of every patient

This is the independent agency that develops, maintains and administers the national license exams for PTs and PTAs

A therapist who excessively mobilizes a joint and causes injury to the patient is exercising _________

What coding system do PTs use in the outpatient setting to receive reimbursement?

Oculesics is the distance between the speaker and the listener.

Failure to abide by Medicare regulations does not impact reimbursement rates for services rendered to a patient

This organization accredits post professional residency and fellowship training programs in physical therapy.

This Core Value of Professionalism in Physical Therapy means steadfast adherence to high ethical principles

This entity was established in 1938 for research, education and patient services in response to repeated polio epidemics

A voluntary specialty area within a section of the APTA may form _____, opportunities for PT colleagues to collaborate

Skills in the affective domain are considered difficult to teach because this deals with attitudes, values and character

Which of the following is outside of the scope of a physical therapist assistant?

The first physical therapy education curriculum was published in 1928 by the APA.

Prospective Payment System (PPS) refers to various methods of paying hospitals retrospectively for services rendered

Which of the following managed care plans is considered the most restrictive?

PT, which is limited to the care and services provided by or under the direction& supervision of a PT, includes all BUT:

The Division of Special Hospitals & Physical Reconstruction, trained ____ to provide care to soldiers injured in WWI

All of the following are criterion to be eligible for the recognition of advanced proficiency for the PTA EXCEPT:

The ability to be accountable for the outcomes of one's actions and follow through is what professional behavior?