Purpose of the PT Practice Act
This is the primary reason for the formation of the Illinois Physical Therapy Practice Act
What is to protect the public?
This is defined as “the evaluation and treatment of any person by the employment of physical measures and therapeutic exercise”
What is physical therapy?
This is no longer required for a patient to provide PT services in Illinois.
What is a referral from a health care professional?
This term describes providing PT care remotely using technology to improve access and allow therapists to assess patients in their own environment.
What is Telehealth?
This advanced PT technique uses a single-use sterile needle to treat myofascial pain by targeting trigger points.
What is dry needling (intramuscular manual therapy)?
Physical therapists duty is to help alleviate, correct, and overall prevent these types of conditions?
What is movement, dysfunction, and pain?
This person is licensed to practice physical therapy independently
What is a physical therapist?
When treating without a referral, a PT must notify a patient’s health care professional within this many business days.
What are 5 business days?
True or False — PTAs can independently perform telehealth services without PT supervision.
What is False? (PTAs may only provide telehealth under the general supervision of a licensed PT.)
Dry needling is based on this type of medical theory, not Eastern or acupuncture-based approaches.
What is Western medical theory?
The PT Practice Act requires PTs to ensure safe and effective care
What is professional competence?
This person assists in providing physical therapy interventions under the supervision of a physical therapist
What is a physical therapy assistant?
When treating patients who have been diagnosed with a chronic disease, a PT must update the patient’s health care professional this often.
What is at least monthly (once a month)?
Initial evaluations without a referral or diagnosis can only be done via telehealth if this type of situation is documented.
What is a documented hardship (geographic, physical, or weather-related)?
The penalty for practicing without a license is?
What is $10,000.
The purpose of this section of the PT Practice Act is to promote overall health, not just disease treatment
What is wellness and prevention of disability?
Physical therapists cannot perform these two acts, but doctors can
What are medical diagnosis and surgery?
When a PT changes their address or email address, they must inform the department within this number of days.
What are 14 days?
The use of telehealth as the main form of PT delivery must be this type of situation and requires documentation for justification.
What is an exception (with clinical justification documented)?
Name two things that dry needling does not include that are typically associated with acupuncture.
What are stimulation of auricular or distal points, needle retention, electrical stimulation, or acupuncture theory?