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Arkansas Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Practice Test

The Arkansas Practice Act and the Board's rules, asked one at a time, with the section behind each answer.

The Board's rules define "readily available for consultation" as able to be reached within what time?

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Unofficial practice questions, not affiliated with the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy. Bank checked October 16, 2026.

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The real exam, as the Board describes it

Questions
20
To pass
14 of 20 right (70%)
Fee
$10, paid by credit card or e-check when the exam is taken
Who takes it
Applicants for a first license or by reciprocity, and every licensee for each odd-numbered year renewal.
Format
Online, through the Board's website. The Practice Act and the Rules and Regulations can be referenced during the exam.
Renewal credit
One hour of continuing education, counted as an online hour.
Score
Available at the end of the exam, with a certificate to print.

Checked October 16, 2026 against the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy's Continuing Education Procedures and its Rules. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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All 76 questions

Definitions and scope of practice 10

  • The Board's definition of mobilization takes in which movement? Board Rule II.2
  • The Board's rules define "readily available for consultation" as able to be reached within what time? Board Rule II.3
  • How do the Board's rules define spinal manipulation and adjustment? Board Rule II.4
  • How does the Arkansas Physical Therapy Act define "direct supervision"? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-102(2)
  • Since Act 98 of 2025, what may a licensed physical therapist certify to the Office of Motor Vehicle? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-104, added by Act 98 of 2025
  • Under the Act's definition of "supervision", where must the supervising therapist be? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-102(8)
  • What is a physical therapy aide under the Act? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-102(6)
  • Which manual technique does the Act leave out of the practice of physical therapy? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-102(7)(B)(i)(c)
  • Which of these does the Act say physical therapy does not include? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-102(7)(B)(iii)
  • Which two interventions need a physician referral before treatment begins? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-102(7)(B)(ii)
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The State Board of Physical Therapy 10

  • How are the four physical therapist seats on the Board spread across the state? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-201(a)(2)
  • How long is the term of a member of the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-201(a)(1)
  • How many members of the Arkansas physical therapy board make a quorum under its rules? Board Rule I.D
  • How many members sit on the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-201(a)(1)
  • How much experience must a physical therapist have to be appointed to the Board? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-201(a)(2)
  • How often must the Arkansas board meet under the Physical Therapy Act? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-201(c)
  • How soon after a petition for a declaratory order is filed will the Board issue or deny it? Board Rule XII.C
  • When are the Board's officers elected, unless the Board decides otherwise? Board Rule I.A
  • Who may call a special meeting of the Board? Board Rule I.D.1
  • With which agency does the Board file its annual report of activities, receipts and disbursements? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-203(c)

Licensure and exemptions 14

  • A foreign-educated applicant whose native language is not English takes an English proficiency examination. Which sections must it include? Board Rule V.C.2
  • A person petitions for a pre-licensure determination about a criminal record. What do the rules say of the Board's decision? Board Rule III.F.6
  • A student in an approved entry-level program is exempt from licensure during clinical education under what supervision? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-301(c)(1)
  • A therapist licensed elsewhere enters Arkansas to treat during a declared disaster. What must the therapist do to use the exemption? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-301(c)(6)
  • An applicant fails the licensing examination on the first attempt. What does the Act allow? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-303(c)(3)(A)
  • An out-of-state physical therapist travels with a visiting athletic team. How long may the therapist treat the team in Arkansas without a license? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-301(c)(5)
  • Besides the national examination, which exam must all applicants pass? Board Rule III.D
  • For a deployed uniformed service member, the license expiration is extended until how long after the return from deployment? Board Rule IV.C.5
  • How long does a temporary and provisional license for a reciprocity applicant last? Board Rule IV.A.3.c
  • How old must an applicant for a physical therapist assistant license be under the Act? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-304(b)(1)
  • How old must an applicant for a physical therapist license be under the Act? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-303(b)(1)
  • What must an applicant do before the Board approves testing beyond two attempts? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-303(c)(3)(B)
  • Where must a licensee display the license and renewal certification? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-307
  • Without approval from both the Board and FSBPT, how many times may an applicant sit for the examination? Board Rule IV.B.5.d

Renewal and continuing education 16

  • A licensee publishes an article or research. Up to what part of the biennium requirement may the Board credit for it? Board Rule XI.C.4
  • After each odd-numbered year renewal, what share of licensees does the Board office pick at random for a continuing education audit? Board Rule XI.E.2
  • By what date each year must an Arkansas license be renewed? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-303(d)(1)(B)
  • For how long must an Arkansas licensee keep proof of a continuing education course? Board Rule XI.E.3
  • For which renewals must a licensee pass the jurisprudence examination? Board Rule VI.E
  • How do the rules count a webinar that is both live and interactive? Board Rule XI.C.1.C
  • How does passing the jurisprudence examination count toward continuing education? Board Rule XI.C.1.B
  • How is a college course in an accepted subject, passed with a C or higher, credited? Board Rule XI.C.3
  • How long does a licensee selected for audit have to submit proof of continuing education? Board Rule XI.E.2
  • How much continuing education credit does supervising a student from an accredited program earn? Continuing Education Procedures, part III
  • How much continuing education must a licensed physical therapist assistant complete in each biennium? Board Rule XI.B
  • How much continuing education must a licensed physical therapist complete in each biennium? Board Rule XI.A
  • How much of a licensee's continuing education may be taken through online courses? Board Rule XI.C.1.A
  • How soon must a licensee give the Board written notice of a change of address? Board Rule VI.B
  • To return from inactive status, a physical therapist must show the continuing education missed, up to what maximum? Board Rule VI.D.2
  • What happens to a license that is not renewed and paid for by March 1? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-303(d)(2)

Supervision, aides and telehealth 11

  • A licensee at a distant site may use telehealth with a patient in Arkansas only if what exists? Telehealth Rule, part II(a)(1)
  • An assistant or an aide gives the treatment. Who keeps moral, ethical and legal responsibility for the patient's care? Board Rule IX.A
  • In direct consultation with the supervising therapist, what may an assistant do about the plan of care? Board Rule IX.C
  • Once trained, under what supervision may an aide perform treatments? Board Rule X.B
  • To what standard of care does the Arkansas rule hold physical therapy by telehealth? Telehealth Rule, part III.3
  • Under Board Rule IX, when may a physical therapist assistant alter a treatment? Board Rule IX.D
  • What must each facility offering physical therapy services display publicly? Board Rule VIII.B
  • When does the telehealth rule not require a professional relationship? Telehealth Rule, part II(a)(2)
  • Which of these may a physical therapy aide not do? Board Rule X.C
  • Which of these, on its own, does not establish a professional relationship for telehealth? Telehealth Rule, part II(c)
  • Who may give a physical therapy aide the inservice training the rules require? Board Rule X.B

Discipline and penalties 15

  • A licensee does not report another license holder's violation of the Act to the Board. How do the rules class that failure? Board Rule VIII.A.5
  • A licensee has not completed the CEU requirement by December 31 of the year before renewal. What penalty applies? Continuing Education Procedures, part V
  • After a complaint reaches the Board office, what does the Board send first? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-309(a)(2)
  • After a license is revoked, how long must pass before the person may apply for re-licensure? Board Rule VIII.D.1
  • For the felony ground of discipline, "convicted" includes which of these? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-308(a)(12)(B)
  • How does the Act count a violation that goes on for several days? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-103(b)
  • How soon must a licensee notify the Board after being told of a malpractice claim or lawsuit? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-313(a)
  • May the Board impose a civil penalty on an unlicensed person who practices physical therapy? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-311(c)
  • To which physical therapy positions does the ban on fee sharing in § 17-93-310 not apply? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-310(b)
  • Under the Board's rules, practice without a valid license after March 1 is subject to what fine? Board Rule VI.A
  • What class of offense is a violation of the Arkansas Physical Therapy Act? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-103(a)
  • What is the most the Board may assess as a civil penalty for one incident? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-311(b)
  • Which act counts as subverting the integrity of the licensing examination? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-308(a)(10)(A)
  • Which courts may enjoin the unlawful practice of physical therapy? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-302
  • Which law sets the procedure for the Board's disciplinary actions? Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-308(b)

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the two documents the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Exam is taken from. The Board's Continuing Education Procedures (https://healthy.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/PT-CE-Procedures.pdf) say the exam has 20 questions from the Practice Act and the Rules and Regulations and that both can be referenced during it; the Board publishes no outline. Read on 2026-10-16 on the Board's pages of the Arkansas Department of Health's site: the Practice Act, Ark. Code Ann. 17-93-101 to 17-93-314, in the copy the Board posts (https://healthy.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Practice-Act.pdf); the Board's Rules (https://healthy.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/APTB_Board_Rule_.pdf); and its Telehealth Rule (https://healthy.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Physical_Therapy_Telehealth_Rule.pdf). The Board's copy of the Act carries the amendments of 2019. The Arkansas General Assembly's tables of code sections amended (https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/CodeSectionsAmended), read the same day for every session from 2020 to 2026, list no later change to sections 17-93-101 to 17-93-314 and one new section, 17-93-104, added by Act 98 of 2025, which was read in the act itself (https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FACT98.pdf). Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the statute or rule it cites, which is public law of the State of Arkansas. Nothing is taken from the Jurisprudence Exam, a study guide or another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Exam. This page is not affiliated with the Board, and every question is our own, written from the Arkansas Physical Therapy Act and the Board's rules.

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Written from the two documents the exam uses

The Board's Continuing Education Procedures say the exam has 20 questions from the Practice Act and the Rules and Regulations, and that both can be referenced while taking it. The Board publishes no outline, so the questions here follow those two documents part by part, with the Telehealth Rule.

What is particular to Arkansas

Licenses renew by March 1 every year. Therapists owe two CEUs a biennium and assistants one, no more than half online. Bronchopulmonary hygiene and debridement of wounds need a physician referral before treatment starts.

  • "Readily available for consultation" has a number in Rule II: reachable in person or by telecommunications within 30 minutes.
  • An aide treats only under direct supervision, which the Act defines as on-site and available for consultation.
  • New in 2025: section 17-93-104 lets a physical therapist certify a patient's disability for accessible parking. The Board's posted copy of the Act predates it.

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the Arkansas physical therapy jurisprudence exam?

Twenty, from the Practice Act and the Rules and Regulations, according to the Board's Continuing Education Procedures. The passing score is 70 percent, and the score is available at the end of the exam.

Is the Arkansas physical therapy jurisprudence exam open book?

Yes, in the Board's own words: its procedures say the Practice Act and the Rules and Regulations can be printed from its website and referenced during the exam, which is taken online.

Who has to take the Arkansas jurisprudence exam?

Applicants for a first license and by reciprocity (Board Rules III.D and IV.A), and every licensee for each odd-numbered year renewal, when it counts as one hour of continuing education (Rules VI.E and XI.C).

Is this the real Arkansas jurisprudence exam?

No. It is unofficial practice written from Arkansas law and the Board's rules. The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy did not write or review this page, and none of the exam's questions appear here.

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