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Kentucky Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Practice Test

Practice KRS Chapter 327 and the Board's regulations before the Kentucky Jurisprudence Exam.

How many members of the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy make a quorum?

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Questions
20
Fee
Free
Who takes it
Every PT and PTA once in each biennium (now April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027), new applicants and compact privilege holders.
Format
Online. The regulation defines it as a board-provided open book tutorial on KRS Chapter 327 and 201 KAR Chapter 22.
New every two years
The Board writes a new exam each biennium on changes in the law and trends in disciplinary action.
Renewal credit
Two contact hours of continued competency per biennium (201 KAR 22:045).

Checked October 13, 2026 against the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy's Jurisprudence Exam page and 201 KAR 22:045. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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Definitions 5

  • How does 201 KAR 22:001 define on-site supervision? 201 KAR 22:001, Section 1(14)
  • In 201 KAR 22:001, direct supervision means being immediately available and what else? 201 KAR 22:001, Section 1(6)
  • KRS 327.010 leaves which of these out of physical therapy? KRS 327.010(5)
  • Under KRS 327.010, when does a person stop being an "active patient"? KRS 327.010(1)
  • What is a provisional license under KRS 327.010? KRS 327.010(6)

The Board of Physical Therapy 5

  • How is the impaired physical therapy practitioners committee paid for? KRS 327.045(4)
  • How long is a term on the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy, and how many may follow one another? KRS 327.030(3)
  • How many members of the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy make a quorum? KRS 327.040(3)
  • How many members sit on the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy, and who appoints them? KRS 327.030(1)
  • Which of these may the Board issue under KRS 327.040? KRS 327.040(11)
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Licensure, renewal and continued competency 13

  • A licensee who cannot show hardship asks for more time to finish continued competency. What fee does 201 KAR 22:045 set? 201 KAR 22:045, Section 2(5)(b)
  • After how many failed attempts at one exam level, in any jurisdiction, may an applicant no longer register for the examination? 201 KAR 22:020, Section 2(3)
  • By what date must a Kentucky license be renewed? KRS 327.050(8)
  • How does 201 KAR 22:045 define the Jurisprudence Examination? 201 KAR 22:045, Section 1(3)
  • How long is the supervised practice period for an applicant educated outside the United States? KRS 327.060(1)
  • How long must a licensee keep documentation of continued competency activities? 201 KAR 22:045, Section 2(4)
  • How many contact hours does the Jurisprudence Examination earn each biennium? 201 KAR 22:045, Section 2(1)
  • How many contact hours of continued competency does a Kentucky renewal require? 201 KAR 22:045, Section 2(1)
  • Of a PT's 30 contact hours, at least how many must come from Category 1? 201 KAR 22:045, Section 2(1)(a)
  • Under 201 KAR 22:020, who may supervise an applicant practicing on a temporary permit? 201 KAR 22:020, Section 5(1)
  • Which of these must a candidate have done to be eligible for the examination under 201 KAR 22:020? 201 KAR 22:020, Section 2(1)
  • Who must undergo a national and state criminal background investigation under KRS 327.310? KRS 327.310
  • Within how long may a lapsed license be reinstated on payment of the renewal fee and a reinstatement fee? KRS 327.075(1)

Standards of practice and supervision 14

  • A PTA gathers data about a patient's disability at the PT's direction. What may the PTA not do with it? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 3(4)
  • A required reassessment has not been done on time. What must the PTA do? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 3(8)
  • A therapist licensed in another state takes part in a clinical residency under a Kentucky PT. For how long does KRS 327.020 allow that without a Kentucky license? KRS 327.020(2)
  • For a patient in a setting the regulation does not name, how often must the PT reassess? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 2(4)
  • For how long may the staffing ratio be exceeded without violating the standard? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 4(1)
  • How does a PT supervise a physical therapist assistant under 201 KAR 22:053? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 4(5)
  • How many PTAs or supportive personnel may one Kentucky PT supervise at a time? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 4(1)
  • How much of a PTA student's on-site supervision may come from a credentialed physical therapist assistant? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 4(5)
  • How often must a PT reassess a patient treated in a school system? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 2(4)
  • How often must a PT reassess an inpatient in a hospital or comprehensive rehabilitation facility? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 2(4)
  • How often must the training and competency of supportive personnel be documented and verified? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 4(4)
  • What must a PT disclose in writing to each patient under Section 2 of 201 KAR 22:053? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 2(11)
  • What supervision do supportive personnel need when they provide direct patient care? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 4(5)
  • Which abbreviations may a licensed physical therapist assistant use under KRS 327.020? KRS 327.020(4)

Documentation and telehealth 8

  • A student writes the note for a treatment the student gave. What does the documentation standard require of that note? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 5(3)
  • Besides the treatment, what must the plan of care in an evaluation include? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 5(2)
  • How often must ongoing documentation be completed in the physical therapy record? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 5(3)
  • On first contact with a telehealth patient, 201 KAR 22:160 requires which of these? 201 KAR 22:160, Section 1
  • What technology does "telephysical therapy" use, as 201 KAR 22:001 defines it? 201 KAR 22:001, Section 1(27)
  • When must informed consent for telehealth be obtained under KRS 327.200? KRS 327.200(1)
  • Where must a credential holder be licensed or otherwise authorized in order to practice telephysical therapy? 201 KAR 22:160, Section 3
  • Which designation may supportive personnel write after a signature in the patient record? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 5(5)

Ethics, reporting and discipline 14

  • A civil claim about a credential holder's own physical therapy practice is settled. What does 201 KAR 22:053 require? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 1(1)
  • A licensee's email address changes. What does KRS 327.040 require? KRS 327.040(6)
  • A patient initiates a personal relationship with the therapist. How does 201 KAR 22:053 treat that? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 1(3)
  • For disciplinary action under KRS 327.070, "conviction" includes which of these? KRS 327.070(2)
  • How soon must a credential holder report a reasonably suspected violation of KRS Chapter 327 to the Board? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 1(1)
  • KRS 327.072 directs the Board to fine a person who does what to a licensee? KRS 327.072(1)
  • Under KRS 327.025, who besides PTs and PTAs must report certain facts about a practitioner to the Board? KRS 327.025
  • What is the fine for a first violation of KRS 327.020, which requires a license to practice? KRS 327.990(1)
  • What is true of a private admonishment under KRS 327.070? KRS 327.070(3)
  • What must patients be told about the personnel involved in delivering their physical therapy? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 1(1)
  • When may physical therapy services continue beyond the point of reasonable benefit to the patient? 201 KAR 22:053, Section 1(2)
  • When may the Board order an immediate temporary suspension under KRS 327.040? KRS 327.040(13)
  • Where does a person appeal a final order of the Board that denies, suspends or revokes a license? KRS 327.075(4)
  • Which of these is cause for disciplinary action under KRS 327.070? KRS 327.070(2)

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the law the Kentucky Jurisprudence Exam is drawn from. 201 KAR 22:045 defines that exam as a board-provided open book tutorial on KRS Chapter 327 and 201 KAR Chapter 22; the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy publishes no outline of it. KRS Chapter 327 (sections 327.005 to 327.990, most as amended effective July 15, 2026) and 201 KAR 22:001, 22:020, 22:035, 22:040, 22:045, 22:053 and 22:160 were read on 2026-10-13 on the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission's site, apps.legislature.ky.gov. The exam's facts are from the Board's Jurisprudence Exam page, https://pt.ky.gov/continuing-practice/Pages/Jurisprudence-Exam.aspx. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the statute or administrative regulation it cites, which is public law of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Nothing is taken from the Jurisprudence Exam, a study guide or another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for the Kentucky Jurisprudence Exam for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, not affiliated with the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy. Each question is our own, written from KRS Chapter 327 and 201 KAR Chapter 22.

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Arranged by the law the exam is drawn from

The Board publishes no outline. Its regulation defines the Jurisprudence Examination as an open book tutorial on KRS Chapter 327 and 201 KAR Chapter 22, so the questions are grouped by those sources: definitions, the Board, licensure, standards of practice, documentation and telehealth, and discipline.

Statutes as amended in 2026

Most sections of KRS Chapter 327 were amended effective July 15, 2026, and the questions use that text. The statute now speaks of licensed assistants and provisional licenses, while some regulations still say certified and temporary permit; each explanation keeps its own source's words.

  • Reassessment intervals differ by setting: 14 days for hospital inpatients, 90 days in schools, 30 days elsewhere.
  • Thirty days is the usual Kentucky deadline: contact changes, reports of suspected violations, reports of civil claims.

Questions and answers

Is the Kentucky physical therapy jurisprudence exam open book?

Yes. 201 KAR 22:045 defines the Jurisprudence Examination as a board-provided open book tutorial on KRS Chapter 327 and 201 KAR Chapter 22.

How many questions are on the Kentucky Jurisprudence Exam?

The Board's page describes a free, online exam of 20 questions. The Board writes a new one every two years to reflect changed statutes and regulations or rising trends in disciplinary action.

Who has to take the Kentucky Jurisprudence Exam?

The Board's page says all PTs and PTAs must complete the current exam between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2027, and that it also serves new applicants and compact privileges. 201 KAR 22:020 requires it of examination candidates.

Is this the real Kentucky Jurisprudence Exam?

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

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