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Mississippi Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Practice Test

Practice the Mississippi Practice Law and the Board's regulations before the open book Jurisprudence Exam.

How many members sit on the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy?

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Pass mark
The Board's application steps give the minimum acceptable score as 70.
Format
Online, through the Board's application process. Open book, using the regulations and law on the Board's site.
Who takes it
Applicants for a license, compact applicants for a privilege to practice, and licensees who start, renew or leave inactive status.
Before a license
No applicant is considered for a license before a passing score is on file.

Checked October 13, 2026 against the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy's Steps to Licensure by Examination and Part 3103 Rules 1.1, 1.3 and 1.7 of its regulations. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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The State Board of Physical Therapy 11

  • Besides four physical therapists, who sits on the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-41(1)
  • By how much may the Mississippi board raise a fee? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-49(2)
  • How long is a term on the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy, and how many may follow one another? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-41(1)
  • How long must a physical therapist have practiced in Mississippi to be named to the board? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-41(1)
  • How many members sit on the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-41(1)
  • How often must the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy meet? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-41(2)
  • What does § 73-23-41 name as cause to remove a member of the Mississippi board? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-41(2)
  • What is a quorum of the Mississippi board under its Rule 2.2? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3101, Rule 2.2
  • Where do fees collected by the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy go? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-45
  • Which officers does the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy elect each year? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-41(2)
  • Whose code of ethics must Mississippi licensees follow under Rule 3.4? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 3.4
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Definitions 9

  • How does Rule 1.3 of the Mississippi regulations define "regular intervals"? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3101, Rule 1.3
  • In what form may a referral be given under Mississippi § 73-23-33(d)? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-33(d)
  • Must the referring practitioner hold a Mississippi license under Rule 1.3 of the Mississippi regulations? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3101, Rule 1.3
  • What does "face-to-face" mean in the Mississippi regulations? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3101, Rule 1.3
  • What does "privilege to practice" mean in Mississippi § 73-23-33? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-33(h)
  • Which of these is not part of physical therapy under Mississippi § 73-23-33? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-33(a)
  • Which of these may refer a patient for physical therapy under the Mississippi definition of "referral"? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-33(d)
  • Which task may a Mississippi physical therapist assistant not perform under § 73-23-33(c)? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-33(c)
  • Who may perform electromyography and nerve conduction studies under Rule 1.3 of the Mississippi regulations? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3101, Rule 1.3

Licensure, temporary and inactive licenses 15

  • A Mississippi temporary licensee does not pass the examination. What happens to the temporary license? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-53(3)
  • A person asks the Mississippi board whether a criminal record will keep him from a license. How soon must the Board answer in writing? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.10
  • A therapist licensed in another state moves to Mississippi and applies for a permanent license. How long may a temporary license run under § 73-23-53(2)? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-53(2)
  • After how many attempts at the national examination is an unlicensed applicant no longer eligible to sit for it in Mississippi? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.1
  • For how long may a Mississippi license stay on inactive status? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.7
  • For how long may a Mississippi temporary license be granted to a graduate who has not yet taken the examination, under § 73-23-53(1)? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-53(1)
  • How long is the temporary practice permit valid for a Mississippi applicant under the Military Family Freedom Act? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.8
  • How soon must a Mississippi licensee tell the Board in writing of a change of address? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.11
  • Rule 1.1 of Part 3103 ends its Mississippi licensure requirements with which examination? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.1
  • What minimum TOEFL iBT speaking score do the Mississippi regulations set for a foreign-trained applicant? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.4
  • What must accompany a Mississippi licensee's written notice of a name change? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.11
  • When does the Mississippi board deem an application abandoned? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.12
  • Which of these is required to put a Mississippi license on inactive status? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.7
  • Which of these must a compact applicant do to receive a privilege to practice in Mississippi? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.3
  • Whom may a temporarily licensed physical therapist supervise in Mississippi? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.6

Renewal and continuing competence 17

  • A Mississippi licensee never receives the Board's renewal notice. What follows? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 4.2
  • A Mississippi licensee's surname changes from Adams to Young. What happens to the renewal group? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 4.1
  • A person whose Mississippi license expired more than five years ago is licensed again. What condition applies? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 4.4
  • After how long lapsed can a Mississippi license no longer be reinstated? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 4.3
  • After which date does a late Mississippi renewal owe a reinstatement fee as well as the late fee? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 4.3
  • How is clinical instruction of a student credited toward Mississippi continuing competence? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.4
  • How many continuing competence units must a Mississippi licensee accrue in each two-year licensing period? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.2
  • How many hours of ethics, professionalism or jurisprudence must a Mississippi licensee take in each licensing period? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.2
  • How many of a Mississippi licensee's 30 units must come from Certified Activities? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.2
  • How many units does Mississippi credit for each semester credit hour of academic course work passed with a C or better? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.4
  • How often must a Mississippi licensee give the Board a current photo identification? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 4.1
  • In which years does a Mississippi licensee whose surname begins with A through L renew? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 4.1
  • On what date does the Mississippi licensure period end? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 4.1
  • Through what must Mississippi licensees record and report continuing competence activities? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.5
  • What does a Mississippi licensee who fails to accrue the required units receive? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.2
  • What share of a Mississippi licensee's continuing competence units must relate directly to clinical practice? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.2
  • Which of these earns no continuing competence credit in Mississippi? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 5.4

Referrals, telehealth, dry needling and titles 16

  • A Mississippi patient treated under § 73-23-35(4) has not made measurable or functional improvement. When must the therapist refer the patient to an appropriate health care provider? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-35(4)(c)
  • A Mississippi therapist treats a previously diagnosed condition without a referral, after informing the provider who made the diagnosis. How old may the diagnosis be? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-35(3)(e)
  • How much training must a Mississippi physical therapist complete to perform intramuscular dry needling? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 3.3
  • May a Mississippi therapist delegate intramuscular dry needling to an assistant? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 3.3
  • To win an injunction against a violation of Mississippi § 73-23-35(1), what must the board show? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-35(2)
  • What consent does Mississippi Rule 3.2 require before services are provided through telehealth? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 3.2
  • What does Mississippi § 73-23-35(1) say about employing an unlicensed person to provide physical therapy services? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-35(1)
  • What is the largest needle the Mississippi dry needling rule allows? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 3.3
  • What is the preferred title for a licensed physical therapist under Mississippi Rule 2.1? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 2.1
  • What is the smallest consumer information sign a Mississippi licensee may display? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 2.3
  • What must a Mississippi licensee carry at all times and show when requested? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 2.2
  • What must a Mississippi licensee do before each telehealth session? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 3.2
  • What must the patient receive before intramuscular dry needling in Mississippi? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 3.3
  • What must the sign in a Mississippi licensee's place of business tell consumers? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 2.3
  • Where must a Mississippi licensee's Certificate of Licensure, or a copy, be displayed? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 2.2
  • Which Mississippi physical therapist may implement treatment with or without a referral under § 73-23-35(4)(b)? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-35(4)(b)

Supervision and documentation 12

  • A Mississippi assistant judges that a delegated treatment appears harmful to the patient. What does Rule 8.1 make his responsibility? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.1
  • A Mississippi therapist cannot treat the patient at the final session because of an emergency. What must be done? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.2
  • A Mississippi therapist works for two agencies. How is the supervision limit counted? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.2
  • How available must the supervising therapist be while a Mississippi assistant treats patients? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.2
  • How many physical therapist assistants and physical therapy students in total may one Mississippi therapist supervise at any point in the work day? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.2
  • How much on-premises observation must a supervisor give a temporarily licensed Mississippi physical therapist? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 1.6
  • How often must a supervising Mississippi therapist re-evaluate and personally treat a patient who is seen by an assistant, under Rule 8.2? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.2
  • Over how many physical therapist assistants may a Mississippi therapist have direct supervision at one time, under § 73-23-33(g)? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-33(g)
  • What does Mississippi Rule 8.2 say about a signature stamp on patient records? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.2
  • What must an out-of-state therapist who comes to Mississippi during a declared disaster give the Board? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 7.1
  • Where must the meetings and case conferences between a Mississippi therapist and assistant be documented? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.2
  • Who may document and sign an initial physical therapy evaluation in Mississippi? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 8.2

Discipline, complaints and appeals 21

  • A Mississippi licensee refuses a board order to submit to a mental examination. What does § 73-23-59(3) provide? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-59(3)
  • A Mississippi licensee sees a colleague commit an act that appears to violate the practice law and tells no one. What is the licensee's own exposure? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-59(1)(z)
  • A Mississippi licensee under investigation voluntarily surrenders the license. Does the investigation end? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 6.5
  • For which reason outside professional conduct may the Mississippi board suspend a license under § 73-23-59(4)? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-59(4)
  • How far ahead of the hearing must a Mississippi licensee be served notice of a formal charge? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-63(2)(c)
  • How long after the Mississippi board's order is mailed or delivered does an applicant or licensee have to appeal? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-63(3)
  • How long does a Mississippi complainant have to reply once the Board sends the respondent's written response? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 6.5
  • How long does a Mississippi respondent have to file a written response after the Board's notice of a complaint? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 6.5
  • How long does the Mississippi board keep information about a complaint confidential? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-67
  • How many continuances of a Mississippi board hearing are granted before the Board's approval for good cause is needed? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 6.5
  • May a Mississippi Complaint Committee member who helped prepare its recommendation take part in the Board's later action on the complaint? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 6.5
  • The Mississippi board finds that a complaint does not merit disciplinary action. What may it still issue? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-64(6)
  • The Mississippi board summarily suspends a license. When must the hearing begin? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-64(2)
  • To which court does a Mississippi resident appeal an action of the physical therapy board? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-63(3)
  • What is the criminal penalty for each violation of Mississippi § 73-23-35? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-61(1)
  • What is the largest monetary penalty the Mississippi board may impose for a first violation? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-64(1)(d)
  • What is the largest monetary penalty the Mississippi board may impose for a third violation? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-64(1)(d)
  • Where does a licensee who lives outside Mississippi appeal an action of the board? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-63(3)
  • Which complaints does the Mississippi board formally address, absent extenuating circumstances? Miss. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 3103, Rule 6.5
  • Which of these belongs to "adequate patient records" as Mississippi § 73-23-59 defines them? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-59(1)(y)
  • Which of these is a ground for discipline under Mississippi § 73-23-59(1)? Miss. Code Ann. § 73-23-59(1)(o)

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the law the Mississippi Jurisprudence Exam is taken from. The Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy's application steps describe that exam as open book, using the regulations and law on the Board's site; the Board publishes no outline of it. The Mississippi Physical Therapy Practice Law (Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-23-31 to 73-23-67, in the copy the Board posts, current through July 1, 2024, https://www.msbpt.ms.gov/secure/pdf/Physical_Therapy_Statute_2024.pdf) and the Regulations Governing Licensure of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants (Title 30, Parts 3101 and 3103, amended 03-07-25, https://www.msbpt.ms.gov/sites/msbpt/files/pdfs/Final.Regulations.New_.2025.pdf) were read on 2026-10-13. The exam's facts are from the Board's Steps to Licensure by Examination, https://www.msbpt.ms.gov/secure/pdf/NewGradAppPacket.pdf. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the statute or regulation it cites, which is public law of the State of Mississippi. Nothing is taken from the Jurisprudence Exam, a study guide or another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for the Mississippi Jurisprudence Exam for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, not affiliated with the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy. Each question is our own, written from Miss. Code 73-23-31 to 73-23-67 and the Board's regulations.

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Grouped by the law the exam is taken from

The Board publishes no outline, only that the exam is taken from the regulations and law on its site. So the questions are grouped by those sources: the Board, definitions, licensure, renewal and continuing competence, practice, supervision and records, and discipline.

What is particular to Mississippi

Renewal goes by surname: A through L in odd-numbered years, M through Z in even. One therapist supervises no more than four assistants and students in total, and re-evaluates an assistant's patient every sixth visit or thirtieth day. Dry needling takes 50 hours of face-to-face study.

  • Direct access under § 73-23-35, as amended in 2024: a doctorate or five years of practice, thirty days without improvement, a diagnosis within 180 days.
  • Thirty continuing competence units each period: 15 from certified activities, 7.5 clinical, three hours of ethics, professionalism or jurisprudence.

Questions and answers

Is the Mississippi physical therapy jurisprudence exam open book?

Yes. The Board's application steps describe it as open book style, based on the law and regulations posted at www.msbpt.ms.gov, and say applicants reach it through the online application process.

What is the passing score on the Mississippi jurisprudence exam?

The Board's application steps give the minimum acceptable score as 70 and say no applicant is considered for a license before a passing score is on file. They give no number of questions or time limit, so this page gives none.

Who has to take the Mississippi jurisprudence exam?

Applicants for a license (Part 3103 Rule 1.1), compact applicants for a privilege to practice (Rule 1.3), and licensees who start, renew or leave inactive status (Rule 1.7).

Is this the real Mississippi jurisprudence exam?

No. It is unofficial practice written from Mississippi statutes and Board regulations. The Mississippi 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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