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Montana Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Practice Test

Montana's physical therapy statutes and rules, asked one at a time, with the section behind each answer.

Which profession does 37-11-103, MCA, say the chapter does not authorize a physical therapist to practice?

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The real exam, as the board's page describes it

Retakes
It can be repeated until passed
Who takes it
Therapists and assistants seeking a Montana compact privilege. The licensure checklist of July 13, 2026 lists no jurisprudence exam for a Montana license.
Where
In the State's Citizen Portal, as a new health care license application to the Physical, Rehabilitative, Developmental board.
Scoring
Graded automatically. After a pass, the compact privilege is bought at ptcompact.org.
Study material
The board's administrative rules and statutes.
Not published
The number of questions, a time limit and a pass mark.

Checked October 16, 2026 against the board's Frequently Asked Questions page and its Licensure Checklist for Physical Therapy of 7/13/2026. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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All 52 questions

Definitions, the board and scope of practice 8

  • Does a licensed Montana physical therapist need a referral to evaluate and treat? MCA 37-11-104
  • How many of the 12 members of Montana's board of physical, rehabilitative, and developmental health care professionals are physical therapists? MCA 2-15-1754
  • What may a Montana physical therapist assistant not do, by the definition in 37-11-101, MCA? MCA 37-11-101
  • What training does Montana's definition of a physical therapy aide call for? MCA 37-11-101
  • Which board does "board" mean in Montana's physical therapy chapter, 37-11-101, MCA? MCA 37-11-101
  • Which means of treatment does Montana's definition of physical therapy name beside therapeutic exercise and rehabilitative procedures? MCA 37-11-101
  • Which profession does 37-11-103, MCA, say the chapter does not authorize a physical therapist to practice? MCA 37-11-103
  • Which term does 37-11-101, MCA, treat as equivalent to "physical therapy practitioner"? MCA 37-11-101
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Supervising assistants, aides and students 9

  • How many aides may one Montana physical therapist supervise at the same time, if supervising no assistants? MCA 37-11-105
  • How many full-time aides may one licensed Montana physical therapist assistant supervise at the same time? MCA 37-11-105
  • How may the supervising physical therapist make the visit that 37-11-105, MCA, requires? MCA 37-11-105
  • How often must the supervising Montana physical therapist visit a client who is treated by an assistant? MCA 37-11-105
  • What is the most full-time assistants a Montana physical therapist may concurrently supervise under 37-11-105, MCA? MCA 37-11-105
  • Which patient task may a Montana physical therapy aide perform under direct supervision? ARM 24.119.1001
  • Which task may a Montana aide perform without direct or onsite supervision? ARM 24.119.1001
  • Who must sign a document that a Montana physical therapy aide prepared? ARM 24.119.1001
  • Who supervises a physical therapist assistant student in Montana, and how? MCA 37-11-105

Topical medications 9

  • A patient brought a prescribed topical medication to the clinic. What happens to it when treatment with that patient ends? ARM 24.119.1031
  • Below what temperature must topical medications be stored at a Montana physical therapist's place of business, unless otherwise specified? ARM 24.119.1031
  • How must a topical medication be prescribed before a Montana physical therapist applies it? MCA 37-11-106
  • In which class of topical medication does the Montana board place anti-fungal agents? ARM 24.119.1034
  • What is iontophoresis, as 37-11-106, MCA, describes it? MCA 37-11-106
  • What must be kept in the patient's physical therapy medical records when a topical medication is applied? ARM 24.119.1031
  • Which class of topical medication is on the list a Montana physical therapist may apply under 37-11-106, MCA? MCA 37-11-106
  • Who may obtain a prescribed topical medication from a certified pharmacy under ARM 24.119.1031? ARM 24.119.1031
  • With which two boards does the board consult in adopting topical medication protocols under 37-11-107, MCA? MCA 37-11-107

Dry needling and other practice rules 5

  • The board asks a Montana physical therapist for written documentation of dry needling training, and none is provided. What may follow? ARM 24.119.1013
  • In Montana, who besides the physical therapist may be given dry needling to perform? ARM 24.119.1013
  • What does ARM 24.119.1013 require before dry needling is performed? ARM 24.119.1013
  • What must initial training in dry needling include under the Montana rule? ARM 24.119.1013
  • Which Montana licensees may perform physical examinations for a Department of Transportation motor carrier license? ARM 24.119.1014

Licensure, renewal and continuing education 10

  • An applicant licensed in another state has not been actively engaged in the profession for how many years before the board may require remedial study? ARM 24.119.1021
  • How many hours of continuing education must Montana physical therapists and assistants obtain each year? ARM 24.119.2101
  • How many provisional licenses will Montana issue to one applicant? ARM 24.119.1021
  • What is the earliest date on which a Montana applicant may take the national examination? ARM 24.119.1021
  • What is the renewal fee for Montana physical therapists and assistants in ARM 24.119.401? ARM 24.119.401
  • What may the Montana board not do with the criminal history record information from an applicant's fingerprint check? MCA 37-11-312
  • What minimum age does 37-11-303, MCA, set for a Montana physical therapist license? MCA 37-11-303
  • What scaled score passes the national examination under ARM 24.119.1021? ARM 24.119.1021
  • When do Montana's continuing education requirements first apply to a new licensee? ARM 24.119.2101
  • Where must a Montana licensee display the current license? MCA 37-11-311

The compact privilege 5

  • A nonmember state takes adverse action against a compact privilege holder. Within how many days must the licensee report it to the commission? MCA 37-11-316
  • For how long before seeking a compact privilege must a licensee have had no adverse action against any license or compact privilege? MCA 37-11-316
  • Under the compact in 37-11-316, MCA, whose jurisprudence requirements must a licensee meet to hold a compact privilege? MCA 37-11-316
  • Until when is a compact privilege valid under 37-11-316, MCA? MCA 37-11-316
  • Whose laws govern a licensee who treats a patient in a remote state under a compact privilege? MCA 37-11-316

Discipline and unprofessional conduct 6

  • A Montana licensee knows a team's athletes through professional services. Which act is unprofessional conduct under ARM 24.119.2301? ARM 24.119.2301
  • How does ARM 24.119.403 class an administrative suspension of a license? ARM 24.119.403
  • What must come before the Montana board refuses to renew, suspends or revokes a license under 37-11-321, MCA? MCA 37-11-321
  • When may a Montana licensee discontinue professional services that are not completed, under ARM 24.119.2301? ARM 24.119.2301
  • Which failure regarding patient records is unprofessional conduct under ARM 24.119.2301? ARM 24.119.2301
  • Which of these is a ground for discipline under 37-11-321, MCA? MCA 37-11-321

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written from the two sources the Montana board's page names as study material for its Physical Therapy Compact jurisprudence exam (https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/Physical-Rehabilitative-and-Developmental-Health-Care-Professionals/FAQ): its statutes and its administrative rules. Montana Code Annotated 2025, Title 37, chapter 11, and section 2-15-1754 were read on 2026-10-16 on the Legislature's site (https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0110/parts_index.html). Administrative Rules of Montana, Title 24, chapter 119, in the version effective July 25, 2026, were read the same day on the Secretary of State's site (https://rules.mt.gov). The State publishes no content outline, so the bank is spread over the chapters' subjects. 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 Montana. Nothing is taken from the State's jurisprudence exam, a study guide or another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice on Montana physical therapy law, not affiliated with Montana's Board of Physical, Rehabilitative, and Developmental Health Care Professionals. Montana's jurisprudence exam is for compact privilege applicants, not for a Montana license; every question here is our own.

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What is particular to Montana

A therapist may evaluate and treat without referral and may apply prescribed topical medications. The supervising therapist sees an assistant's client every eight visits or 30 days. Since July 25, 2026 the rules sit in ARM 24.119, under a board shared with other professions.

  • ARM 24.177, the old physical therapy chapter, is repealed. Cite ARM 24.119 for aides, dry needling, topical medications and continuing education.
  • Supervision limits are in statute: two full-time assistants, or four aides, or two assistants and two aides (37-11-105, MCA).

Questions and answers

Does Montana have a physical therapy jurisprudence exam?

For the compact, yes. The board's questions page describes a Physical Therapy Compact jurisprudence exam taken in the State's licensing portal. Its licensure checklist of July 13, 2026 lists no jurisprudence exam for a Montana license itself.

How do I take the Montana jurisprudence exam for a compact privilege?

The board's page says to log in to the Citizen Portal, start a new health care license application and choose the Physical, Rehabilitative, Developmental board. The test is graded automatically and can be repeated until passed.

How many questions are on the Montana jurisprudence exam?

The State publishes no question count, time limit or pass mark for it, so this page does not guess them. The board's questions page names its administrative rules and statutes as the study material.

Are these the real Montana jurisprudence exam questions?

No. They are unofficial practice written from Title 37, chapter 11, MCA and ARM 24.119. Montana's board and its Department of Labor and Industry took no part, and none of the exam's questions appear here.

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