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Nebraska Jurisprudence Exam Physical Therapy Study Guide

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Questions
50
To pass
40 of 50 right (80%)
Time limit
90 minutes
Fee
$65, plus a 1.6% processing fee
Retakes
Unlimited attempts
Who takes it
Every applicant for a new Nebraska license, before licensure.
Format
Online and on demand, registered with an FSBPT ID. It has to be finished within 96 hours of purchase.
In the regulation
172 NAC 137 calls it the Jurisprudence (NE LAW) Examination and states the pass mark as a scaled score of 600 or more.
Continuing education
Passing earns a Nebraska licensee 5 hours, once per competence cycle.
Score report
Passed or failed at once, with the number and percent right in each content area.

Checked October 13, 2026 against FSBPT's Nebraska JAM page and 172 NAC 137. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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Definitions 6

  • General supervision under Section 38-2908 is supervision given how? Answer: Either onsite or by telecommunication. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2908
  • How does the Nebraska Physical Therapy Practice Act define direct supervision? Answer: The supervisor is physically present and immediately available. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2906
  • Section 38-2914 puts which of these inside the practice of physical therapy? Answer: Purchasing, storing and administering topical and aerosol medication. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2914
  • What are treatment-related tasks under Section 38-2918? Answer: Activities that need no clinical decisionmaking by a PT or problem solving by a PTA. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2918
  • What is a satellite office in Nebraska's physical therapy regulations? Answer: A practice site operating without a physical therapist present. Source: 172 NAC 137-002.12
  • Which of these does Section 38-2917 leave out of "testing"? Answer: Diagnostic needle electromyography. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2917

The Board and the department 3

  • What is the purpose of a board under the Uniform Credentialing Act? Answer: To protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-161(1)
  • Which of these is among a board's duties in Section 38-161? Answer: Setting minimum standards of proficiency and competency. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-161(2)
  • Who approves the examination an applicant for a Nebraska physical therapy license must pass? Answer: The department, on the board's recommendation. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2921(3)
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Licensure, renewal and continuing competency 14

  • A credential has been revoked. When may its former holder apply for reinstatement? Answer: Only after two years from the date of revocation. Source: 172 NAC 10-007.01(C)
  • A credential was permanently voluntarily surrendered. What may its former holder do? Answer: Neither reinstate it nor apply for a new one. Source: 172 NAC 10-007.02
  • A PT licensed in another state has not practiced in the 3 years before applying in Nebraska. What continuing education must be shown? Answer: 50 hours within the 3 years before the application. Source: 172 NAC 137-003.01(D)
  • A PTA credentialed elsewhere has not practiced in the 3 years before applying. How much continuing education does 172 NAC 137 ask for? Answer: 15 hours within the 3 years before the application. Source: 172 NAC 137-005.01(D)
  • A therapist was first credentialed 10 months before the renewal date. What does 172 NAC 10 say about continuing competency for that renewal? Answer: It is waived. Source: 172 NAC 10-004.03(B)
  • How long may a Nebraska credential stay on inactive status? Answer: For an indefinite period. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-142(3)
  • How many continuing education hours does passing the jurisprudence examination earn? Answer: 5 hours. Source: 172 NAC 137-011.02(H)
  • How many continuing education hours may come from home study in one 24-month renewal period? Answer: At most 10. Source: 172 NAC 137-011.02(C)
  • How much continuing education does each 24-month period require? Answer: 20 hours for a PT and 10 for a PTA. Source: 172 NAC 137-011
  • How old must an applicant for a credential be under 172 NAC 10? Answer: At least 19, unless a statute says otherwise. Source: 172 NAC 10-003.01(A)
  • What score on the National Physical Therapist Examination does 172 NAC 137 require? Answer: A scaled score of 600 or more. Source: 172 NAC 137-003.01(B)
  • When do Nebraska physical therapist and physical therapist assistant credentials expire? Answer: November 1 of each odd-numbered year. Source: 172 NAC 137-010
  • Which of these earns no continuing education credit under 172 NAC 137? Answer: Physical therapy on-the-job training. Source: 172 NAC 137-011.03
  • Who approves continuing education courses for Nebraska physical therapists ahead of time? Answer: No one; the Board does not approve programs. Source: 172 NAC 137-011.01

Patient care: lawful practice, supervision, records 18

  • 172 NAC 137 gives which example of an intervention that requires the expertise of a physical therapist? Answer: Sharp wound debridement. Source: 172 NAC 137-008.03(F)
  • A PTA thinks the plan of care needs to be readjusted. What does Section 38-2927 require first? Answer: Consultation with the supervising physical therapist. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2927(1)(d)
  • A student in an approved program performs physical therapy within the scope of the program. What supervision keeps that outside unauthorized practice? Answer: Direct supervision of a physical therapist. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2920(2)
  • For fine-wire electromyography, the training route in 172 NAC 137-006 calls for documentation of what? Answer: 10 kinesiology electromyography examinations. Source: 172 NAC 137-006
  • For how many physical therapist assistants may one Nebraska PT provide general supervision? Answer: No more than two. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2927(2)
  • From whom may a physical therapy aide take supervision, orders and directions? Answer: Only a PT or PTA. Source: 172 NAC 137-009.02(C)
  • May a PT set up a satellite clinic staffed only by a physical therapist assistant? Answer: No; the regulation does not authorize it. Source: 172 NAC 137-008.01(A)
  • Section 38-2920 exempts a school employee who does which of these? Answer: Gives personal assistance such as help with transfers. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2920(6)
  • The supervising PT will be unavailable. What does 172 NAC 137-008 require? Answer: Transfer of all patient care to another qualified PT. Source: 172 NAC 137-008(B)
  • Under general supervision, how often must the supervising PT re-evaluate a patient who is treated by a PTA? Answer: At least once every 30 calendar days. Source: 172 NAC 137-008(D)
  • Under what supervision may a physical therapy aide assist with treatment-related tasks? Answer: Direct supervision of a PT or PTA. Source: 172 NAC 137-009.02
  • What must be done with telecommunications between the supervising PT and the PTA about patients? Answer: They are documented in the patients' medical records. Source: 172 NAC 137-008(B)
  • When a PT assigns services to a PTA, what does "criticality of patient treatment" ask? Answer: What consequences exist for a poor choice in patient intervention. Source: 172 NAC 137-008.02(B)
  • When may services that are billed to someone be called physical therapy? Answer: When a PT, or a PTA under general supervision, provides them. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2919(3)
  • Which of these is on the list of what "adequate patient records" must contain? Answer: A discharge plan. Source: 172 NAC 137-002.01
  • Which of these may a Nebraska PTA do under Section 38-2927? Answer: Document the PTA's own services without a PT's signature. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2927(5)
  • Which titles does Section 38-2919 let a licensed physical therapist use? Answer: Physical therapist or physiotherapist, and the abbreviation PT. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2919(2)
  • Who assumes legal liability for physical therapy provided under a physical therapist's supervision? Answer: The physical therapist. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2928(1)(a)

Discipline, unlawful practice and reporting 15

  • 172 NAC 137 lists which of these as unprofessional conduct? Answer: Failing to obtain a patient's informed consent before treatment. Source: 172 NAC 137-012.05(D)
  • A credential is suspended temporarily without a hearing. How soon must the hearing be held? Answer: No later than 15 days from the temporary suspension. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-183(1)
  • A person keeps practicing without a credential after receiving a cease and desist order. What is that under Section 38-1,124? Answer: A Class III felony. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-1,124(2)
  • A PT has first-hand knowledge that another PT practiced while impaired. How soon must that be reported to the department? Answer: Within 30 days. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-1,125(1)
  • Does unprofessional conduct under Section 38-179 depend on someone being injured? Answer: No; it applies whether or not anyone is injured. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-179
  • For a person in another profession, Section 38-1,125 requires a report of which conduct? Answer: Gross incompetence, gross negligence or impaired practice. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-1,125(1)(b)
  • Giving more physical therapy than a patient needs for financial gain is what under 172 NAC 137? Answer: Unprofessional conduct. Source: 172 NAC 137-012.05(I)
  • Negligence that is not gross becomes a ground for discipline under Section 38-178 when it is what? Answer: A pattern of incompetent or negligent conduct. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-178(6)
  • Section 38-179 calls which fee arrangement unprofessional conduct? Answer: Splitting fees with a person for referring a consumer. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-179(2)
  • Sharing recalled or memorized examination questions is treated in 172 NAC 137 as what? Answer: Conduct that subverts the integrity of the examination. Source: 172 NAC 137-012.05(F)
  • Unless the credential holder waives the limit, a temporary suspension may stay in effect no longer than what? Answer: 90 days. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-183(3)
  • What protects a person who reports another credential holder to the department? Answer: Confidentiality, and immunity from liability. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-1,126
  • When may a Nebraska PT disclose patient information without the patient's prior written consent? Answer: When silence would put someone in clear danger. Source: 172 NAC 137-012.02
  • Which list matches the sanctions the director may impose after a disciplinary hearing under Section 38-196? Answer: Censure, probation, limitation, civil penalty, suspension, revocation. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-196(1)
  • Which of these must a credential holder report about himself or herself under Section 38-1,125? Answer: A conviction of any misdemeanor or felony. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-1,125(1)(c)

Consumer rights and advertising 7

  • A patient asks in writing for a copy of medical records. How soon must the provider furnish it? Answer: Within 30 days of receiving the request. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-8403(2)
  • A patient asks in writing to examine the medical records. By when must the provider respond? Answer: No later than 10 days after the request. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-8403(3)
  • A patient's authorization to release records names no expiration date or event. When does it expire? Answer: Twelve months after the patient signed it. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-8403(1)
  • On what basis does a credential holder take part in the Licensee Assistance Program? Answer: Voluntary and confidential. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-175
  • What is the most a provider may charge a patient for a copy of medical records under Section 71-8404? Answer: $20 as a handling fee and 50 cents a page. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-8404
  • What must a credential holder's advertisement for health care services identify? Answer: The type of credential the holder has. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-124(1)
  • When may a provider charge nothing at all for a copy of medical records? Answer: When they support a claim for disability benefits. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-8405(1)

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, spread over the six categories of the Nebraska JAM Content Outline (2024) that the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy publishes (https://www.fsbpt.org/Portals/0/documents/OurServices/NE_JAM_2024_Content_Outline.pdf). Statutes were read on 2026-10-13 on the Nebraska Legislature's site, nebraskalegislature.gov: the Physical Therapy Practice Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-2901 to 38-2929), sections of the Uniform Credentialing Act (38-124 to 38-1,138 as cited) and the medical records sections 71-8402 to 71-8405. The regulations, 172 NAC 137 (effective 2020-06-20) and 172 NAC 10 (effective 2019-06-24), were read the same day on the State's rules site, rules.nebraska.gov. The exam's numbers are from FSBPT's Nebraska JAM page. 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 Nebraska. Nothing is taken from the NE JAM, a study guide or another practice test.

How it works

An unofficial study guide for the Nebraska physical therapy jurisprudence exam, not affiliated with the Nebraska Board of Physical Therapy or the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy. The questions are our own, written from Nebraska statutes and regulations.

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Six areas, weighted like the outline

The Nebraska JAM Content Outline of 2024 gives definitions 8 percent of the exam, the Board 4, licensure 24, patient care management 28, discipline and unlawful practice 26 and consumer advocacy 10. The bank keeps that order of size.

Five bodies of law, not one

Much of the outline sits outside the Practice Act. Discipline, reporting duties and renewal are in the Uniform Credentialing Act, access to records in sections 71-8401 to 71-8407, and supervision detail in 172 NAC 137. Each explanation names its section and links to the State's copy.

  • Supervision words settle many answers: direct means physically present, general may be by telecommunication.
  • Nebraska statutes license therapists and certify assistants, and both credentials expire November 1 of odd-numbered years.

Questions and answers

Is the Nebraska physical therapy jurisprudence exam the same as the NE JAM?

Yes. The regulation, 172 NAC 137, calls it the Jurisprudence (NE LAW) Examination. It is taken online as the Nebraska Jurisprudence Assessment Module, which the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy runs.

How many questions are on the Nebraska jurisprudence exam?

The Federation's NE JAM page lists 50 questions in 90 minutes. Takers must answer 80 percent correctly, and they may retake it as often as needed.

What does the Nebraska jurisprudence exam cover?

172 NAC 137-002.08 names five sources: the Physical Therapy Practice Act, 172 NAC 137, the Uniform Credentialing Act, 172 NAC 10 and the medical records statutes, sections 71-8401 to 71-8407.

Is this the real Nebraska jurisprudence exam?

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

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