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Nevada Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Practice Test

Nevada's statute and the Board's regulations, asked one at a time, with the section behind each answer.

How many seats on the Board belong to a licensed physical therapist assistant?

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The real exam, as the Board describes it

Fee
Free
Who takes it
Every licensee, at each yearly renewal. Applicants for a license and for a compact privilege complete it too.
Format
Open book. For a renewal it appears in the Board's Licensee Portal once the renewal is begun, and cannot be completed before.
What it covers
The laws, regulations and practice standards that govern physical therapy in Nevada.
Not published
The number of questions, a time limit and the pass mark.

Checked October 16, 2026 against the Nevada Physical Therapy Board's renewal and compact pages and LCB File No. R124-21, sections 13 and 33. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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All 68 questions

Definitions 8

  • A licensee's primary professional address is where the licensee works most of the working hours within what period? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 7(1)
  • The Board reads "immediately available within the treatment area" to mean what? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 8
  • How does NRS 640.016 define immediate supervision? NRS 640.016
  • How does the Board treat an aide who performs treatments a physical therapist has directed? NAC 640.595, as amended by R124-21, sec. 66
  • Under NRS 640.0216, what is a physical therapist technician? NRS 640.0216
  • Which of these does the statutory definition of dry needling exclude? NRS 640.014(2)(c)
  • Which of these is outside the practice of physical therapy as NRS 640.024 defines it? NRS 640.024(2)(b)
  • Who is a patient's physical therapist of record, unless the record or the facility says otherwise? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 21(1)
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The Nevada Physical Therapy Board 8

  • How many consecutive terms may a member of the Nevada Physical Therapy Board serve? NRS 640.030(3)
  • How many members does the Governor appoint to the Nevada Physical Therapy Board? NRS 640.030(1)
  • How many seats on the Board belong to a licensed physical therapist assistant? NRS 640.030(2)
  • On what date does the Board's fiscal year begin? NRS 640.065
  • What may a member or agent of the Board do at premises where a licensee practices? NRS 640.050(7)
  • What may an advisory member of the Board not do? NRS 640.055
  • Which of these is a public record under NRS 640.075? NRS 640.075
  • Which officers does the Board elect at the first meeting of each fiscal year? NRS 640.035

Licensure, renewal and continuing competency 18

  • A graduate practices under the temporary exemption while waiting to take the examination. Which title may the graduate use? NRS 640.120(4)(a)
  • A graduate who will work under supervision before licensure must give the Board the names of how many proposed supervising therapists? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 14(1)
  • A Nevada license has been expired for 2 years or more. What must its holder do? NAC 640.050(2), as amended by R124-21, sec. 36
  • A visiting athletic team's physical therapist is exempt from licensure for how long for each competition or training session? NRS 640.135(3)
  • Absent good cause to deny, how soon must the Board issue a license by endorsement under NRS 640.145? NRS 640.145(3)
  • Each year's continuing competency units must include a course or activity on which subject? NAC 640.400(1), as amended by R124-21, sec. 50
  • For how long after it expires may a Nevada license still be renewed under NRS 640.150? NRS 640.150(2)
  • For how long may the Board issue a temporary license to a person assigned to Nevada for a medical emergency? NRS 640.120(1)
  • For how long must a Nevada licensee keep the certificate of completion for a continuing competency course? NAC 640.510(2), as amended by R124-21, sec. 58
  • How long is a provisional license issued to a military or veteran endorsement applicant valid? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 12(3)
  • How much continuing competency must a licensee complete in the year before applying to renew? NAC 640.400(1), as amended by R124-21, sec. 50
  • What is the youngest age at which a person may be licensed as a physical therapist assistant in Nevada? NRS 640.092(1)
  • What must every licensee pass as a condition of renewing a license? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 13
  • When does a Nevada license to practice as a physical therapist expire? NRS 640.150(1)
  • Where may a physical therapist working under the visiting-team exemption not practice? NRS 640.135(4)
  • Which applicant cannot practice under the temporary exemption of NRS 640.120? NRS 640.120(3)(c)
  • Who may administer Nevada's jurisprudence examination? NAC 640.040(2), as amended by R124-21, sec. 35
  • Within how many days must a licensee notify the Board in writing of a change of mailing or primary professional address? NAC 640.061(2), as amended by R124-21, sec. 38

Practice, supervision, dry needling and records 18

  • A physical therapist assistant may be the clinical instructor of which student? NAC 640.593(1), as amended by R124-21, sec. 64
  • Before a treatment of physical therapy, what consent must a licensee obtain from the patient? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 20(1)(b)
  • By when must a licensee complete the documentation of a treatment in the patient's record? NAC 640.610(1)(b), as amended by R124-21, sec. 68
  • For the supervision of a physical therapist assistant, how must the therapist of record for that day be available? NAC 640.008(1), as amended by R124-21, sec. 31
  • How many hours of didactic education and training must a physical therapist complete before performing dry needling? NRS 640.050(3)(a)
  • How many of the dry needling hours must come from an in-person postgraduate course with a written and a practical examination? NAC 640.552(2)(d)
  • How many times may the same needle be inserted during dry needling? NRS 640.195
  • In Nevada, how many physical therapist assistants may one physical therapist supervise at the same time? NAC 640.594(2)(a), as amended by R124-21, sec. 65
  • May a Nevada physical therapist delegate dry needling to a physical therapist assistant? NAC 640.554(2)(e)
  • One therapist supervises a mix of assistants, technicians, students and graduates. What is the combined limit at one time? NAC 640.594(2)(e), as amended by R124-21, sec. 65
  • What must a licensee wear under the Board's regulations? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 20(1)(a)
  • What must a physical therapist obtain from the patient before performing dry needling? NAC 640.554(1)
  • When a person with no license performs activities of physical therapy, where must the supervising therapist be? NAC 640.594(1), as amended by R124-21, sec. 65
  • Where must a physical therapist display the current license? NRS 640.110(3)
  • Which task may a physical therapist delegate only to another physical therapist? NAC 640.590(2), as amended by R124-21, sec. 63
  • Which words or letters must a licensed physical therapist use right after their name when presenting as licensed? NRS 640.170(1)
  • While the supervising therapist is off the premises, on how many patients at once may a physical therapist assistant perform procedures? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 23(2)
  • Whose code of ethics must a Nevada physical therapist adhere to under NAC 640.550? NAC 640.550(6), as amended by R124-21, sec. 59

Discipline, citations and unlawful practice 16

  • A citation issued after an inspection carries what range of fine for a first violation? NRS 640.155(3)(a)
  • A citation orders corrective action. What is the least time it must allow for compliance? NRS 640.155(2)(a)
  • A malpractice judgment or settlement of what size must a licensee report to the Board within 30 days? NAC 640.685(1)(c), as amended by R124-21, sec. 72
  • A person with no license uses "P.T." after their name. What offense is that under NRS 640.170? NRS 640.170(2)
  • Absent extenuating circumstances, what does the Board do with substantiated information that someone practices without a license? NRS 640.1695
  • How does NAC 640.670 define gross negligence? NAC 640.670(1), as amended by R124-21, sec. 71
  • How long does a licensee have to ask in writing for a hearing to contest a citation? NRS 640.157(1)
  • How long must the Board keep a complaint filed with it, even one it did not act upon? NRS 640.161(5)
  • May a complaint against a licensee be filed with the Board anonymously? NRS 640.161(3)
  • Practicing physical therapy in Nevada without a license is what kind of offense? NRS 640.169(1)
  • What is an "unearned fee" under NAC 640.670? NAC 640.670(4), as amended by R124-21, sec. 71
  • What is the largest administrative fine the Board may impose on a licensee under NRS 640.160? NRS 640.160(1)(e)
  • When is a citation sent by certified mail deemed received? NRS 640.157(4)(b)
  • Which of these does a licensee not have to report to the Board? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 24(1)(a)
  • Which of these is a ground for discipline under NRS 640.160? NRS 640.160(2)(j)
  • Within how many days must a licensee report a criminal conviction or a pending prosecution to the Board? LCB File No. R124-21, sec. 24(1)

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the law Nevada's jurisprudence examination (the NVJAM) covers. The Nevada Physical Therapy Board's renewal page (https://www.ptboard.nv.gov/draft-licensee/license-renewal-and-continuing-competence/) describes that exam as open book, on the laws, regulations and practice standards that govern physical therapy in Nevada; the Board publishes no outline of it. Chapter 640 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-640.html, revised 2025) and chapter 640 of the Nevada Administrative Code (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-640.html) were read on 2026-10-16 on the Nevada Legislature's site, with the regulation that amends the Code and is not yet printed in it: LCB File No. R124-21, filed April 19, 2024 (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Register/2021Register/R124-21AP.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 Nevada. Nothing is taken from the NVJAM, a study guide or another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for Nevada's jurisprudence examination, the NVJAM. It is not affiliated with the Nevada Physical Therapy Board, and every question is our own, written from NRS chapter 640 and the Board's regulations in NAC chapter 640.

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Grouped by the law the exam covers

The Board publishes no outline of the NVJAM, only that it is open book and covers the laws, regulations and practice standards for physical therapy in Nevada. So the questions are grouped by that law: definitions, the Board, licensure and renewal, practice and supervision, and discipline.

What is particular to Nevada

Licenses renew every year, and the exam comes with each renewal. Dry needling takes 150 hours of training and a signed consent form. Regulation R124-21, filed April 19, 2024, amends much of NAC 640, and the Code the Legislature posts did not yet show it when checked.

  • The supervision limits are in NAC 640.594: two assistants, two technicians, two students, two graduates, three in any combination.
  • While the supervising therapist is off the premises, an assistant treats no more than three patients at the same time.

Questions and answers

Is the Nevada physical therapy jurisprudence exam open book?

Yes. The Board's renewal page calls the NV Jurisprudence Exam, or NVJAM, a free open-book examination on the laws, regulations and practice standards that govern physical therapy in the State of Nevada.

Who has to take the Nevada jurisprudence exam?

Every licensee, as a condition of renewal each year (regulation R124-21, section 13). Applicants for a license complete it under NAC 640.020 as amended, and the Board's compact page asks for it before a compact privilege.

How many questions are on the NVJAM?

The Board publishes no question count, time limit or pass mark, so this page gives none. Its renewal page says the exam appears in the Licensee Portal once a renewal is begun and cannot be completed before then.

Is this the real Nevada jurisprudence exam?

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

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