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New Mexico Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Practice Test

The New Mexico Physical Therapy Board's rules, asked one at a time, with the section behind each answer.

How many consecutive board meetings may a member miss before being automatically recommended for removal?

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Unofficial practice questions, not affiliated with the New Mexico Physical Therapy Board. Bank checked October 16, 2026.

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The real exam, as the Board and its rules describe it

To pass
80% right
Fee
$25 for each attempt (16.20.5.8 NMAC)
Retakes
Allowed after a failed attempt, once the fee is received again
Who takes it
All applicants for a license, except expedited ones, who take it at their first renewal. Also needed to reinstate a license lapsed over one year and to leave in
Format
Open book. The Board's licensure checklist lists it with the submitted application.
What it covers
The New Mexico Administrative Code and the governing statutes, the Board's page says.
Not published
The number of questions, a time limit and a content outline.

Checked October 16, 2026 against 16.20.2.10 and 16.20.5.8 NMAC and the Board's licensing and questions pages. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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Titles, display, ethics and direct care 9

  • A New Mexico therapist also works at a second clinic. How is the license documented there? 16.20.1.9 NMAC
  • After how many days without measurable or functional improvement must a New Mexico physical therapist refer the patient to the patient's licensed health care provider? 16.20.10.8 NMAC
  • How many consecutive board meetings may a member miss before being automatically recommended for removal? 16.20.1.11 NMAC
  • The thirty-day limit does not apply to a chronic, neuromuscular or developmental condition when what is true? 16.20.10.8 NMAC
  • What does the consumer information sign required by 16.20.1.9 NMAC tell patients? 16.20.1.9 NMAC
  • Where must a New Mexico licensee display the original license and renewal certificate? 16.20.1.9 NMAC
  • Which of these is a "licensed health care provider" in the direct care rule, 16.20.10.7 NMAC? 16.20.10.7 NMAC
  • Which service is not subject to the thirty-day limit in 16.20.10.8 NMAC? 16.20.10.8 NMAC
  • Who may use the letters S.P.T. under 16.20.1.10 NMAC? 16.20.1.10 NMAC
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Examinations 8

  • A temporary licensee in New Mexico fails the national examination. What happens to the temporary license? 16.20.2.8 NMAC
  • An applicant fails the New Mexico jurisprudence examination. What does 16.20.2.10 NMAC allow? 16.20.2.10 NMAC
  • How many times in a lifetime may an applicant take the national examination, as 16.20.2.8 NMAC states it? 16.20.2.8 NMAC
  • Under 16.20.2.8 NMAC, which language aid may an applicant use on the national examination? 16.20.2.8 NMAC
  • What must an applicant who has failed the national examination two or more times do before testing again? 16.20.2.8 NMAC
  • What score on the national physical therapy examination does 16.20.2.8 NMAC require? 16.20.2.8 NMAC
  • What score passes the New Mexico jurisprudence examination? 16.20.2.10 NMAC
  • Who takes the New Mexico jurisprudence examination at the first renewal instead of before licensure? 16.20.2.10 NMAC

Licenses, reinstatement and inactive status 10

  • A New Mexico license has lapsed for more than one year while the therapist practiced in another state. Which examination must be passed to reinstate it? 16.20.3.10 NMAC
  • An applicant has not practiced for more than three consecutive years. What does 16.20.3.8 NMAC require for each year out of practice? 16.20.3.8 NMAC
  • For how long after a declared federal disaster may New Mexico grant emergency licensure to therapists from the affected state? 16.20.3.12 NMAC
  • For how long is an initial application for a New Mexico license valid? 16.20.3.8 NMAC
  • What is the longest a New Mexico license can be kept in inactive status? 16.20.3.14 NMAC
  • When may the New Mexico board consider a criminal conviction as part of an application for licensure? 16.20.3.8 NMAC
  • Which of these is required to reinstate a New Mexico license that lapsed less than one year ago? 16.20.3.10 NMAC
  • Which record may the New Mexico board not use against an applicant, under 16.20.3.8 NMAC? 16.20.3.8 NMAC
  • Who has to send an applicant's earlier national examination score to the New Mexico board? 16.20.3.8 NMAC
  • Who may practice physical therapy in New Mexico while holding an inactive license? 16.20.3.14 NMAC

Temporary licenses 6

  • A temporary licensee's employment ends. Within what time must the board be told? 16.20.4.8 NMAC
  • How many temporary licensees may one New Mexico physical therapist supervise at the same time? 16.20.4.8 NMAC
  • How much clinical experience must the supervisor of a New Mexico temporary licensee have? 16.20.4.8 NMAC
  • What is the longest a New Mexico temporary license can be valid? 16.20.4.8 NMAC
  • Which of these is a reason the board may deny a temporary license under 16.20.4.8 NMAC? 16.20.4.8 NMAC
  • Which records written by a temporary licensee must the supervising physical therapist co-sign? 16.20.4.8 NMAC

Supervising assistants and aides 8

  • An assistant responds to an acute change in a patient's physiological state. By when must the referring physical therapist be notified? 16.20.6.8 NMAC
  • How many combined work hours per week of physical therapist assistants may one New Mexico physical therapist supervise? 16.20.6.8 NMAC
  • How often must the referring physical therapist review the written plan of care for a patient treated by an assistant? 16.20.6.8 NMAC
  • The referring physical therapist leaves the facility while an assistant is treating. What does 16.20.6.8 NMAC require? 16.20.6.8 NMAC
  • What must every daily treatment note completed by a physical therapist assistant include? 16.20.6.8 NMAC
  • What supervision must a New Mexico physical therapy aide have while performing patient care activities? 16.20.7.9 NMAC
  • Which of these may a New Mexico physical therapist assistant do under 16.20.6.8 NMAC? 16.20.6.8 NMAC
  • Who is the "referring physical therapist" in 16.20.6.7 NMAC? 16.20.6.7 NMAC

Renewal and continuing education 9

  • A licensee earns forty hours in one renewal period. What happens to the ten extra hours? 16.20.8.10 NMAC
  • A licensee presents a two hour workshop. How many contact hours does 16.20.8.12 NMAC credit to the presenter? 16.20.8.12 NMAC
  • A New Mexico licensee never receives the renewal notice. Who is responsible for renewing on time? 16.20.8.8 NMAC
  • How many contact hours of supervising a student in clinical education earn one continuing education contact hour? 16.20.8.12 NMAC
  • How many hours of continuing education does New Mexico require in each two year renewal period? 16.20.8.9 NMAC
  • How much continuing education does a New Mexico licensee need to renew for the first time? 16.20.8.9 NMAC
  • New Mexico licenses expire on which date, after no more than two years of licensure? 16.20.8.8 NMAC
  • What late fee does a physical therapist pay when a renewal is postmarked after February 1? 16.20.8.8 NMAC
  • Which activity is not eligible for continuing education credit under 16.20.8.12 NMAC? 16.20.8.12 NMAC

Complaints and discipline 8

  • How does 16.20.11.7 NMAC define a complaint? 16.20.11.7 NMAC
  • How is a case identified in the summary the complaint committee presents to the board? 16.20.11.11 NMAC
  • Under which act are New Mexico physical therapy disciplinary proceedings conducted? 16.20.11.14 NMAC
  • Which complaints does the New Mexico board formally address? 16.20.11.8 NMAC
  • Who chairs the New Mexico board's complaint committee? 16.20.11.11 NMAC
  • Who must approve a proposed settlement agreement under 16.20.11.13 NMAC? 16.20.11.13 NMAC
  • Who pays the costs of a disciplinary proceeding when a licensee is found culpable and sanctioned? 16.20.11.14 NMAC
  • Within how many days of receiving an order of suspension or revocation must the license be returned to the board office? 16.20.11.14 NMAC

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written from the rules of the New Mexico Physical Therapy Board, Title 16, Chapter 20 of the New Mexico Administrative Code, Parts 1 to 11, read on 2026-10-16 in the official edition of the State Records Center and Archives (https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title16/16.020.0001.html to 16.020.0011.html; each part has its own page, linked on every question). The examination itself is required by 16.20.2.10 NMAC, and the Board's own page says it is based on the Administrative Code and the governing statutes: https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/physical-therapy/licensing-registration-and-renewal/. The Board publishes no content outline, so the bank is spread over the parts of the chapter. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the rule it cites, which is public law of the State of New Mexico. Nothing is taken from the Board's jurisprudence examination, a study guide or another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for the New Mexico physical therapy jurisprudence exam. It is not affiliated with the New Mexico Physical Therapy Board, and every question is our own, written from the Board's rules in Title 16, Chapter 20 NMAC.

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No published outline

The Board publishes no question count or content outline for its exam, so this bank is spread over the parts of Title 16, Chapter 20 NMAC.

What is particular to New Mexico

Under the direct care rule a therapist refers the patient to their health care provider after thirty days without measurable improvement. One therapist supervises assistants up to 120 combined hours a week. Licenses expire February 1, with thirty hours of continuing education every two years.

  • Reinstating a license lapsed over one year, and leaving inactive status, both mean passing the jurisprudence exam again (16.20.3.10 and 16.20.3.14 NMAC).
  • A temporary license lasts 180 days at most and ends at once if its holder fails the national examination.

Questions and answers

Is there a New Mexico physical therapy jurisprudence exam?

Yes. 16.20.2.10 NMAC requires all applicants for licensure, except expedited ones, to take the New Mexico jurisprudence examination. Those who hold an expedited license take it when they first renew.

What score do you need on the New Mexico jurisprudence exam?

Eighty percent, under 16.20.2.10 NMAC and the Board's questions page. An applicant who fails may retake the examination once the required fees are received.

Is the New Mexico jurisprudence exam open book?

Yes. The Board's questions page calls it an open book exam on regulation and licensing for practice in New Mexico, and tells applicants to review the rules and regulations before taking it.

Are these the real New Mexico jurisprudence exam questions?

No. They are unofficial practice written for this page from Title 16, Chapter 20 NMAC. The New Mexico Physical Therapy Board took no part, and none of its examination's questions appear here.

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