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What level of supervision allows a physical therapist assistant to provide services without the physical therapist on site?
What level of supervision allows a physical therapist assistant to provide services without the physical therapist on site?
- Independent Supervision
- General Supervision (correct)
- Direct Supervision
- Direct Personal Supervision
Which supervision level requires the physical therapist to be physically present and immediately available for student supervision?
Which supervision level requires the physical therapist to be physically present and immediately available for student supervision?
- General Supervision
- Direct Supervision (correct)
- Direct Surveillance
- Partial Supervision
What is required for both direct supervision of students and direct personal supervision of aides concerning patient contact?
What is required for both direct supervision of students and direct personal supervision of aides concerning patient contact?
- Only phone consultations allowed
- Direct contact on each date of service (correct)
- Monthly reviews are required
- Telecommunication contact is sufficient
What does direct personal supervision specifically involve regarding the supervising physical therapist's presence?
What does direct personal supervision specifically involve regarding the supervising physical therapist's presence?
In what situations can a higher level of supervision be applied according to the guidelines?
In what situations can a higher level of supervision be applied according to the guidelines?
What is the primary responsibility of the physical therapist regarding aides under direct personal supervision?
What is the primary responsibility of the physical therapist regarding aides under direct personal supervision?
When assessing the ability of a physical therapist assistant to provide services, what is required?
When assessing the ability of a physical therapist assistant to provide services, what is required?
What is not considered adequate for direct supervision when supervising a student physical therapist assistant?
What is not considered adequate for direct supervision when supervising a student physical therapist assistant?
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Levels of Supervision in Physical Therapy
- American Physical Therapy Association defines minimum supervision levels for safe practice.
- Supervision levels may vary based on jurisdictional laws, patient factors, and personnel skills.
General Supervision
- Applies to physical therapist assistants (PTAs).
- Physical therapist (PT) is not required to be on-site but must be reachable via telecommunication.
- PT must continuously assess PTA's ability to provide services.
Direct Supervision
- Applicable for student physical therapists and student physical therapist assistants.
- PT or PTA must be physically present and immediately available for supervision.
- Requires direct contact with the patient on each service date.
- Telecommunication does not fulfill direct supervision requirements.
Direct Personal Supervision
- Relates to supervision of physical therapy aides.
- PT or, where permissible, PTA must be physically present and readily available.
- PT maintains responsibility for all patient and client management tasks at all times.
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