Maryland PT Jurisprudence study plan
Maryland PT Jurisprudence · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Maryland Physical Therapy Practice Act and Regulations
Map the structure of the Maryland Physical Therapy Practice Act: identify which article and title contains it, and list the sections covering licensure, scope, and discipline
Define the statutory terms 'physical therapy,' 'physical therapist,' and 'physical therapist assistant' in your own words and note how each differs
Outline the composition, appointment, and authority of the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Build a one-page timeline of how a bill becomes regulation and where the Board's rulemaking authority fits
Your checkpoint
A hand-drawn or typed Act structure map (article/title/section tree) with a 10-term statutory glossary in your own words
Maryland Physical Therapy Practice Act and Regulations
Extract every statutory ground for discipline and classify each as conduct-based, competence-based, or administrative
Trace the statutory process for complaint, investigation, hearing, and appeal, noting which body hears contested cases
Identify statutory penalties available to the Board, including reprimand, suspension, revocation, and civil penalty ranges
Summarize statutory provisions on continuing education and license renewal cycles
Your checkpoint
A two-column table of disciplinary grounds matched to the penalty each can trigger, plus a 5-step disciplinary process flowchart
Licensure, Scope of Practice, and Supervision
Compare the licensure pathways (examination, endorsement, and any compact or reciprocity route) and list the documents each requires
Differentiate the supervision models (direct, general, and any other category in regulation) and state when each applies
Draft the rules for a physical therapist assistant practicing under a physical therapist, including on-site versus off-site requirements
Explain the requirements for practicing on a temporary or student basis
Your checkpoint
A comparison grid of licensure pathways (eligibility, exam, documents, timeline) and a supervision matrix by setting
Licensure, Scope of Practice, and Supervision & Maryland Physical Therapy Practice Act and Regulations
Define the boundary between physical therapy and adjacent professions (chiropractic, occupational therapy, athletic training) using statutory language
List acts a physical therapist may and may not perform without additional authorization or referral
Identify the conditions under which a license lapses and how reinstatement works after lapse or revocation
Rehearse 20 scenario questions on scope and supervision and score yourself
Your checkpoint
A 20-question self-written scope/supervision quiz with an answer key citing the section for each answer, scored at 80% or better
Professional Conduct, Ethics, and Patient Rights
Classify the core ethical duties (informed consent, confidentiality, avoiding abandonment, honest billing) and match each to a regulatory or statutory hook
Describe patient rights in Maryland practice, including access to records and the limits of confidentiality
Analyze boundary-crossing and dual-relationship scenarios and write the defensible response for each
Explain mandatory reporting duties for impaired or unsafe practitioners, including to whom and when
Your checkpoint
A one-page ethics decision framework plus five worked scenarios with a written defensible action and rationale for each
Documentation, Reporting, and Regulatory Compliance
Specify what a compliant patient record must contain at initial evaluation, each visit, and discharge
Explain retention, amendment, and release-of-records rules and identify who may access records and under what authorization
List the reportable events (adverse events, suspected abuse, communicable disease where applicable) and the reporting timeline and recipient for each
Describe how documentation supports billing integrity and what constitutes false or misleading documentation
Your checkpoint
A documentation checklist for initial evaluation, progress note, and discharge note, each item tied to a requirement
Documentation, Reporting, and Regulatory Compliance & Professional Conduct, Ethics, and Patient Rights
Assemble a personal list of the 25 most testable numbers (renewal cycle, CE hours, retention period, reporting windows) and commit them to memory
Walk through a mock audit: given a set of records, flag every deficiency and cite the standard
Explain how a complaint arising from poor documentation or an ethics breach moves through the Board process
Identify common documentation and ethics pitfalls that appear in disciplinary actions
Your checkpoint
A one-page 'numbers and deadlines' sheet plus a mock audit memo flagging at least 10 deficiencies with citations
Maryland Physical Therapy Practice Act and Regulations & Licensure, Scope of Practice, and Supervision & Professional Conduct, Ethics, and Patient Rights & Documentation, Reporting, and Regulatory Compliance
Take two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions and record domain-level scores
Review every missed item, write the correct rule in one sentence, and tag it to a domain
Re-drill the two weakest domains until each reaches 80% or better
Recite the licensure, supervision, ethics, and documentation essentials from memory without notes
Your checkpoint
Two scored practice exams with a written error log and a final one-page 'last look' review sheet covering all four domains
Milestones
Week 2: Can state, without notes, the Board's composition, the statutory grounds for discipline, and the disciplinary process steps in order
Week 4: Scores 80% or better on the self-written scope and supervision quiz and can explain each supervision category with an example setting
Week 6: Produces a compliant initial evaluation note from a blank template in under 20 minutes with no missing required elements
Week 8: Scores 75% or better on both timed practice exams and 80% or better on each of the two weakest domains after re-drill