Ethical Decision-Making in Physical Therapy |
CASE 1You are a PTA who recently graduated from school and obtained your license. You enjoy working in the small community hospital in your hometown. You work for a company that has contracts with several hospitals and clinics. Recently you overheard the physical therapist tell a friend that the therapist's license had been expired for over a year. You are worried that all of the patients you treated over the last six months were treated illegally and unethically. What should you do? What is the legal requirement regarding license renewal?What are the ethical concerns in this case?
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