CHAPTER Phy
500 ETHICAL STANDARDS
PART Phy 501 DEFINITIONS, ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS, ETHICAL
STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS
Phy 501.01 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)” means a national professional organization with the goal to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research and education.
(b) “APTA Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist” means a document setting forth ethical principles and their interpretations for physical therapists issued by the Ethics and Judicial Committee of the American Physical Therapy Association in June 1973 and last amended in June 2019.
(c) “APTA Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant” means a document setting forth ethical principles and their interpretations for physical therapist assistants issued by the Ethics and Judicial Committee of the American Physical Therapy Association in June 1982 and last amended in August 12, 2020.
Source. #9295,
eff 10-16-08; ss by #9870, eff 2-18-11, EXPIRED:
2-18-19
New. #12945, eff 12-20-19;
ss by #13306, eff 12-16-21
Phy 501.02 Ethical
Standards for Physical Therapists.
The ethical standards for physical therapists shall be the APTA Code of
Ethics for the Physical Therapist.
Source. #9295, eff 10-16-08;
ss by #9870, eff 2-18-11, EXPIRED: 2-18-19
New.
#12945, eff
12-20-19
Phy 501.03 Ethical Standards for Physical Therapist
Assistants. The ethical standards
for physical therapist assistants shall be the Standards of Ethical Conduct for
the Physical Therapist Assistant.
Source. #9295, eff 10-16-08;
ss by #9870, eff 2-18-11, EXPIRED: 2-18-19
New.
#12945, eff
12-20-19
APPENDIX I
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Rule |
Specific State Statute the Rule Implements |
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Phy 500 |
RSA 328-F:11, II (b); RSA
328-A:9, III and V |
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APPENDIX
II
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RULE |
Title |
Obtain at: |
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Phy
501.01(b) |
Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist (as
amended June 2019) |
http://www.apta.org/Ethics/Core/ |
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Phy
501.01(c) |
Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical
Therapist Assistant (as amended August 12, 2020) |
http://www.apta.org/Ethics/Core/ |