Ethical/Legal/Management Issues in Physical Therapy

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This course examines current issues and trends in the law and ethics of physical therapy, clinical management, and payment policies and practices. Students explore how tools such as the APTA Core Ethics Documents, state Physical Therapy Practice Acts, and other state and federal laws and regulations govern the practice of physical therapy and contribute to resolving frequently-encountered ethical and legal problems, issues, and dilemmas. Legal practice standards related to malpractice and care-related professional misconduct are presented. The course closes with an overview of how U.S. healthcare reform is changing payment policies and practices. Current Medicare billing and coding regulations and practices are introduced as an example of changes in payment structures. Prerequisite(s): PT 410 .