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Article: Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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NOTE: At press time, this document was still being revised by the Ethics and Judicial Committee. For the most current version of this document, check www.apta.org/PT_practice/ethics_pt/affiliate conduct.
PREAMBLE
This document of the American Physical Therapy Association sets forth standards for the ethical conduct of the physical therapist assistant. All physical therapist assistants are responsible for maintaining high standards of conduct while assisting physical therapists. The physical therapist assistant shall act in the best interest of the patient/client. These standards of conduct shall be binding on all physical therapist assistants.
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