The PTA works for a skilled nu
The PTA works for a skilled nursing facility and is frequentlyencouraged to bill patients for enough time so that they qualifyfor the highest Medicare payment allowed. The PT and PTA talk anddecide that one of the patients is unable to work the amount oftime that the manager is requesting. What are the ethical dilemmaspresented in this scenario and what options do the PT and PTA haveregarding this situation?
Answer:
Ans) A PTA shall not supervise a physical therapy aideperforming patient-related tasks. Aide—A licensed physicaltherapist may utilize the services of one aide to provideassistance in patient-related tasks.
– Reporting an unethical physical therapist:File a complaint (such as an ethics complaint) with the licensingboard in your state: Complaints (such as an ethics complaint)against a PT or PTA can be filed with the State Licensing BoardDisciplinary Agency. Each state has a process and legal authorityto address such complaints.
– Provide guidance for physical therapists facing ethicalchallenges, regardless of their professional roles andresponsibilities. Physical therapist practice is guided by a set ofseven core values: accountability, altruism, compassion/caring,excellence, integrity, professional duty, and socialresponsibility.
– The Standards of Physical Therapy Practice are WCPT’sstatement of performance and conditions that they expect physicaltherapists to aspire to in order to provide high quality physicaltherapy professional services to society. They provide thefoundation for the assessment of physical therapy practice.
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