Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision › Chapter 20 - Physical Therapists and Assistants › Subchapter 5 - Regulation of Practice › Section 435:20-5-8 - Unprofessional conduct - Grounds for disciplinary action

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Physical Therapy Advisory Committee
				may recommend to the Board to revoke or take other disciplinary action against
				a licensee or deny a license to an applicant for unprofessional conduct.
(b) Acts that constitute
				unprofessional conduct include, but are not limited to:
(1) Procuring aiding or abetting a criminal
				operation.
(2) Habitual
				intemperance or the habitual use of habit-forming drugs.
(3) Been convicted of a felony crime that
				substantially relates to the occupation of physical therapy or poses a
				reasonable threat to public safety or of a misdemeanor crime involving moral
				turpitude of a felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude.;
(4) Dishonorable or immoral conduct that is
				likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
(5) Aiding or abetting, directly or
				indirectly, the practice of physical therapy by any person not duly authorized
				under the laws of this state.
(6)
				Engaging in physical conduct with a patient that is sexual in nature, or in any
				verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning to a patient.
(7) Participation in fraud, abuse
				and/or violation of state or federal laws.
(8) Any conduct which potentially or actually
				jeopardizes a patient's life, health or safety.
(9) Verbally or physically abusing patients.
(10) Discriminating in the
				rendering of patient care.
(11)
				Negligence while in practice of physical therapy or violating the "Standards of
				Ethics and Professional Conduct" adopted by the Board.
(12) Habitual intemperance or addicted use of
				any drug, chemical or substance that could result in behavior that interferes
				with the practice of physical therapy and the responsibilities of the licensee.
(13) Unauthorized possession or
				use of illegal or controlled substances or pharmacological agents without
				lawful authority or prescription by an authorized and licensed independent
				practitioner of the State of Oklahoma.
(14) Fraudulent billing practices and/or
				violation of Medicare and Medicaid laws or abusive billing practices.
(15) Improper management of
				medical records, inaccurate recording, falsifying or altering or failing to
				complete documentation of patient records.
(16) Falsely manipulating patient's records
				or forging a prescription for medication/drugs, or presenting a forged
				prescription.
(17) Aiding,
				abetting or assisting any other person to violate or circumvent any law, rule
				or regulation intended to guide the conduct of a physical therapist or physical
				therapist assistant.
(18) Being
				judged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(19) Failing to timely make application for
				license renewal.
(20) Falsifying
				documents submitted to the Physical Therapy Committee or the Oklahoma State
				Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
(21) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a
				license, certificate or documents of any form as a physical therapist or
				physical therapist assistant by fraud or deception.
(22) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the
				national physical therapy examination or skills assessment tests.
(23) Leaving a patient care assignment
				without properly advising the appropriate personnel.
(24) Violating the confidentiality of
				information or knowledge concerning a patient.
(25) While engaged in the care of a patient,
				engaging in conduct with a patient, patient family member, or significant other
				that is seductive or sexually demeaning/exploitive in nature.
(26) Failure to report through proper
				channels the unsafe, unethical or illegal practice of any person who is
				providing care.
(27) Failure to
				furnish to the Board, its investigators or representatives, information
				lawfully requested by the Board.
(28) Failure to cooperate with a lawful
				investigation conducted by the Board.
(29) Violation of any provision(s) of the
				Physical Therapy Practice Act or the rules and regulations of the board or of
				an action, stipulation, agreement or order of the Board.
(30) Failure to report to the Board any
				adverse action taken against him or her by another licensing jurisdiction
				(United States or foreign), by any governmental agency, by any law enforcement
				agency, or by an court for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that
				would constitute grounds for action as defined in this section.