Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY › Subchapter C - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS › DISCIPLINE › Section 40.181 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of certification

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Under section 9.1(f) of the act
						(63
						P.S. §
													1309.1(f)), the
						Board may refuse, suspend or revoke the certification of a person who has:
(1) Performed physical therapist assistant
						functions outside the scope of activities under §
													40.171 (relating to functions of
						physical therapist assistants).
(2)
						Attempted to obtain or obtained registration by fraud or
						misrepresentation.
(3) Committed an
						act of gross negligence, or gross incompetence or repeated acts of negligence
						or incompetence in the providing of physical therapist assistant
						services.
(4) Been convicted of a
						felony or of a misdemeanor which relates to the person's suitability for
						registration as a physical therapist assistant in a Federal, state, territorial
						or foreign court of competent jurisdiction. Conviction as used in this
						paragraph includes a finding, or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt or a
						plea of nolo contendere.
(5) Become
						addicted to alcohol or hallucinogenic, narcotic or other drugs which tend to
						impair judgment or coordination.
(6) Been found guilty of unprofessional
						conduct, which includes departure from or failure to conform to the minimal
						standards of acceptable and prevailing practice for physical therapist
						assistants in which proceeding actual injury to a patient need not be
						established.
(7) Been adjudged
						mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(8) Had a certificate, license or
						registration to practice as a physical therapist assistant revoked, suspended
						or refused or otherwise been subjected to other disciplinary action taken by
						another state, territory, country or the District of Columbia.
(9) Made misleading, deceptive, untrue or
						fraudulent representations in violation of the act or otherwise in the
						rendering of physical therapist assistant services.
(10) Provided services as a physical
						therapist assistant under indirect supervision without having a current
						certificate of authorization to practice under indirect supervision issued
						under §
													40.165 (relating to authorization
						to provide services as a physical therapist assistant under indirect
						supervision).
(11) Provided
						services as a physical therapist assistant under indirect supervision other
						than as authorized by section
						9.1(c) of the act
						and §
													40.173 (relating to supervision of
						physical therapist assistant by licensed physical therapist).
(12) Harassed, abused or intimidated a
						patient.
(13) Revealed information
						obtained as a result of the therapist-patient relationship to a third party who
						is not involved in the patient's care, without the prior written consent of the
						patient, except as authorized or required by statute.
(14) Violated a provision of the act or this
						chapter that establishes a standard of conduct.