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Ethics for the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Professional: Summary
Ethics for the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Professional 2 Contact Hours
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Author Lisa Milliken, MA, CCC-SLP
Lisa is a member ASHA, where she currently serves as a State Advocate for Medicare Policy (StAMP) to Texas and she serves on the TSHA Executive Council as Chair of the Business Management Committee. She has also recently been awarded as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Speech- Language Pathology. In prior years she served in multiple positions on the Louisiana Speech Hearing and Language Association to include State Advocate for Medicare Policy, Director of Publications, President Elect, President and Past President.
LEARNING OUTCOMES • Define ethics and the components of ethical standards and behavior • Identify the 10 medical principles of ethics • Cite the five roles of the physical therapist, which are noted as the foundation of the APTA code of ethics
• Describe the seven core values that guide the APTA principals of professional ethics • State the components of the Realm- Individual Process-Situation (RIPS) model of ethical decision making • Identify the types of documentation fraud in healthcare
SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
1. Ethics is:
3. Which of the following is considered fraud? a. Billing in excess or inaccurately
a. Doing and saying the right thing b. Keeping the law c. Reacting to a situation d. Following society protocol 2. Which ethical principle states, “Do no harm”? a. Beneficence b. Nonmaleficence
b. Requesting to be done or performing services that are unnecessary c. Misrepresenting treatments d. All of the above
c. Veracity d. Fidelity
ANSWERS: 1: A 2 : B 3: D
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