Alabama Physical Therapy Practice Act & Rules, Jurisprudence & Ethics

Satisfactory completion requirements: All disciplines must complete learning assessments to be awarded credit, no minimum score required unless otherwise specified within the course.

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Video Runtime: 96 Minutes, Learning Assessments: 46 Minutes

This course provides a concise summary of the Alabama Physical Therapy Practice Act and Board of Physical Therapy Administrative Code. It also includes discussion of health care jurisprudence and professional ethics. The course is designed for Alabama-licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in all practice settings, Alabama-based physical therapy practice owners, and all physical therapists and assistants wishing to conduct a comparative analysis of representative state practice acts. Case hypotheticals are included for analysis.

Meet Your Instructor

Ron Scott, PT, JD, EdD

Dr. Scott is a health law attorney-mediator and educator. He is a faculty member at Rocky Mountain University, the University of Montana, Rehab Essentials, and MedBridge Inc. Dr. Scott's principal teaching interests include healthcare ethics, law, management, and policy. He developed two widely utilized health professional practice tools: the systems approach to ethical decision-making and…