§ 54.1-3483 Unprofessional conduct
Any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed by the Board or practicing pursuant to a compact privilege, as defined in § 54.1-3486, approved by the Board shall be considered guilty of unprofessional conduct if he:
1. Engages in the practice of physical therapy under a false or assumed name or impersonates another practitioner of a like, similar or different name;
2. Knowingly and willfully commits any act which is a felony under the laws of this Commonwealth or the United States, or any act which is a misdemeanor under such laws and involves moral turpitude;
3. Aids or abets, has professional contact with, or lends his name to any person known to him to be practicing physical therapy illegally;
4. Conducts his practice in such a manner as to be a danger to the health and welfare of his patients or to the public;
5. Is unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety because of illness or substance abuse;
6. Publishes in any manner an advertisement that violates Board regulations governing advertising;
7. Performs any act likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public;
8. Violates any provision of statute or regulation, state or federal, relating to controlled substances;
9. Violates or cooperates with others in violating any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations of the Board; or
10. Engages in sexual contact with a patient concurrent with and by virtue of the practitioner/patient relationship or otherwise engages at any time during the course of the practitioner/patient relationship in conduct of a sexual nature that a reasonable patient would consider lewd and offensive.
History
This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 688 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 858; in 2020, chapter 885.
2000, c. 688; 2001, c. 858; 2020, c. 885.