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Physical‑therapy group backs mandatory ethics training but asks that requirement be biennial

2532008 · March 10, 2025
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The Connecticut chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association urged the committee to require periodic ethics and jurisprudence training for licensed physical therapists, suggesting a two‑hour course every other year rather than an annual requirement to avoid crowding out clinical continuing education.

The Connecticut chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association told the Public Health Committee it supports a proposal in House Bill 7157 to require periodic ethics training for licensed physical therapists.

Jim Leahy, executive director of APTA Connecticut, told lawmakers that licensed physical therapists already…

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