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Mississippi Mandatory: Mississippi PT Ethics and Jurisprudence
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Course Description
This course meets the Ethics & Jurisprudence course requirement for Mississippi PTs and PTAs.
Master the ethical and regulatory foundations of physical therapy practice in Mississippi with this comprehensive three-hour course that satisfies the state's mandatory ethics requirement. You'll explore the newly unified 2026 APTA Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession — the first Code applying to both PTs and PTAs — and discover why it matters even more in Mississippi, where adherence to the APTA Code carries the force of state law through Rule 3.4's incorporation-by-reference mechanism. The course grounds you in the three core ethical theories (deontological, teleological, and virtue ethics), the six APTA bioethical principles, and the RIPS Model of ethical decision-making, then applies them to Mississippi's distinctive regulatory requirements: credential-gated direct access, the enforceable 30-day mandatory referral rule, the four-PTA supervision ceiling, dry needling competency standards, and mandatory reporter obligations. Through six realistic clinical case studies, you'll navigate contemporary challenges including telehealth compliance, AI ethics, documentation integrity, and health equity — all while strengthening the ethical reasoning skills that protect both your patients and your license.
Mississippi Mandatory: Mississippi PT Ethics and Jurisprudence
Additional Course Details
00:00 - Introduction
4:39 - Module One: Foundations of Physical Therapy Ethics, Ethical Theories and Bioethics Principles
31:40 - Module Two: The 2026 APTA Code of Ethics and Professional Standards
53:54 - Module Three: The RIPS Model of Ethical Decision-Making
1:12:23 - Module Four: Mississippi Regulatory Framework, Licensure, and Scope of Practice
1:35:05 - Module Five: Supervision, Delegation, and Documentation Standards
1:52:06 - Module Six: Enforcement, the Disciplinary Process, and Professional Negligence
2:16:43 - Module Seven: Contemporary Practice Challenges, Telehealth, and Artificial Intelligence
2:38:22 - Module Eight: Case Studies
2:38:58 - Case Study One: Direct Access and the Thirty-Day Rule
2:41:46 - Case Study Two: Physical Therapist Assistant Supervision in a Multi-Site Practice
2:44:15 - Case Study Three: Telehealth Informed Consent and Confidentiality
2:46:37 - Case Study Four: Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Elder Abuse
2:49:06 - Case Study Five: Dry Needling Competency and Delegation Pressure
2:51:48 - Case Study Six: The 2026 Code of Ethics and AI-Assisted Documentation
2:55:36 - Exam Review
- Identify the six bioethical principles that form the foundation of physical therapy ethical practice.
- Describe the nine Ethical Commitments of the 2026 APTA Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession.
- Explain how the Realm-Individual Process-Situation model (RIPS model) guides ethical decision-making in physical therapy practice.
- Recognize Mississippi-specific licensure and scope-of-practice requirements under the Mississippi Physical Therapy Practice Law.
- List the supervision requirements that Mississippi law imposes on physical therapists overseeing assistants and support personnel.
- Define the grounds for disciplinary action under the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy.
- State the Mississippi physical therapist's legal and ethical obligations regarding informed consent.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Anne Osborn, PT, MPT is the member manager of Ridley Learning. She receives compensation for the authorship of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Intermediate
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