Who should make moral policy decisions in health care?
Physical therapists are not always involved in the formulation of moral policy that significantly affects their professional practice as clinicians, researchers, and educators. This paper analyzes five major positions being taken regarding what the physical therapist's role ought to be, and suggests possibilities for increased involvement in the policy-making process.
D003657:Decision Making; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D026706:Paternalism; D010684:Philosophy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States