Let’s Talk About “Abandonment”
Saturday, April 19th, 2008I had the pleasure of meeting Mark Turek, chief investigator for the Texas Physical Therapy Association. Mark presented some recent incidents at the ECPTOTE Board meeting and one issue on abandonment caught my attention.
A physical therapist accepted a position with a company and set an agreed-upon start date, but the therapist requested several delays in the start date due to “family matters.” Eventually the therapist did not begin the new job. The clinic submitted the therapist for abandonment.
I asked Mark about this particular case, and it led to an interesting conversation. Here’s a summary. . .
