{"data":{"id":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-2121","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"26 V.S.A. § 2121","heading":"Unprofessional conduct","body":"(a) Unprofessional conduct is the conduct prohibited by this section and by 3 V.S.A. § 129a, whether or not taken by a license holder.\n(b) Unprofessional conduct shall include:\n(1) sexual harassment of a patient;\n(2) engaging in a sexual act as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 3251 with a patient;\n(3) any of the following except when reasonably undertaken in an emergency situation in order to protect life, health, or property:\n(A) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law;\n(B) accepting and performing physical therapy responsibilities that the licensee knows or has reason to know that he or she is not competent to perform; or\n(C) performing physical therapy services that have not been authorized by the consumer or the consumer’s legal representative.\n(c) After hearing, an administrative law officer may take disciplinary action against a licensee or applicant found guilty of unprofessional conduct. A finding of unprofessional conduct shall be grounds for:\n(1) denying an application for licensure;\n(2) revoking, suspending, or conditioning a license; or\n(3) otherwise disciplining a licensee.","path":["Title 26: Professions and Occupations","Chapter 038: Physical Therapists","Subchapter 004: DISCIPLINE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/038/02121","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:08Z","sha256":"03144d74c908aaae7238dd20f1408cac613fd3ed1af60af04057fe77aad9d400","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-2108","next":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-2131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}