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Business Arrangements
The governing legislation establishes business arrangement rules physiotherapists must adhere to. It permits physiotherapists to provide professional services:
- As a self-employed individual.
- As an employee on behalf of an Alberta physiotherapist.
- For a partnership in which 75% of partnership assets are vested in Alberta physiotherapists.
- For a physiotherapy corporation.
- For a government institution, agency, nursing home, approved hospital, health authority.
- For an approved employer.
Approved employers
Physiotherapy Alberta must approve any type of business arrangement that does not meet the requirements of 1-5 listed above.
Individuals or organizations, not meeting the requirements of 1-5 above, who wish to employ physiotherapists (not contract) must meet the following criteria:
- Provide evidence of employer’s responsibilities related to employing physiotherapists (i.e., awareness of governing legislation, code of ethics, practice standards).
- Provide evidence of a practice environment where physiotherapists may practice autonomously.
- Agree to allow Physiotherapy Alberta access to the premise to conduct inspections and/or practice visits.
Employers must apply in writing and provide written evidence/documentation to support their application and pay an application fee.
