Physiotherapy Clinic Premises and Equipment Due Diligence in Alberta

1. Freeze the proposed owner, setting and services

Document the proposed owners, Designated Owner and Most Responsible Physiotherapist where applicable, physiotherapists and affiliates, custodians, assessment and treatment services, classes, pelvic health, needling, manipulation, modalities, virtual care, products and allied providers. Record renovations and equipment moves.

The diligence result depends on the actual ownership, practitioners, authorizations, services and premises. Do not reuse the seller's setting status or conclusion for a materially different buyer or model.

• Ownership and setting
• MRPT and practitioners
• HIA records
• Restricted activities
• Equipment and infection control
• Municipal and lease rights

2. Establish the CPTA setting path

Determine whether the setting is a physiotherapist-owned independent business or falls within another ownership and approval category. Obtain current confirmation or approval, owners, Designated Owner, Most Responsible Physiotherapist agreement and module records, conditions, notifications and unresolved items.

CPTA states that no physiotherapy services may be provided at a setting requiring approval until approval is issued. Seller approval or confirmation is not a building warranty, buyer approval or assurance of uninterrupted operation.

3. Map HIA records, consent and information systems

Identify each custodian and affiliate, clinical and financial records, informed-consent evidence, EMR and booking systems, information-manager agreements, privacy impact work, access roles, audit logs, backups, retention, export and migration.

All Alberta physiotherapists became HIA custodians effective June 22, 2026. Keep identifiable information outside ordinary property diligence and build a lawful transition, continuity and client-access plan.

4. Test client, practitioner and room flows

Map accessible arrival, waiting, intake, changing, assessment, consent, open and private treatment, exercise, pelvic health, needling, cleaning, staff, supplies and waste. Review acoustic and visual privacy, touch and gowning protocols, emergency response and worker safety.

Room or plinth count alone does not establish professional suitability. The layout must support the proposed services, privacy, consent, infection-control and safety practices.

5. Audit equipment, modalities and title

List treatment tables, exercise and rehabilitation systems, electrophysical modalities, needling and reusable devices, diagnostic and outcome tools, IT and emergency equipment by serial number, owner, service, calibration, reprocessing, software, financing and proposed use.

A running or installed device does not establish title, clinical appropriateness, remaining life, support, electrical capacity, calibration or safe use by the proposed practitioners. Match maintenance and reprocessing records to the actual equipment.

6. Reconcile restricted activities and critical-event plans

Match needling, pelvic-health internal examinations, spinal manipulation and diagnostic-imaging ordering to each practitioner, current authorization, supervision, consent, competence and critical-event plan. Confirm required emergency equipment and staff roles.

Restricted-activity authorization belongs to the authorized physiotherapist and is noted on their practice permit. A seller's service menu, practitioner authorization or equipped room does not authorize a buyer or replacement practitioner.

7. Test infection control and shared-space controls

Review point-of-care risk assessment, hand hygiene, cleaning, disinfection, reusable-device reprocessing, storage, waste and incident records for the actual service mix. Map rooms, schedules, reception, records, billing, deposits, equipment and management services shared with other providers.

Shared branding and reception do not erase distinct professional, HIA, billing and contractual duties. Confirm that use, access, cleaning, records, insurance and lease rights support every provider and activity.

8. Audit building systems and fit-out

Inspect electrical capacity, data and security infrastructure, HVAC, plumbing and sinks, accessibility, acoustic privacy, floor loading, equipment supports, storage, signs, lighting and emergency arrangements. Test open-gym safety and the separation of public and private areas.

Installed systems can be landlord-owned, shared, undersized or specific to the seller's equipment. Compare plans, permits, service and calibration records to the actual suite and proposed construction.

9. Confirm municipal use and activities

Describe physiotherapy, rehabilitation, exercise classes, pelvic-health, needling, allied-health and product-sales activities separately. Obtain address-specific zoning, development, business, building, fire, accessibility, occupant-load and sign records for the proposed combination.

Calgary's Health Care Service and Edmonton's Health Service definitions are starting points. The zone, approvals, floor area, alterations and activities still require address-specific confirmation; prior operation is not buyer approval.

10. Audit lease and real-property rights

Review physiotherapy and allied-health use, privacy, signs, hours, after-hours access, equipment, noise and vibration, plumbing, electrical and HVAC, assignment, change of control, alterations and restoration. Compare controlled areas to the lease plan.

For owned property, investigate title, use, permits, condominium restrictions, condition, environment, taxes and capital needs separately. Specialized improvements are not automatically transferable or valuable to another occupant.

11. Build readiness gates and a dated record

For each gap, identify the College, custodian, practitioner, municipality, landlord or contractor, evidence, deadline, cost and consequence. Recheck setting status, permits, HIA controls, authorizations, equipment, infection control, municipal, lease, liens and insurance before waiver and closing.

Possession of an equipped physiotherapy clinic does not authorize professional services or health-record access. This framework is educational and not physiotherapy, clinical, legal, privacy, planning, engineering, appraisal or valuation advice; Commercially does not certify premises suitability.