Since I cannot find any exact phrasing per RAW that supports it beyond
Alternate classes like the antipaladin, ninja, and samurai ARE essentially archetypes. They're just archetypes for which we went through and gave you the full level advancement chart for. And artwork too! So as long as they didn't give up a class feature that is a requirement for a feat or whatever... yup... they still can take that feat/trait/thing.
it has come up in discussion whether or not the Antipaladin's Touch of Corruption functions like the paladin's Lay on Hands, specifically in the clause that states whether or not one can use it on them self as a swift action. Naturally, the question comes in "why would you want to harm yourself?" But for undead races, or for the Knight of the Sepulcher archetype that is out there, can the Antipaladin ability be used as a swift action on them self, and would it be legal in say... PFS?
No. Because antipaladins are not legal in PFS.
And as for if touch of corruption can swiftly "heal" himself. By RAW, no. Though I am sure a friendly GM could be convinced otherwise.
@MM that's a good question.
Beginning at 2nd level, a paladin can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. Each day she can use this ability a number of times equal to 1/2 her paladin level plus her Charisma modifier. With one use of this ability, a paladin can heal 1d6 hit points of damage for every two paladin levels she possesses. Using this ability is a standard action, unless the paladin targets herself, in which case it is a swift action. Despite the name of this ability, a paladin only needs one free hand to use this ability.
Alternatively, a paladin can use this healing power to deal damage to undead creatures, dealing 1d6 points of damage for every two levels the paladin possesses. Using lay on hands in this way requires a successful melee touch attack and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. Undead do not receive a saving throw against this damage.
Beginning at 2nd level, an antipaladin surrounds his hand with a fiendish flame, causing terrible wounds to open on those he touches. Each day he can use this ability a number of times equal to 1/2 his antipaladin level + his Charisma modifier. As a touch attack, an antipaladin can cause 1d6 points of damage for every two antipaladin levels he possesses. Using this ability is a standard action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
Alternatively, an antipaladin can use this power to heal undead creatures, restoring 1d6 hit points for every two levels the antipaladin possesses. This ability is modified by any feat, spell, or effect that specifically works with the lay on hands paladin class feature. For example, the Extra Lay On Hands feat grants an antipaladin 2 additional uses of the touch of corruption class feature.
It also says: The antipaladin is an alternate class for the paladin core class. Making use of and altering numerous facets of the paladin core class, this villainous warrior can’t truly be considered a new character class by its own right. By the changes made here, though, the details and tones of the paladin class are shifted in a completely opposite direction and captures an entirely different fantasy theme, without needlessly designing an entire new class. While a redesign of sorts, this alternate class can be used just as any of the other base classes.
So this leads me to believe that since the Anti-Paladin is just the opposite of a paladin, but the reason they didn't put in the spot about ToC healing the AP as a swift action was because it doesn't always heal them. They wouldn't get healed unless they were the Knight of the Sepulcher archetype or a race such as the Dhamphir who takes the negative energy affinity alternate racial trait.
I'd say RAW (and PFS) it isn't a swift action, but in my games I think RAI to heal themselves (if able to use negative to heal), I'd allow it just because they are opposite sides of a coin and alternate classes. If one can do the swift action self-heal so can the other.
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I personally think that the swift action use was left out of the Touch of Corruption description due to the assumption that it was an offensive ability. Given the above quote and the fact that the Antipaladin is supposed to "mirror" the paladin, I believe it's in the spirit of the ability to be useable as a swift action as a self-heal for an antipaladin with negative energy affinity.
I have had no questions from DMs about the use of the ability, I just want to make sure I'm right. The fact that the description says "[t]his ability is modified by any feat, spell, or effect that specifically works with the lay on hands paladin class feature" makes me think that the clause "or effect" may include the ability to use it as a swift for self healing, but it's a stretch.