LAW 7360 - Health Law

Health Law provides an introduction to the broad array of legal principles involved in the delivery of health care today. Legal issues related to health policy, health care administration, and biomedical ethics will be included. Topics to be addressed include the physician-patient relationship; confidentiality; informed consent; medical error and apology; medical malpractice and tort reform; end of life issues such as withholding and withdrawing care; Good Samaritan laws; reproductive health issues, including contraception, abortion, and stem cell research; human subjects research; organ transplantation; and regulation of pharmaceuticals. Students have the opportunity to (but are not required to) also participate in the Health Law Clinic. See Clinical Program Descriptions for more information regarding Health Law Clinic.