Courses

College of Law

Health Law

Course Number: 6685
Professor: Melissa Alexander
Credit Hours & Type of Credit: 3
Semester Offered: Spring
Required: No
Prerequisites: Students must have completed their first year of law school.
Recommended Courses: None

Course Overview: Health spending accounts for 18% of the United States' gross domestic product. This course introduces students to the web of laws that regulate the health care industry and health professionals. It covers professional licensing and liability, institutional regulation and liability, EMTALA, HIPAA, the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and fraud and abuse laws.  Given the breath of material covered, this course provides a critical first step for students interested in specializing in health law and an overview for any general practitioner.

Course Materials: See the current Book List located under Scheduling.
Course Format: Class lecture and discussion. debate or flipped class
Written Assignments: Short essay
Type of Exam: Essay, short answer and multiple-choice
Basis for Grading Student Performance: Exam, participation, short essay, and debate or flipped class.
Other Comments: This course does not address informed consent, health care decision making, reproduction, medical aid in dying, or related issues covered by Bioethics Law, nor does it include public health issues presented in Public Health Law. It focuses primarily on business law and economic issues.