Health Law (JD Elective / Survey Course)
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Syllabus
- Health Care Quality & LiabilityTopic
Medical malpractice (standard of care, duty, causation, damages) · Informed consent doctrine · Hospital corporate liability / credentialing
- Access to Care & Public ProgramsTopic
Medicare (Parts A/B/C/D, reimbursement, eligibility) · Medicaid (eligibility, expansion under ACA, CHIP) · EMTALA (emergency access obligations)
- Privacy, Confidentiality & Health InformationTopic
HIPAA Privacy Rule (PHI, covered entities, disclosures) · HIPAA Security Rule (ePHI, breach notification) · 42 CFR Part 2 (substance use records)
- Bioethics & Patient RightsTopic
End-of-life decision-making (Cruzan, Quinlan, advance directives) · Medical decision-making for incapacitated patients · Reproductive rights & reproductive technology law (post-Dobbs)
- Health Care Finance & Insurance RegulationTopic
Private health insurance regulation (state & federal) · ERISA preemption of state insurance mandates · Managed care / HMO liability
- Fraud, Abuse & ComplianceTopic
False Claims Act (qui tam, whistleblower provisions) · Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) & safe harbors · Stark Law (physician self-referral prohibitions)
- Health Care Organization & AntitrustTopic
Hospital mergers & antitrust review (FTC enforcement) · Tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals (IRC 501(c)(3)) · Staff privileges & peer review (HCQIA)
- FDA & Drug/Device RegulationTopic
FDA approval pathways (NDA, BLA, 510(k), PMA) · Off-label use & promotion rules · Biosimilars (BPCIA framework)
- Public Health LawTopic
Police power, quarantine, compulsory vaccination · Public health surveillance & reporting · Mental health law (civil commitment)
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Flashcards
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What is the standard of care in medical malpractice, and what real case defines physician duty?
760 F.3d 1195 - United States v. Berge
What is the False Claims Act and how does it apply to healthcare providers?
104 F.3d 1453 - Schuhardt v. Washington University
Under the FCA, what is 'materiality' in the context of false statements to the government?
390 F.3d 563
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