Course Details

This course is designed to expose students to the legal issues that arise from the relationship between and among patients and health care providers. Primary areas include: conflicts between cost effective and high quality health care; access to care; individual and institutional liability; public and private regulation; accreditation and licensure; hospital/medical staff relationships; patient rights, with a special focus on informed consent; and other legal issues in the acute care setting.

Prerequisite for MJ students: Law 900. Health Law MJ students should take Law 902 in conjunction with Law 901.
Health Law LLM students should take Law 902 in conjunction with Law 903 in their first term.