PARA 1210 Legal & Policy Issues in Health
Provide an overview of the legal issues involved in
the delivery of healthcare and the issues relating to Elder Law.
Students will recognize the fundamentals of the healthcare treatment
relationship, liability issues, patient care decisions and the human
condition of sickness. They will explore the complexities of heath care
financing, health care access, governmental regulations and privacy
issues. Topics will also include access to care, informed consent,
patient care decisions, the doctor-patient relationship, end-of-life
decision making, legal problems of the elderly, law and mental health,
AIDS and the law and the privatization of health care facilities.
Corequisite
PARA 1100 - Introduction to Law and Ethics