HCA 3110 - Health Law and Regulations

Credits: 3
Lecture: 45
Lab: 0

Addresses legal issues, restraints, and problems arising from organization and delivery of healthcare services. Topics to be included are: tort law; hospital, physician, nurse, and other health professionals’ liability; informed consent; medical records; legal reporting obligations; abortion; autopsy, donation, and experimentation; sterilization and artificial insemination; euthanasia; patient rights and responsibilities; labor relation; insurance; trial procedures; and restraint of trade.

Prerequisite(s): HCA 1110, Junior status or higher
Corequisite(s): None