HNSC 7146X Law and Public Health
(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as H&NTR 781. The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)
45 hours; 3 credits
An analysis of public health policy and legal thinking in the context of the U.S. legal system, and the roles of the branches of government in creating, administering, and enforcing the health laws. Examination of basic health law concepts and practices in the health industry. Concepts of institutional and individual responsibility. The focus is upon such areas as legal reasoning, sources of health laws, regulations, legal rights to health, standards, licensure, malpractice, and litigation.
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