UALH 220 - Health Care and the Law

3 Credit(s)

This course covers interrelationships of law and medicine. Topics include the legal organization of health care providers, status of the doctor-patient privilege, the patient’s ‘Bill of Rights,’ analysis of a malpractice case, law of criminal insanity, restrictive covenants in employment contracts, and the definition of death. Emphasis will be placed on the developing national policies and practices relating to the delivery of health care. ALLH 220 may be used as a prerequisite for APSU 350 with written permission from the dean. ALLH 220 may only be taken by allied health majors. Students may not receive credit for both ALLH 220 and APSU 215.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 and ENGL 102.