LGST 1210 — | LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES IN
HEALTHCARE (45-0-3) Provides 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 health 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. Prerequisite: ENGL 1101, LGST 1100, LGST 1105, LGST 1110
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101, LGST 1100, LGST 1105, LGST 1110