PRLGL 120 - Health Care Law

3 credits

This is an introductory course in the specialty field of Health Care Law. The student learns how legal and social institutions interact with life and death issues. Areas of study include legal problems of the elderly and mental health, AIDS and the law, health care financial and delivery systems, federal vs. state law, the privatization of health care facilities, and the marketing of health care providers. The course also focuses on the ethical questions of health care and public policy.

Prerequisites: PRLGL 101 Introduction to Paralegal Studies or permission of Curriculum Chair.
Not offered every semester.