HEALTHLAWYER

George Mason University School of Law, Health Law, Fall 2009, Tu & Th 4:30-5:45 PM, Rm. 224

Welcome to my law students.  Our course will commence on August 20, 2009.  The coursebooks are:

Furrow, Greany, Johnson, Jost & Schwartz' Health Law: Cases, Materials & Problems, 6th (American Casebook Series®), Author: Furrow, Barry R; Greaney, Thomas L.; Johnson, Sandra H.; Jost, Timothy S; Schwartz, Robert L., Publisher: West Law School;

and

Pocket Edition of the Constitution of the United States

http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=3170033

Both books eventually should be available at the GMU bookstore.

Additional materials will be assigned from time to time, and will be listed, along with updates to the curriculum and assignments, on

http://www.healthlawyerblog.com

Your first assignment will include providing me with your biography/CV/resume, that includes your educational, work, and other relevant experiences and your expectations with respect to our Health Law course specifically and your legal education generally.  Additional assignments are set forth in the Syllabus, subject to change, please.

Thank you and I look forward to welcoming you to our Health Law course.

Legal Iss Relevnt Hlthcare Adm GMU HHS 750 X01 WED 4:30 PM EDT

Here are references relating to health care privacy and security:

http://www.inova.org/patient-and-visitor-information/pdfs/privacy-policy.pdf

http://www.medicare.gov/privacypractices.asp

http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/pL104191.htm

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Here are references to federal civil and criminal laws relating to health care.

Anti-kickback:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/1320a-7b.html

False Claims, Civil:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/31/usc_sec_31_00003729----000-.html

False Claims, Criminal:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000287----000-.html

False Statement, Criminal: 

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00001001----000-.html

Legal Iss Relevnt Hlthcare Adm GMU HHS 750 X01 WED 4:30 PM EDT

Here are references for studying the Medicare/Medicaid programs.  

http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Search/SearchCriteria.asp?version=default&browser=IE|6|WinXP&Language=English&pagelist=Home&comingFrom=13

http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/History/

http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title18/1800.htm

http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/medicare

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidGenInfo/03_TechnicalSum