George Mason University College of Health & Human Services
Legal Iss Relevnt Hlthcare Adm - GMU HAP 750 - Summer 2011
Office Hours: by appointment
Class Time and Location - Thursday, 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Robinson 105A
Course begins May 26, 2011 and ends no later than July 28, 2011
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To my summer 2011 term health law students:
Welcome to health law. Please know that the course materials to be purchased for the summer 2011 term are listed below (and hopefully sufficient quantities will be available at the campus bookstore); and additional course materials and information regarding our course may from time to time be posted on HEALTHLAWYERBLOG for ready-reference http://www.healthlawyerblog.com.
The textbooks for our course are:
Pocket Edition of the Constitution of the United States Product Code: 3170033
Publication Date: 1998 ISBN: 978-1-88147-321-3 Sponsoring Entities: Division for Public Education Topics: Constitutional Law, Courts, Public Education Pricing: $1.50
Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration, Eleventh Edition
Jones & Bartlett Learning, Publisher
Author: George D. Pozgar, MBA, CHE
Details: ISBN-13: 9780763780494 Hardcover 604 pages ©2012 Price: $115.95 US List
Course books are required to be available in class, unless otherwise advised by faculty.
The syllabus for our course, updated to reflect the many new developments in health law, is set forth below in preliminary form. I prepare my final syllabus only after I receive CVs of my health law students and after we meet at our first class. This enables me to redesign our course, as much as reasonably is possible, to complement the experience and interests, and goals, of my health law students, because our course is all about you. So be sure to read my email updates regarding any revisions and additional materials for study and class preparation and discussion. It will be my pleasure to meet you at our first class.
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GMU Honor Code Expectations
Students must adhere to the GMU honor code at all times
“To promote a stronger sense of mutual responsibility, respect, trust, and fairness among all members of the George Mason University community and with the desire for greater academic and personal achievement, we, the student members of the university community, have set forth this honor code: Student members of the George Mason University community pledge not to cheat, plagiarize, steal, or lie in matters related to academic work.” George Mason University Catalog, 2010-2011.
http://catalog.gmu.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=1039#Honor
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities
George Mason University is committed to complying with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by providing reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants for admission, student applicants for employment, employees, and visitors. Applicants for admission and students requiring specific accommodations for a disability should contact the Disability Resource Center at 703-993-2474, or the Equity Office at 703-993-8730. Students and employees are responsible for providing appropriate documentation and requesting reasonable accommodation in a timely manner.
George Mason University Catalog, 2010-2011.
http://catalog.gmu.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=1045&returnto=search#Conduct
Cell Phone/PDA/iPAD/Laptop Devices
The sound features of electronic voice and messaging communication devices must be turned off while in class. Laptops, iPads and other such devices are permitted to be used in class, but no voice recording devices are permitted to be used in class.
Expectations: students are responsible for assigned reading in advance of relevant class, and are expected to arrive on time for each class and to stay for the duration of each class, and actively to contribute to classroom discussions. Absences must be approved by faculty in advance, and emergency unexpected absences must be explained and also so approved. There will be a fifteen minute break period during each class. Depending upon classroom discussions and progress, the first part of each class likely will end at 6 PM; the second part of each class will begin at 6:15 PM and likely will end at or about 8:00 PM (but occasionally a class might go beyond 8:00 PM).
Students are responsible for being alert to weather interruptions/class cancellations advisories and other communications from GMU and from faculty via email. It is each student's responsibility to maintain an available GMU email address without messages being returned because email is too full.
Percentage of total evaluation toward final grade
There is no final examination for this course
- Final term paper including presentation in class, 80%
- Class participation (discussion/activities), 10%
- Submission of periodic writing assignments, 10%
The final term paper must be based upon a topic and an outline of issues and proposed resources approved in advance by faculty. Topics will be discussed during classes and proposals should be sent via electronic mail to faculty as soon as possible, and must be approved not later than June 13, 2011. Final term papers are due in .doc (NOT .docx) and (if possible) .pdf formats; using 8-1/2 x 11 and Times New Roman 12 point type face; one inch margins; lines: space and one-half; with endnotes (NOT footnotes) citing sources; not less than twently sheets of text excluding endnotes, and student's name and topic on every sheet, preferably in the headers. Papers must be sent to faculty via email not later than July 1, 2011. Individual presentations of term papers will begin on July 7, 2011.
Tentative Syllabus Subject to Change
May 26 - Welcome; introductions; attendance, term papers, and other administrative matters; discussion of health law generally and introduction to course book; discussion and analysis: United States Constitution including amendments, government structure, legislation, execution, judicial oversight, federal versus state laws; preparation: provide CV and study Constitution and Amendments.
June 2 - Legal system in the United States, health professional licensure and regulation, medical staff structure and activities, nursing, ancillary providers; preparation: pages 1-28, pages 177-212, pages 215-242, pages 245-274.
June 9 - Corporate structure of health care providers and entities, contracts, employment, independent contractor, responsibilities of fiduciaries and others; preparation: pages 143-172, pages 85-104, pages 495-503, pages 505-511.
June 16 - Health care liability, crimes, reporting, compliance, patients' rights and responsibilities; professional ethics; preparation: pages 61-82, pages 323-333, pages 335-350.
June 23 - Information management, health information technology, HIPAA, HITECH Act, privacy and security, electronic medical records, data breach and data mining; preparation: pages 277-297, additional materials to be assigned.
June 30 - Life and death, patient consent, health care directives, living wills, Medicare, health reform; preparation: pages 301-319, additional materials to be assigned.
July 7 - Course review; final term papers presentations.
July 14 - Final term papers presentations.
July 21 - Final term papers presentations.
July 28 - Final term paper presentations.
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