Updated October 25, 2011
Preliminary syllabus and course information:
Grades will be based upon attendance and class participation 20%, interim paper submissions 20%, and final paper submission and presentation 60%. There is no final examination for our course.
This syllabus will be enhanced from time to time during the Fall term with references to other materials available on the web and via email, as appropriate, including materials and information newly published during the term.
1. AUG 30 - Provide CV, introduction to our course
2. SEP 6 - Health care quality and the law including health care reform, Furrow et al. supplement pgs. 1-27, PPACA statutes
3. 13 - Health care reform including PPACA/ACA, Furrow et al. supplement pgs. 116-120, Fundamentals pgs. 81-148, original Medicare statute and amendments
4. 20 - Medicare including health care reform and PPACA, Furrow et al. supplement pgs. 165-188, Fundamentals pgs. 81-148, original Medicare statute and amendments
5. 27 - Physicians, ancillary providers, hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, home health, Furrow et al. supplement pgs. 28-61, Fundamentals pgs. 377-400, pgs. 361-376, pgs. 401-448
6. OCT 4 - Health information technology, HIPAA, HITECH Act, GINA, telemedicine, eHealth, mHealth, federal and state statutes
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/index.html
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/index.html
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/statute/index.html
http://www.medicare.gov/privacypractices.asp
http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/viewpublication.asp?pub_id=1089
http://www.sibley.org/general_info/medical_information_privacy_notice.aspx
7. 11 - NO CLASS TUESDAY IS MONDAY
8. 18 - Life, death, research, genetics, consent to treatment, Furrow et al. supplement pgs 246 - 285, Fundamentals pgs. 59 - 73, 487 - 512
http://www.vsb.org/site/public/healthcare-decisions-day
http://www.vsb.org/site/public/healthcare-decisions-day/#links
and study generally the Ms. Terry Schiavo materials cited on the following linked web page:
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/schiavo/
and see the Virginia State Code page at:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+54.1-2981
and use the "next" feature at right side top of the pages to study generally the Virginia Health Care Decisions Act.
See also:
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/print/FIN-271774/Advance-Directives-Curb-Hospital-Costs-In-HighSpending-Regions
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/306/13/1447.full
9. 25 - Liability of providers, Furrow et al. supplement pgs 62-77, Fundamentals pgs. 377-400, pgs. 361-376, pgs. 401 - 448
10. NOV 1 - Fraud, abuse, anti-kickback, anti-referral, false claims, crimes and civil penalties, Furrow et al. supplement pgs. 212 - 225, Fundamentals pgs. 149 - 206, federal statutes
http://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/physician-education/index.asp
http://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/physician-education/roadmap_web_version.pdf
http://web.me.com/asgoldberg1/filechute/oig-antifraudbook-roadmap_web_version.zip
Please study the following AHLA material which AHLA generously has made available to us. We will discuss this material during our class.
http://sn.im/sm3qq-drp
Please also see below for links to a copy of the so-called Stark Law.
http://sn.im/sm41e-aod
OR
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title18/1877.htm
and to the so-called health care civil monetary penalties false claims and antikickback statutes
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title11/1128A.htm
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title11/1128B.htm
See also:
http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2011/AdvOpn11-06.pdf
http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2008/AdvOpn08-19.pdf
11. 8 - Fraud, abuse, anti-kickback, anti-referral, false claims, crimes and civil penalties, Furrow et al. supplement pgs. 212 - 225, Fundamentals pgs. 149 - 206, federal statutes
Continue to review materials for November 1 class.
12. 15 - Papers
13. 22 - Papers
14. 29 - Papers
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Welcome to my students for GMU School of Law Fall 2011 Law 427: HEALTH LAW SEMINAR.
The texts for our course are:
1. Furrow, Greaney, Johnson, Jost and Schwartz' Health Care Reform: Supplementary Materials (2011) By Barry R Furrow, Thomas L. Greaney, Sandra H. Johnson, Timothy S Jost, Robert L. Schwartz Book - softbound Copyright: 2011, West Group ISBN-13: 9780314277503
2. Pocket Edition of the Constitution of the United States, Publication Date: 1998 American Bar Association Division for Public Education ISBN-13: 9781891743009
3. Fundamentals of Health Law, 5th Edition with CD-ROM (Non-Members) American Health Lawyers Association Publisher: AHLA Format: Softbound with CD, 590 pgs. ISBN-13: 9781422489628 6/2011.
The bookstore should have sufficient copies of the texts available before the first class, but please note that the 2011 Supplementary Materials are not published yet and there might be some delay in availability. Be sure to note the 2011 publication date; don't buy the 2010 publication date Supplementary Materials.
The syllabus for our course, updated to reflect the many new developments in health law, will be available 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. It will be my pleasure to meet you at our first class.
