Health Law Courses

COURSES IN HEALTH LAW

The following courses are available at the Health Law and Policy Institute, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, through the concurrent J.D.-Ph.D. degree track:

ELDER LAW
Explores financial and end-of-life planning for the elderly, including the use of trusts, wills, advance directives, and powers of attorney; examines the role of the guardian and attorney ad litem; analyzes the role of Medicare and Medicaid; and considers the legal aspects of home health, assisted living, and nursing home alternatives for senior citizen care.

HEALTH LAW SURVEY: BIOETHICS AND QUALITY OF CARE
Is an introductory health law course focusing on bioethics and the mechanisms for assuring quality of health care. Bioethics topics include death and dying, reproductive technologies, organ donation/transplantation, and public health. The course also surveys the major mechanisms ensuring the quality of health care, including medical malpractice and professional licensure.

HIV AND THE LAW
Explores the legal implications of HIV infection for public health policy, education, employment, insurance, health care, and criminal law.

LAW AND PSYCHIATRY
Is a study of current topics in law and psychiatry, including civil commitment, right to treatment, right to refuse treatment, competency to stand trial, the insanity defense, and the psychiatrist's role in the sentencing process.

LEGAL ASPECTS OF BIOETHICS
Examines the legal, ethics, and policy aspects of current controversies in bioethics. Topics include privacy and confidentiality, terminal care decisions, patients' rights to refuse treatment, organ donation and transplantation, and experimentation involving human subjects.

WOMEN AND HEALTH LAW SEMINAR
Examines the gender implications of the health care system. Gender issues arise in many contexts, including reproductive rights, confidentiality and informed consent, health care financing, insurance, and criminal law.

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