Master of Legal Studies Course Descriptions

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Course Descriptions
Research, Analysis, & Communication Skills (3)
(Structure of legal system, research methodology)		 MLS120
Intro to the US Legal System (3)
(general overview of US legal system; three branches of government; intro to contracts, torts, civil procedure)		 MLS110
Administrative Law (3)
(Role of admin law; field s affected by gov’t regulation; rule-making and adjudicatory functions of agencies) (Prerequisite: MLS 110)		 MLS130
Compliance Skills (3)
(Intro to basic business terminology and risk management (e.g., tolerance, appetite) basic biz, agency, and tort law; compliance investigation, reporting, remediation)		 MLS140
Required Courses (Take all courses; 12 credits)
Healthcare Payer-Provider Relationships (3)
(Legal structure of Medicare and Medicaid programs; private payer; insurance reform; stats, regs, and case interpretation; conflicts; arbitration.)		 MLS210
Law of Patients’ Rights (3)
(Legal framework governing patients’ rights: privacy, medical decision making, access to records, across various healthcare settings; HIPAA)		 MLS220
Law of Accreditation and Licensure (3)
(Legal aspects of accreditation and licensure for both practitioners and institutions; interrelation and application; Anti-kickback; Stark Law)		 MLS230
Capstone (3)
(Incorporates concepts acquired in other courses; students design program with practical application; develop policy/training manual/compliance program)		 MLS900
Electives (Select 3 courses; 6 credits)
Public Health Law (2)
(Basic concepts of public health law; planning for natural/man-made disasters; mandatory immunization programs; disease reporting laws; infectious disease control; duties, powers, limits of government in protecting public health)		 MLS310
Pharmaceutical Law (2)
(Understanding of pharmaceutical industry and stakeholders; legal, regulatory, policy, business, scientific, and ethical issues; FDA, CMS, DEA, state licensing boards)		 MLS320
Health Information Technology (2)
(Biomedical data, information, and populations in decision making; electronic health records; health information technology (HIT), health information exchanges (HIEs); privacy; data sharing arrangements)		 MLS240
Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare Industry (2)
(Builds on Payer-Provider course; Medicare and Medicaid fraud /abuse implications)		 MLS250
Collaborating with Counsel (Unauthorized Practice of Law) (2) MLS260
(Explore extent to which people with legal training, but no license to practice law, can use the law without fear of prosecution; work with outside / inside counsel)  
Telehealth Law and Telemedicine (2)
(Legal issues affecting e-health and telemedicine; electronic health records; HIPAA; remote patient monitoring; mobile health; reimbursement issues, licensure, fraud)		 MLS260

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