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Apr 19, 2024
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LEGAL 224 - Medical Paralegal Law
5.0 Credits
Substantive law and procedures for the medical paralegal, including medical record and case analysis; investigation, discovery and trial preparation; ethics; standard of care; legal and factual research regarding medical issues; life care planning and estimating damages. Prerequisite: LEGAL 200 or instructor’s permission.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Conduct factual and legal research in medical-legal matters and communicate the results of research or analysis in an appropriate format. [COMMUNICATE]
- Analyze and summarize medical documents and records for use in legal matters. [REASON]
- Explain the interaction between the health care and insurance industries and the effect of related government regulation of both. [REASON]
- Handle various aspects of investigation, discovery and trial preparation including client and witness interviews, and other procedural practices relating to medical-legal issues in various areas of law. [COMMUNICATE]
- Identify potential issues that affect life care planning and damages assessment. [REASON]
- Identify and understand the substantive law relating to medical-legal issues in various areas of law. [REASON]
- Apply the ethical rules and standards of practice to the role of medical paralegal and develop a framework for resolving ethical dilemmas. [COMMUNICATE]
- Identify and understand Standard of Care and its impact on legal issues. [REASON]
- Identify the interpersonal and task-oriented skills that enable and support a team in completing the task or assignment. [ACT]
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