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MLS - Health and Hospital Law

MLS - Health and Hospital Law

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The Master of Legal Studies (MLS) with a concentration in Health & Hospital Law is a superior online degree for working professionals.

Throughout each 8-week course, law professors challenge students intellectually while exposing them to various legal and ethical issues in healthcare. Students in this health law masters program develop industry-specific legal knowledge and learn to write and communicate more effectively.

This online master’s degree in health law is one of the programs in healthcare offered through the Seton Hall Law School Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law, a leading center for research and scholarship. The Center educates lawyers and professionals in the healthcare and life sciences industries regarding the intricate and multifaceted set of laws that govern patients, healthcare providers, manufacturers, and suppliers. The Center at Seton Hall Law School has more than 20 years of experience delivering exceptional healthcare compliance education to working professionals.

Browse our online health law courses below. All online courses are designed by Seton Hall Law’s nationally ranked Health Law faculty. Our nationally respected faculty members are committed to helping you achieve your professional goals and move forward in your career. You can count on having the support you need to get the most out of your education. 

Course Requirements

Course requirements for this degree are listed below. Contact us using the form on this page if you have additional questions or view our admissions requirements here.

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Required Courses

Must take all in sequence.
All courses are offered ONLINE only.

Introduction to Law and Legal Writing

Students will learn to:

  • Identify relevant facts, legal issues, rules of law, and holdings in judicial decisions
  • Assess and apply statutes, regulations, and the common law to select issues
  • Convert legal research and analysis into a precise, accurate, and readable written product
Torts: Liability for Civil Wrongs

Students will learn to:

  • Explain the basic principles underlying the law of negligence
  • Recognize the factors courts consider in determining the causes of a particular outcome
  • Evaluate how a victim’s contribution to his or her injury may affect the determination of liability or damages
Fundamentals of Business Law

Students will learn to:

  • Explain the basic elements of enforceable contracts
  • Recognize the circumstances in which courts will refuse to honor particular agreements
  • Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different types of business associations
Constitutional Law Survey

Students will learn to:

  • Explain the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting and enforcing the U.S. Constitution
  • Identify the circumstances in which individuals and organizations can obtain judicial review of potential constitutional violations
  • Assess the implications of the due process clause for laws and policies that affect intimate decisions
  • Evaluate the Supreme Court’s approach to laws that have the purpose or effect of discriminating against individuals on the basis of race, gender, or other characteristics

Core Courses

Must take four courses (at least two must be Compliance Issues for Healthcare Providers, HIPAA Privacy & Security or The Law of Patient Care)

Students may substitute appropriate in-person courses offered at Seton Hall Law School's Newark campus in place of courses listed below with the prior written permission of the Associate Academic Director.

Children's Health and the Law

Students will learn to:

  • Identify and analyze common medical situations involving minors that may raise legal and ethical dilemmas
  • Evaluate who has the authority to consent to health care for a minor in different situations
  • Recognize situations in which health care providers should notify child protective services or seek judicial guidance
  • Propose reforms to address current public health issues affecting minors
Clinical Research and the Law: Compliance Issues for Research Sponsors

Students will learn to:

  • Identify the laws, regulations, and standards to which clinical research sponsors are expected to comply, both in the United States and globally
  • Evaluate factual scenarios to identify compliance risks and develop strategies for responding to them
  • Assess the strengths and weaknesses of proposals to expand, reduce, or modify research sponsors’ compliance obligations
Clinical Research and the Law: Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Designing Clinical Trials

Students will learn to:

  • Navigate the maze of regulatory requirements applicable to clinical research with human participants
  • Evaluate proposed research projects to determine whether they meet the criteria for institutional review board (IRB) approval
  • Analyze proposed regulatory changes and assess their potential impact on researchers, research subjects, institutions, and sponsors
Compliance Issues for Healthcare Providers

Students will learn to:

  • Assess the impact of existing and proposed laws and policies on patient safety and quality
  • Appreciate the intersection of nonprofit corporation law, laws governing state and federal tax exemptions, and federal fraud and abuse laws
  • Design effective and compliant peer review and credentialing processes
  • Identify key statutes, regulation, and guidance documents that impose compliance obligations
Cybersecurity and Privacy I: Law & Policy

Students will learn to:

  • Identify key sources of law applicable to the Internet as a decentered, community-standards focused network system
  • Assess risks to cybersecurity from mismanagement, crime, terrorism, and war
  • Evaluate proposed changes in the law related to cybersecurity and assess their implications for the industry and civil society
Cybersecurity and Privacy II: Compliance & Risk Management

Prerequisite: INDL7550 Cybersecurity I

Students will learn to:

  • Apply industry-leading data security and privacy compliance frameworks to realistic examples
  • Conduct qualitative and quantitative cyber risk assessments and transfer cyber risks
  • Prepare for and comply with legal requirements relating to data breaches and other legal process for digital information
EU Data Protection and Privacy Law: The GDPR

Students will learn to:

  • Apply the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to different business practices and technologies
  • Incorporate key principles of European human rights law into an analysis of data protection practices and policies
  • Anticipate future directions in the evolution of European data protection and information privacy law
HIPAA Privacy and Security

Students will learn to:

  • Evaluate and determine whether a given authorization, privacy policy or business associate agreement complies with HIPAA
  • Identify and articulate the potential enforcement methods and outcomes and the requirements for breach notification
  • Assess and critique the regulatory choices made under HIPAA
Introduction to Bioethics

Students will learn to:

  • Examine complex issues in health care from a bioethical perspective
  • Distinguish different schools of bioethical thought
  • Construct rigorous ethical analyses of contemporary healthcare issues
Stark Law and Compliance

Students will learn to:

  • Assess practical fact patterns in order to issue-spot potential areas of non-compliance
  • Identify the potential repercussions of a Stark Law violation and manage practical situations to reduce the risk of legal exposure
  • Analyze the potential implications of the Stark Law on structuring compliant physician arrangements, particularly in light of healthcare reform
The Law of Patient Care

Students will learn to:

  • Recognize the factors that trigger the creation of a provider-patient relationship
  • Explain the legal obligations of hospitals and healthcare providers when patients arrive at an emergency department
  • Advise healthcare providers on how to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Elective Courses

Must take two
Can be from any of the concentration areas (including corporate law courses above)

View Complete Course Information in the University Catalogue →
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