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May 09, 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 permission. Corequisite
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs) 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.
- Analyze and summarize medical documents and records for use in legal matters.
- Explain the interaction between the healthcare and insurance industries and the effect of related government regulation of both.
- 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.
- Identify potential issues that affect life care planning and damages assessment.
- Identify and understand the substantive law relating to medical-legal issues in various areas of law.
- Apply the ethical rules and standards of practice to the role of medical paralegal and develop a framework for resolving ethical dilemmas.
- Identify and understand Standard of Care and its impact on legal issues.
- Identify the interpersonal and task-oriented skills that enable and support a team in completing the task or assignment.
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