Law 5809 - Health Law and Policy Clinic
The goal of the Health Law & Policy Clinic is to provide legal and policy advocacy services that will advance access to quality health care for low income individuals in the local community and surrounding areas. In its first year (2014-2015) the Health Law & Policy Clinic will focus on two strategies to advance access: (1) offering legal services assistance to low income individuals who are trying to secure health care benefits and coverage from various government programs or subsidized charity programs, and (2) providing transactional advice in health regulatory law to support the work and goals of health-related community organizations that serve low-come individuals. The low income populations that will be a target focus of the Clinic include (1) pregnant women; (2) individuals with mental health or substance use disorder conditions; (3) immigrants; (4) the elderly; and/or (5) veterans. Individual representation of low-income individuals will involve assistance in accessing benefits under government programs, such as Medicaid, but may expand to include benefit assistance to low-income individuals with subsidized plans in the health exchange marketplace. Transactional advice work will be limited to simple health regulatory issues, such as small organization health records privacy compliance, and may also include health law education seminars for community organizations or providers. It is expected that as the Clinic develops its relationships with community organizations, projects will expand to include health policy and advocacy initiatives on behalf of the health organization or provider clients.
The course has four structural components: a week long intensive introduction to health law and health benefits law; a minimum of 300 hours (20-25 hours per week) of project work over the semester; a two-hour weekly seminar; and a weekly 90-minute supervision session with the instructor.
Credits: 6
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