Health Law

This guide provides a general overview of health law. It covers locating articles, treatises, statutory law, administrative materials, agency publications, legislative histories and websites of interest. The guide can be used by students, faculty members, lawyers, and the general public.

Health law concerns the practice and regulation of health care delivery, as well as medical malpractice and bioethics. This guide focuses on general health law resources.  Topics include: treatment relationship, duty to care, informed consent; health care professional licensure, medical liability and malpractice, health care spending, health insurance coverage, health care institutions, and health care business associations.