Health Law

Graduate Certificate Requirements:
Students wishing to pursue any certificate must submit an Intent Form by the end of the first week of their final semester. This is a non-negotiable deadline so that IU McKinney School of Law is in compliance with Indiana University policy. Students are encouraged to sign an Intent Form as soon as they find interest in a topic area; there is no penalty for not satisfying the requirements.
J.D. students may earn a maximum of two graduate certificates. ONLY CORE COURSES MAY BE COUNTED TOWARD BOTH CERTIFICATES. Students must inform the advisors of both certificates of their intent to seek two certificates. Contact the your advisor in Student Affairs or at osalaw@iu.edu with any questions or to schedule a progress review meeting. Please note: ALL students pursuing a Graduate Certificate are required to have a final graduation check appointment with your advisor in Student Affairs or at osalaw@iu.edu at least one month prior to graduation.

Health Law Graduate Certificate

The Hall Center's Graduate Certificate in Health Law provides an opportunity for JD students to specialize in the health law and policy curriculum. A Graduate Certificate will be awarded to enrolled JD candidates who complete at least 6 approved courses totaling at least 15 credit hours in health law courses (2 required core courses, 2 advanced health law courses, 1 elective health law course) and complete a capstone writing, practical, or skills course. Students must also maintain a cumulative 3.2 GPA in the Health Law, research or experiential capstone courses applied toward the Certificate.

Learning Outcomes:

The Hall Center's Graduate Certificate in Health Law enables JD students to focus their professional careers on health law and policy.

Required Core Courses:

Administrative Law
Introduction to Health Care Law and Policy

Advanced Health Law Courses (2 required):

Law of Nonprofit Organizations and Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations
Bioethics and Law
Health Care Business and Revenue Systems
Health Care Quality and Safety
Food and Drug Law
Law and Public Health

Elective Health Law Courses (1 required):

Not all courses will be available every year.

Any additional Advance Health Law Courses (above)
Advanced Research in Health Law
Corporate Compliance Overview
Disability Law
Elder Law
Environmental and Toxic Tort Law
ERISA Retirement Plans: Formation and Structure
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Regulation
Health and Human Rights
Insurance Law
Introduction to Problem Solving Courts
Law and Poverty
Law and Social Change: The Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter
Law of Medical Malpractice
Life Sciences Compliance Law
Neuroscience and the Law
Psychiatry and the Law
Race and the Law
Seminar in Health Policy, Law, Bioethics
The Law of COVID
Topics in Health Law

Experiential or Research Capstone Courses (1 required)*:

Health Law Externship
Health Law Research Paper submitted in satisfaction of a seminar or other writing requirement
Indiana Health Law Review (note or comment)
Health and Human Rights Clinic
Participation in External Health Moot or Transactional Competition, with prior approval from Hall Center Associate Director

Special Approval:

Any paper, note or comment submitted to satisfy the Experiential or Research Capstone must be submitted to and approved by a Hall Center Associate Director.

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More info available at the Program Site