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LL.M. in Healthcare Law

LL.M. in Healthcare Law

OU Law is at the forefront in its offering of legal classes relevant to the healthcare industry. Coursework focuses on the federal and state regulation of healthcare delivery, population health, patient privacy and health information confidentiality, public and private insurance, managed care, coding and billing, healthcare fraud and abuse, healthcare transactions, healthcare antitrust, employee health benefits, and healthcare liability.

Students who complete the LL.M. in Healthcare Law will have the information and skills necessary to represent plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of civil, criminal, regulatory, operational, transactional, financial, and organizational health law matters. Students will be prepared to work in range of legal, industry, and government settings. These settings include large and boutique law firms, health care delivery organizations, pharmaceutical companies, public and private payors, public health authorities, and federal and state enforcement agencies.

The LL.M. degree in Healthcare Law is a 24 hour program which can be completed in 15 months.

Program Overview

The Online LL.M. in Healthcare Law program allows lawyers practicing healthcare law to further their specialization. The 24-credit-hour program also provides a comprehensive legal foundation for lawyers wanting to transition to a healthcare law practice.

100% online delivery
15 months to complete
24 credit hours

Healthcare Knowledge

The LL.M. in Healthcare Law has been designed by faculty and Advisory Board at OU Law. This program offers the opportunity to acquire broad knowledge of Healthcare Law as well as a business perspective to apply to economic and professional matters impacting your career.

Faculty with Strong Healthcare Law Experience

OU Law faculty and adjunct faculty are carefully selected for their expertise in Healthcare Law. A mix of attorneys, compliance officers, and medical professionals will challenge and encourage you to think deeply about how law impacts the healthcare industry.

Unique Student Experience

The OU College of Law is focused on providing each student a world-class experience to further their personal and professional life. The class size is small by design to ensure each student gets personal attention, and the cohort-based model ensures you build strong connections with your classmates.

Flexible Delivery

Offered 100% online, this program is available anywhere in the world. The LL.M. can be completed in 15 months while working full-time.

Program Objectives

The Online LL.M. in Healthcare Law program focuses on the legal, regulatory, political, ethical, and economic aspects of health care delivery. The LLM offers a comprehensive study health law topics, including the structure of health care institutions, health information management, fraud and abuse, transactions, contracts, and billing, sources of liability, HIPAA and privacy, and compliance. The objectives of the Online LL.M. in Healthcare Law program include the following:

Analyze major federal and state statutes, regulations, government advisory opinions, judicial opinions, and initiatives in the area of health law and policy.
Understand the past and present regulation of health care access, cost, quality, liability, organization, and finance.
Understand the behaviors and activities of individual and institutional health care providers and public and private payers that can lead to civil, administrative, and criminal sanctions.
Conduct legal research involving federal and state laws and policies impacting patients, insureds, and human research subjects in the United States.
Examine the relationship between individual and public health, including current issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.

LL.M. Curriculum and Course List

The Online LL.M. in Healthcare Law curriculum will provide advanced legal education in healthcare law for students with a Juris Doctor degree or equivalent degree from outside the United States. Students will choose 24 hours from the below listed courses. Upon completing the program, students will have specialized knowledge and practical legal skills in the all aspects of healthcare law. The program is an accelerated 15-month online program.

NOTE: LL.M. students may substitute 3 hours with a College of Law JD or Directed Legal Research course with permission of Faculty Lead.

	Credits
LAW 5902 - Introduction to the American Legal System	2
LAW 6102 - Structure of Health Care Enterprises: Legal Forms, Governance, and Relationships	2
LAW 6132 - Quality Control: Licensing, Accreditation, and Quality Regulation	2
LAW 6182 - Coding and Billing	2
LAW 6153 - Overview of Public Health Care Programs	3
LAW 6122 - Regulation of Private Health Insurance – Managed Care	2
LAW 6173 - Fraud and Abuse/False Claims	3
LAW 6162 - Health Information Management	2
LAW 6192 - Anti-Trust Issues in Healthcare Delivery	2
LAW 6152 - HIPAA/Patient Privacy	2
LAW 6172 - Health Care Transactions and Contracts	2
LAW 6142 - Professional Relationships in Health Care Enterprises	2
LAW 6112 - Sources and Types of Liability of Healthcare Institutions and Professionals	2
LAW 6183 - Experiencing a Simulated Investigation	3

Faculty

	Elise Dunitz Brennan Partner, Connor Winters Courses: Professional Relationships in Healthcare Enterprises View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Edgar Bueno Partner Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Courses: Overview of Public Health Care Programs View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Peter Cooch Associate King & Spaulding Courses: Capstone: Experiencing a Simulated Investigation View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Janis Flanagan Darley Acting Nurse Manager Veterans Administration Health Care Center Courses: Quality Control: Licensing, Accreditation & Quality Regulation View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Michael Granston Health Care Fraud Lawyer Courses: Fraud & Abuse/False Claims Court View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Kent Meyers Crowe & Dunlevy Courses: Anti-Trust Issues in Healthcare Delivery View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Laura Palk Adjunct Professor of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law Courses: Sources & Types of Liability of Healthcare Institutions and Professionals View Bio (Links to an external site)
	John Richter Partner King & Spaulding Courses: Capstone: Experiencing a Simulated Investigation View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Karen Rieger Director and Chair, Healthcare Practice Group Crowe & Dunlevy Courses: Structure of Healthcare Enterprises Healthcare Transactions and Contracts View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Sunny Rowland Adjunct Professor of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law Courses: Introduction to the American Legal System View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Zachary Schmook Adjunct Professor of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law Courses: Health Information Management Systems View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Stacey Tovino Professor of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law Courses: HIPAA and Patient Privacy View Bio (Links to an external site)
	Teresa Williams Adjunct Professor of Law Former General Counsel/Vice President of Regulatory Services INTEGRIS Health, Inc. Courses: Regulation of Insurance Coding and Billing View Bio (Links to an external site)