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Legal Aspects of Chiropractic Healthcare - 47190


 

 
John B. Wolfe, Jr., DC, JD
651-690-2990
email: jwolfejr@mcleodusa.net
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Overview of the legal environment of chiropractic service. Topics include malpractice, the chiropractic report, contracts, legal entities, direct and cross examination, chiropractic statutes, scope of practice and ethics. Material covers the statutes and ethics that govern chiropractic practice, how to legally begin business, how to prepare a legal case report, and how to obtain malpractice insurance.

 
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Course Objectives
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New practitioners will be familiar with the laws and regulations which govern chiropractic practice, the legal principles which govern business agreements, the legal bases for various third party payment systems, malpractice and risk management, and the chiropractor's role in litigation.
Materials
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A. Required Text(s):
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B. Recommended Text(s):
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Assignments
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All students are expected to have read all assigned materials.  Students will be called on, at random, to recite from or comment on assigned material.  Any student who is unprepared on three or more occasions during the term will receive one full letter grade less than the grade obtained on the final exam.
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All students are expected at all class sessions.
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Except as noted above, course grades are determined solely on the basis of a twenty question multiple choice final exam.

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Weekly Calendar of Learning Objectives
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Week Dates Topics/Learning objectives
Week 1 --

Introduction: Statutory, Common law, Administrative, and Ethical Regulation of Chiropractic Practice: J. Wolfe
Reading: Hawkings v. McGee, pp. 1-5

Week 2 --

Statutory, Common law, Administrative, and Ethical Regulation, continued. J. Wolfe
Week 3 --

Chiropractic Malpractice: Elements, Duty, Standard of Care, Expert Testimony, Other Theories of Recovery:  Negligent non-disclosure, Res Ipsa Loquitor. J. Wolfe
Campbell, Ladenheim, et al., pp. 1-43; 107-121; 133-162
Week 4 --

Chiropractic Malpractice: Elements, Duty, Standard of Care, Expert Testimony, Other Theories of Recovery:  Negligent non-disclosure, Res Ipsa Loquitor. J. Wolfe
Campbell, Ladenheim, et al., pp. 1-43; 107-121; 133-162
Week 5 --

Risk Management: Avoiding and Defending Malpractice Claims.
A representative of National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company.
Campbell, Ladenheim, et al., pp 45-61; 83-106; 175-204

Week 6 --

Risk Management: Avoiding and Defending Malpractice Claims.
A representative of National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company.
Campbell, Ladenheim, et al., pp 45-61; 83-106; 175-204

Week 7 -- Business Organizations, Employment Agreements, Leases and other Contracts. J. Wolfe
Week 8 -- Business Organizations, Employment Agreements, Leases and other Contracts. J. Wolfe
Week 9 -- Professional Boundaries, Compliance. J. Wolfe
Week 10 -- Third Party Payment: Medicare, Medicaid, Medical Assistance; Indemnity Insurance, HMO's, Workers' Compensation and No-Fault Automobile Insurance. J. Wolfe
Week 11 -- The Chiropractor in the Courtroom: Narrative Reports, Foundation, Expert Testimony from Deposition through Trial. J. Wolfe
Week 12 --
Week 13 -- The Chiropractor in the Courtroom:  Mock Trial of an Automobile Collision Case. J. Wolfe
Adam S. Wolkoff, Esq., THE HARTFORD
Assignment:  Prepare for trial
Class meets from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm 
Week 14 -- FINAL EXAMS AS SCHEDULED
Week 15 -- FINAL EXAMS AS SCHEDULED
Please Note
This schedule of lecture and lab topics and quizzes and exams may be changed during the course of the trimester as circumstances require. Whenever possible, such changes will be announced in class before the date and time in question. You are responsible for anything that transpires during lectures and labs, even when you are unable to attend. In the event that you miss a class session, make sure you check with a classmate about any announcements or schedule changes which may have been made. Makeup exams are allowed only according to the policies described in the current student handbook, which is available in the Student Affairs office.
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