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JD Concentration in Health Equity, Law & Policy

WEBJD students may earn only one concentration. Degree candidates pursuing the JD Concentration in Health Equity, Law & Policy must complete a minimum of 16 credits, including 11 required credits, and must graduate with a cumulative overall GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.25 in coursework taken to fulfill the concentration.. Concentration candidates …

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Joint Juris Doctor/Master of Public Health UIC Law

WEBTo fulfill the requirements of the JD/MPH degree program, joint degree candidates must complete a minimum of 120 credits. Degree candidates will complete 86 credits at UIC Law and 34 credits from UIC’s School of Public Health, with 13 credits shared between the two programs. With planning, joint JD/MPH program can be completed in 4 years

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Student Health Insurance UIC Law University of Illinois …

WEBThe University of Illinois requires all students to be covered by major medical health insurance and therefore provides students with CampusCare. Students may waive coverage if they can show proof of comparable coverage. Students should have already received an email from [email protected] that includes their University Identification

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COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates: Can States and Public …

WEBUIC students have several options similar to those at other colleges and universities: 1) become fully vaccinated (status conferred at fourteen days following receipt of the final scheduled vaccine dose) prior to the start of the 2021 fall semester and disclose vaccination status with the university to be exempt from additional mitigation

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UIC Law Offers Students HELPP to Address Systemic …

WEBUIC Law’s new Health Equity, Law & Policy Program (HELPP) is on a mission to create healthier communities. Through a matrix of an expanding curriculum, community partnerships and multidisciplinary engagement opportunities, HELPP is preparing law students to address the systemic factors that impede the pursuit of health …

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New Joint JD/Master of Public Health Degree Prepares …

WEBStudents in the new joint JD/MPH in Health Policy and Administration program, a collaborative professional degree offered by UIC’s Schools of Law and Public Health, will take classes across the campuses, and save a year of study compared to students who separately pursue the two graduate professional degrees. Through an …

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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: For the Public Safety or a …

WEBIn light of these federal mandates, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has implemented an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. Like the Biden plan, the ETS applies to private employers with more than one hundred employees.

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Do Parents Who Choose Not to Vaccinate Their Children …

WEBThe Supreme Court of the United States, in Troxel v.Granville, reiterated the Constitutional protection granted to “the interest of parents in the care, custody, and control of their children.” The Court described this liberty interest as being “perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests recognized by [the] Court.”

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Professor Amy Campbell Joins UIC Law as the Inaugural …

WEBCampbell specializes in health policy, health justice and health equity, with a focus on the role of policy in preventing childhood and community trauma. Her law school-based teaching experience includes Health Law Survey, Mental Health Law, Health Law Seminar, Bioethics & the Law and Public Health Law, and an interdisciplinary policy skills

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The American Health Security Act and Privacy: What Does …

WEBFor many years, the American health care system has been plagued by dependence on a cumbersome paper-based recording system that adds to the astronomical cost of health care in the U. S. In 1994, President Clinton proposed a national health care plan, the American Health Security Act, that would ensure comprehensive health care insurance …

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Enhancing Post-Marketing Vaccine Safety Surveillance

WEBE.g., Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, Title XIII of Division A and Title IV of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 226 (Feb. 17, 2009) (codified at 42 U.S.C. §§300jj-31 to -38) (incentivizing meaningful use of electronic …

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Health Law UIC Law University of Illinois Chicago

WEBIllinois Law Resources. AIDS Legal Council of Chicago. Alzheimer’s Assocaition. National Resources. American Bar Association Health Law Section. American Health Law Association.

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UIC Law Student Connects with Policymakers to Advocate for …

WEBTuburan’s motivation to study health law stems from her time as a police officer working as a member of the crisis intervention team. She often responded to calls from individuals experiencing a breakdown in their mental health, whether it be suicide ideations or threats to hurt themselves or someone else. As a fellow veteran herself, …

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Privileged or Discoverable

WEBIllinois courts are dismantling evidentiary privileges traditionally recognized in the context of health care. Recently, the Illinois Supreme Court held that section 15(h) of the Health Care Professional Credentials Data Collection Act, 410 ILCS 5/17-1, et seq. (2012) does not create a privilege. In order to see and treat patients at a health care …

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John Marshall Law School Offers Health Law Certificate

WEBThe John Marshall Law School is set to begin a new JD certificate that will offer degree candidates a specialization in health law. Students can select this certificate beginning in August for the 2011-2012 academic year. The certificate was developed because of a societal need for such specialization and in response to student interest in

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Law School Counseling Center

WEBIf this is a mental health emergency, do not wait for an appointment. Please see the emergency section of this webpage or call 9-1-1. Wellness Workshops. Faculty, staff, clinics, and student groups can contact the Law School Counseling Center at [email protected] to discuss a potential workshop for members of the …

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Nurse Convicted of Gross Neglect of Impaired Patient and …

WEBOn Friday, March 25, 2022, former nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide after injecting a patient with the wrong medication, which led to the patient’s death. Charlene Murphey, the patient, was transferred to Vanderbilt Hospital in December of 2017 after being diagnosed with a subdural …

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But Who Will Think of the Children

WEBOn June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the highly publicized case, Bostock v.Clayton County. The consolidated case asked whether an employer firing an employee merely for being transgender or gay violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination “because of…sex.”

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Face the Fight: Law Student Ashley Tuburan Assists Veterans

WEBAfter receiving my training, I was tasked with responding to all calls involving someone experiencing a mental health crisis. Many of those calls involved veterans who struggled with PTSD and suicidal ideations. As a veteran myself, I was able to quickly build a relationship with the individual who needed help. We were able to talk about our

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Metadata – How Technology Has Changed Routine Disclosures

WEBElectronic health records became prominent in the medical community and hospitals in the 1990s and have only expanded since. With the change in technology, came the change of monitoring technology – metadata. Metadata or an “audit trail” can be “envisioned as words in a dictionary – words that describe words.”

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The Reproductive Health Crisis in the Southern Kordofan Region …

WEBThe reproductive health crisis in Southern Kordofan is not the first of its kind, nor, unfortunately, will it be the last. But it is a devastating reminder of how easily wartime governments can denigrate the rights of their most vulnerable populations with often little to no reprisal from the international community.

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A Woman's Right to Choose is Under Fire: What is an Anti …

WEBLike bullets in a loaded gun, certain laws are already written and waiting to go into effect as soon as circumstances change; these are known as trigger laws. In the United States, twenty states have laws written that will “ban or severely restrict abortion if Roe v.Wade is overturned.” The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union …

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