Legal Aspects of Health Management
Study Course Implementer
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga
About Study Course
Objective
Acquisition of knowledge in the field of healthcare law and improved skills in applying law in a healthcare management organization.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge of health care organization and management is necessary to understand the regulation of law. Knowledge of the English language is required for working with health care law sources and research materials.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Understanding about the place and role of healthcare in the legal system.
View with regulatory requirements indicated in the bibliography • Get acquainted with compulsory literature
2.Knowledge of the basic conditions contained in legal acts for the work of a health care institution.
View with regulatory requirements indicated in the bibliography
3.Knowledge of the conditions of liability of health care institutions and persons and the procedure for applying liability.
View with regulatory requirements indicated in the bibliography
Skills
1.Be able to select, research and analyze legislation.
Get acquainted with compulsory literature • Examination
2.be able to analyze the legal component of practical healthcare cases.
Examination • Individual work
3.Be able to prepare and present a health care law case.
Examination
Competences
1.Knowledge of the legislation necessary for healthcare management personnel and the ability to apply it in practice.
View with regulatory requirements indicated in the bibliography
2.Acquire research competencies – selection and analysis of legal sources, scientific materials.
Examination
Assessment
Individual work
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Analysis of the Court’s judgment on the case in the field of healthcare. In independent work, the student chooses a specific court judgment, describes the event assessed in the judgment, lists the most relevant legal provisions applied, describes the nature of the judgment ruling and draws personal conclusions (The conclusions are based on the lessons learned in the study course, e.g. whether the correct legal norms have been applied, whether there are inconsistencies between other legal norms, assessment by interpretation methods or hierarchy of legal norms, etc.). There is a possibility to present the work with the report if the subject is related. |
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2.
View with regulatory requirements indicated in the bibliography |
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Researching regulatory requirements for ability to participate in discussions and ask questions during lectures |
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Get acquainted with compulsory literature |
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
100.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Research work has been carried out independently on a current issue of the field of law related to health care. Scientific quality of the report 50%. Ability to present a report and answer questions - 50%. Preferred volume of the report (excluding cover page, table of contents and list of literature used) 7-12 LP. The student chooses a topic of interest to himself or herself and conducts an independent study of a specific current, problem or process, assessing it in relation to the application of legal provisions, the existence of legal weddings or an existing conflicting legal framework. The report shall contain a description of the situation, a study of the legal framework, publications binding on the provision of information, an analysis and assessment of the personal situation and conclusions. There is the possibility of presenting the work in independent classes, presenting the report and answering questions respectively - representing 50% of the assessment. The report is credited if it includes an overview of the question, an analysis of personal information, and a conclusion. According to the evaluation of the report, a final assessment is posted, an additional assessment is increased if the report conforms to the priority themes (offered at the beginning of the study course in discussion with students) or includes an analysis of case law. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
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Auditorium
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2
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Introduction to law. Hierarchy of regulatory acts
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Human rights
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2
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Practice of the Court of Human Rights
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Administrative rights (including administrative process), their implementation in health care.
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2
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Criminal law and civil law
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Work rights. Remuneration system in the field of health care
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Patients' rights. Patients' Rights Act.
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Development of patient rights and future perspectives
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Auditorium
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2
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Special regulatory acts regulating the field of health care
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Management and supervision of the health sector. Sanctions
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Topics
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Medical Risk Fund.
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On site
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Cross-border healthcare
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Bibliography
Required Reading
Autoru kolektīvs. Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. VIII nodaļa. Cilvēka pamattiesības. Rīga, Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2011. 165. - 183.lpp. un 611. - 635.lpp.
J. Jelāgins. Normatīvie akti un to hierarhija. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 1998. Nr. 25. pielikums "Jurista Vārds", Nr. 3(71)
Autoru kolektīvs. Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā. Rīga, SIA „Izglītības soļi”, 2021. 103.-104.lpp; 112.-114.lpp.; 306.-329.lpp.; 386.-438.lpp.; 441.-453.lpp.
Additional Reading
Konvencija par cilvēktiesību un cieņas aizsardzību bioloģijā un medicīnā - Konvencija par cilvēktiesībām un biomedicīnu. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 205 (4191), 30.12.2009.
Pacientu tiesību likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 205 (4191), 30.12.2009.
Ārstniecības likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 167/168 (882/883), 01.07.1997., "Ziņotājs", 15, 07.08.1997.
Ministru kabineta 2009.gada 20.janvāra noteikumi Nr.60 „Noteikumi par obligātajām prasībām ārstniecības iestādēm un to struktūrvienībām”.