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Master of Jurisprudence –
Healthcare Compliance Law Concentration
The Healthcare Compliance Law Concentration is just one of your options. See the main Master of Jurisprudence page for details about the overall program and other available options.
M.Jur. in Healthcare Compliance Law
As the healthcare industry continues to grow and evolve in San Antonio and across the nation, professionals in the field are required to manage an increasing diversity of functions.
The industry has seen an increased emphasis on fraud prevention, an expansion of telemedicine and credentialing, as well as antitrust enforcement and healthcare privacy regulation.
Ideal candidates for the 30-credit-hour M.Jur. program’s healthcare compliance concentration are working in healthcare sectors that intersect with the law or are looking to pivot into the health field.
Program components are curated to offer the most efficient delivery of substantive compliance curriculum and procedural fundamentals. This concentration will familiarize you with those concepts required to obtain certification through the Compliance Certification Board.
“At well over $3 trillion per year, the healthcare economy accounts for over 17 percent of the U.S. economy. However, health care is also governed by a complex set of specialized laws and regulations that affect not only health care service providers, but also all employers and all individuals. Our programs exist to develop our students’ capacity to guide healthcare providers and others in navigating this complex industry.”
-André Hampton
Healthcare Compliance Curriculum
| Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Fundamentals of the American Legal System (offered online) | 2 |
| Legal Research and Writing (offered online) | 2 |
| Contracts (offered online) | 4 |
| Torts (offered online) | 4 |
| Administrative Law (or Administrative Law and Regulatory Interpretation, offered online) | 3 |
| Healthcare Law | 3 |
| Compliance or Healthcare Compliance (or Compliance, Ethics and Risk Management, offered online) | 3 (or 2 online) |
| Business Associations (or Business Structures and Statutory Compliance, offered online) | 2 |
| Business Law and Ethics (offered online) | 2 |
| HIPAA Privacy and Security (available online) | 1-2 |
Required Courses
Concentration Requirements
| Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Affordable Care Act | 2 |
| Antitrust | 3 |
| Business Associations (or Business Structures and Statutory Compliance online) | 3 |
| CMS Regulations and False Claims Act | 2 |
| Contract Drafting | 2 |
| Disability Law | 2 |
| Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) | 2 |
| Employment Law | 3 |
| HIPAA Privacy and Security | 2 |
| Institutional Review Board (IRB) | 2 |
| Insurance Law | 3 |
Two additional electives from this list must be chosen.