Class, in this section and in conjunction with the attached documents, you will find all of the information necessary to complete your legal memorandum. You will use APA for your citations, so there is no need to worry that you will need to learn legal citation methods. It is not necessary for the learning exercise. There are a multitude of sample memorandums on the world wide web, so I encourage you to review these and gain some insight into how these are written.
Your memo will be between 10–15 pages in length. This does not count cover pages, reference page, charts, graphs, appendixes, etc. All APA rules must be followed other than the fact that you will use the provided template.
Your memo may address any of the topics that have been addressed or will be addressed in the course. Look at your textbook, the syllabus, and schedule to find a topic of interest to you. It must be a health care legal issue. The purpose of a legal memorandum is to analyze a legal problem and give an objective legal opinion on that problem. A legal memorandum is used to strategize approaches and to formulate arguments. Find something that is current in nature and sparks your interest. Is the ACA constitutional has been done and overdone. You will have a chance to address this during the course, so I suggest you expand your horizons.
Question Presented:
“What changes to current Colorado law governing access to patients’
electronic health records need to be made to ensure those records cannot be
used to aid in the prosecution of abortion patients and providers by other
states?”
Citations:
3-5 scholarly articles and must use text book:
Harris, Dean M. (2014). Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law & Ethics (4th ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.