BHM 443 - VICARIOUS LIABILITY

BHM443 - Legal Aspects of Health Care Module 3 - SLP Vicarious Liability For your session-long project, you will be performing a case study analysis. The case was first discussed in module 1 SLP. The case you are using is the Robert Courtney case. Here is one link but there are several others you can use: http://www(dot)highbeam(dot)com/doc/1P1-54775380.html#mlt. The analysis will be divided into five parts, one part for each module. The framework for the Session Long Project and for generally conducting the case study: - Module 1 – Criminal Law/Contract Law - Module 2 – Tort Law - Module 3 - Vicarious Liability - Module 4 - Role of Allied Health Professionals - Module 5 – Patient Consent/Patient Rights and Responsibilities/End of Life MODULE 3 ASSIGNMENT: For this Module you will need to complete the following tasks. This section will be added to the end of your Module 2 submission. 1. Identify and discuss the concept of vicarious liability. 2. Based upon your research and assessment of the case, is there sufficient evidence to suggest that this concept can be substantiated in this case? Explain why or why not? 3. In this case, what organizational parties could be held liable and why? 4. Are there any grounds to find the patients liable? Session Long Project Assignment Expectations Length: SLP assignments should be at least 2 to 3 pages in length, double-spaced. References: At least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g. peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. As much as possible use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in APA format). Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question Format: APA format is recommended (but not required) for this assignment. See Syllabus page for more information on APA format.