Healthcare Law

Healthcare Law is a specialisation of Law that deals with the basic rights of patients. It also checks the practices followed by the healthcare workers and how they are maintaining their professional standards.

In other words, Healthcare Law revolves around individuals who can receive healthcare benefits and are also concerned about who would pay for the healthcare services. Healthcare Law includes, who can and must be covered by health insurance companies.

Healthcare Law includes both litigious as well as non-litigious cases. Typically speaking litigious cases revolve around medical negligence cases, which can be in the form of claims made in clinical, dental, or hospital negligence spheres. Non-litigious cases include transactional work in the field of healthcare.

Types of law practised by Healthcare solicitors are – Tort, Contract Law, Product Liability Law and Human Rights Law.

Aspirants can pursue undergraduate (UG) as well as postgraduate (PG) level programmes in the field of Healthcare Law. Apart from degree programmes, candidates can also pursue diploma programmes in the field of Healthcare Law. 

Healthcare Law Eligibility Criteria 

The eligibility criteria for Healthcare Law courses may vary from college to college. Candidates who want to apply for a five-year integrated course with Healthcare Law as a specialisation meet the eligibility criteria for the course if they have completed their Class 12 or equivalent education from a recognised board with passing marks.    

The eligibility criteria for the Healthcare Law courses offered at the PG level is such that candidates should have completed a five-year integrated law course or possess an LLB/ equivalent degree.   

Also Read: List of Hospitals/Healthcare Management Courses and Colleges

Healthcare Law Entrance Exams

The Law students need to appear in the below-mentioned tests:

• All India Bar Examination
• Delhi University LLB Entrance Exam
• Common Law Admission Test
• Aligarh Muslim University Entrance Exam
• Kerala Law Entrance Exam
• Jammu University Entrance Test

Healthcare Required Skillset

Candidates who want to pursue a course or make a career in the field of Healthcare Law should have good negotiation skills as well as empathy. Some key skills that an aspirant should possess in order to be successful in the field of Healthcare Law are listed below:

Healthcare Law Syllabus

The subjects/ topics taught as part of the Healthcare Law course may vary from college to college. Candidates can go through the syllabus of Diploma courses in Healthcare Law below: