LEGAL ISSUES
Comment on a specific example of a legal issue with regard to patient treatment that you have witnessed in your work or personal life, and discuss the conflicting issues involved.
Note: If you have not experienced a legal medical issue in your work or personal life, talk to someone who has and use their story instead.
Next, search legal Web sites for a controversial case involving patient treatment, similar to what you cited above.
For example, you may find a topic on legal Web sites related to the following (although you are not limited to this list):
Blood transfusion.
Limits on treatment.
Treatment of minors.
Advanced directives.
Informed consent.
Discrimination.
Determine which of the legal issues applies to the situation you cited above. Ensure you address how the HIPAA Privacy Rule of 1996 and federal statute on informed consent applies.