Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Health Law Institute

Health Care Compliance Certificate

Designed for MHSL J.D. students

 

Helping you become an effective leader in health law

Our program is designed for Mitchell Hamline J.D. students interested in developing core-competencies in the growing field of health care compliance. The certificate courses will prepare you to skillfully lead a health care organization through the complex maze of government laws and regulations, and champion an ethical corporate culture.

After completion of this certificate, you will be able to:

  • Develop and deliver trainingindex
  • Audit, monitor, and investigate
  • Assess risk
  • Create and enforce a code of conduct, championing
    an ethical corporate culture
  • Sit for the Compliance Certification Board’s (CCB) Certified in Health Care Compliance Exam. Mitchell Hamline is one of only a few institutions accredited by the CCB. Certified in Healthcare Compliance Examination (PDF)
compliancecertification.org  

Certificate students are paired with industry professionals, effectively linking Mitchell Hamline’s strong academic learning environment with the real world of health care compliance.

Curriculum

JD Completing both Certificates – Recommended  (16-17 credits)*

  • Health Care Compliance Institute (3 credits)
  • Health Care Compliance Skills (3 credits)
  • Health Care Compliance Governance and Ethics (2 credits)
  • Health Law Organization and Finance (3 credits)
  • Health Law Quality and Liability (3 credits)
  • Drug and Device Law (2) OR Administrative Law (3)
  • Health Law Externship (at least 2 credits)

Learn more about completing both certificates as a JD student 

JD Health Care Compliance Certificate ONLY (13 credits)*

  • Health Care Compliance Institute (3 credits)
  • Health Care Compliance Skills (3 credits)
  • Health Care Compliance Governance and Ethics (2 credits)
  • Health Law Organization and Finance (3 credits)
  • HIPAA Privacy (2 credits)

JD Health Care Compliance Certificate ONLY (11 credits)

  • Health Care Compliance Institute (3 credits)
  • Health Care Compliance Skills (3 credits)
  • Health Care Compliance Laws and Regulations (3 credits)
  • Health Care Compliance Governance and Ethics (2 credits)

 

*It is recommended students complete their Health Care Compliance Certificate by the end of their 2L year

Cost

Standard J.D. tuition rates apply to the on-campus Health Care Compliance Certificate courses.

Notice of Intent

Students are encouraged to apply early in their law school tenure. Declaring an intent to pursue a Health Law or Health Care Compliance Certificate creates no obligation to complete one.

Mitchell Hamline J.D. students have the unique opportunity to earn both the Health Law Certificate and the Health Care Compliance Certificate. The following information packet will explain how to earn both in the most efficient way.

Information Packet   Notice of Intent Form  

Biannual Progress Report

Health law students should complete this form every October and March.

Requirements Checklist

Each student graduating with either the Health Care Compliance Certificate or the Health Law Certificate must complete their requirements checklist prior to graduation.

Requirements Checklist  

Questions?

Contact: Barbara.Colombo @mitchellhamline.edu, Director, Health Care Compliance Program