Medical Law Online Resources
Note: The following links are to the web.archive site in order to avoid broken links. For historical reason we keep some old sites in this list.
Historical Background
- Ancient Medicine
- From Quackery to Bacteriology
- History of Biomedicine
- The History of Contraception
- The History of Mental Illness and Its Treatment
- Anesthesia & Pain History Resources
- Civil War Battlefield Medicine
- The National Museum of
- Civil War Medicine
- Clara Barton
- Louis Pasteur
- Sigmund Freud
- Albert Schweitzer
- National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine
- The Wellcome Library for the History of Medicine
- History of Medicine Resources
- Images From the History of the Public Health
- Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History
The Law
- Anderson’s Ohio Administrative Code
- U.S. Code Title 21: Food & Drugs
- U.S. Code Title 24: Hospitals & Asylums
- U.S. Code Title 42: The Public Health & Welfare
- U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 29: OSHA Regulations
- U.S. Health Law
- The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
- OSHA Regulations & Compliance
- Ohio Revised Code Title 37: Health, Safety, Morals
STARK
- Physician Self-Referral Regulations
- Physician Self-Referral (Stark II) Proposed Regulation
- Proposed Stark II Regulations
- Enforcing Stark II
COBRA & HIPAA
- Health Benefits Under The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act-COBRA
- EMTALA Investigative Guidelines
- Legal Information on EMTALA
- Cobra Information Page
- The COBRA Quarterly
- Topical Links About COBRA
- CORBA-EMTALA Resources for Hospitals
- Availability of COBRA Coverage when the Employee is Already Covered
- IRS Issues Guidance on COBRA
- Know Your COBRA Rights
- Health Insurance Portability: Consequences of COBRA
Medicare & Medicaid
- U.S. Medicare Law
- The Basics — Medicare Reform
- SeniorLaw: Medicare & Medicaid Recent Developments
- U.S. Medicaid Law
- AAPS News: Medicare at Age 30: Time for a New Declaration?
Government Departments & Agencies
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- The Occupational Safety & Health Administration
- The Food & Drug Administration
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- The Medicare Agency
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- The National Center for Health Statistics
- National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases
- House of Representatives Prescription Drug Task Force
- The Ohio Department of Health
- The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
- State Medical Board of Ohio
- Ohio Board of Nursing
- Ohio State Board of Optometry
- Ohio State Board of Pharmacy
- Ohio State Board of Psychology
- Ohio Department of Mental Health
- Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy & Athletic Trainers Board
- Ohio Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Medical Services
Government Publications & Databases
- NCHS: Vital Statistics
- FDA Manuals & Publications
- FDA Almanac
- NIH Publications
- 1998.07.30: Health in America Tied to Income & Education
- US EPA Pesticidal Chemicals Classified as Known or Possible Carcinogens
- 15 Drugs, Dyes & Other Chemicals Newly Listed as Human Carcinogens
- Business & Labor Respond to AIDS
- State of Ohio Medical Board License Search
- State of Ohio Medical Board Monthly Formal Actions Database
Industrial Hygiene
- Industrial Hygiene.com
- The National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training
- National Safety Council
- American Board of Industrial Hygiene
- National Toxicology Program
- American Industrial Hygiene Association
- OSH.NET: Gateway for Safety & Health Information
- Industrial Hygiene Links
- International Occupational Safety & Health Links
Medical Malpractice
- Physicians’s Guide to Medical Liability Litigation
- Medicine & Law: Malpractice Topic Area
- World Medical Association Statement on Medical Malpractice
Nursing & Nurses
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- The Nursing Center
- Nurses Service Organization
- NursingNet
Nursing Home & Long Term Care Information
- Nursing Home Law
- Nursing Home Checklist
- Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Information Center
- Avoiding Fraud When Buying Long Term Care Insurance
- Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Resource Center
Hospitals
- Virtual Hospital Home Page
- The Ohio State University Medical Center
- Riverside Methodist Hospital and Grant Medical Center
- Columbus Children’s Hospital
- University Hospitals of Cleveland
- Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
- Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation
The Medicine Cabinet
- RxList – The Internet Drug Index
- Drug Information
- MEDLINEplus: Drug Information
- The Virtual Drug Store: New Drug Database
- Healthtouch® – Drug Information
- The Drug Discrimination Bibliography
- CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
- Pharmapages
Dental Law
Current Legal Topics in Medicine
Privacy Issues
Healthcare Reform & Patient Rights
- Patients Before Profits: The Patients’ Bill of Rights
- Patient’s Bill of Rights to Offer Right to Appeal Denied Claims
- Senate Democrats, GOP Square off on Patients’ Bill of Rights
- Mental Health Patient’s Bill of Rights
- Do You Know Your Medical Rights?
HMO’s & Managed Health Care
- The Consumer’s Source of Information on Managed Care
- Managed Care Resources & Links
- Choosing & Using a Health Care Plan
- Federal Response to Managed Care
Alternative Medicine
- The Alternative Medicine
- Alternative Medicine Under the Microscope
- Holistic Internet Resources
- Acupuncture Resources
Assisted Sucide
- Assisted Sucide — Florida Supreme Court Case
- U.S. Supreme Court Rulings on Assisted Suicide
- Choice In Dying
- The Debate Over Physician-Assisted Suicide
- Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Guide to Web Sites & Topical Literature
- Frontline: The
- Kevorkian Verdict
Living Wills
- The “Living Will” Center
- Advanced Directives: Living Wills, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
- Living Wills: Making Your Own Health Care Decisions Before Becoming Incapacitated
- Living Wills (Advance Directive)
- Making Decisions about Life Support
AIDS
- JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
- HIV/AIDS – A Guide to Resources
- Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
- HIV/AIDS Policy Compendium Database
Cancer
- The National Cancer Institute’s
- CancerWEB–CancerNET
- Online Guide to Cancer Resources
- The Prostate Cancer InfoLink
- OncoLink
- NCCS: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Heart & Heart Disease
Ergonomics Standards
- Ergonomics Society
- Ergoweb
- What Will the New OSHA Ergonomics Standards Require?
- ASSE Calls Ergonomics Standard “Flawed”
Repeative Stress Injuries
Other Health Topics
- The Arc of the U.S.
- Alzheimer’s Planning Checklist
- Parkinson’s Disease Information Center
- Cornucopia of Disability Information
- Disability Organizations Network Databases
- Genetic Odyssey: An Exploration of Genetic Topics
- Genetics Move On
- The Partnership for Organ Donation
- Neurotrauma Law Center
- Neurological Links
- Mental Health Resources
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Reference Guide
- Dermatology Diseases Information Index
- Rosacea.Org
- All the Virology on the WWW
- Ebola Virus Links
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Mad Cow Disease
- The Mad Cow Panic
- The Ultimate Abortion Law Homepage
General Information
- Health Law
- Health Care Law
- The Medical and Public Health Law Site
- The Health Law Resource
- Health & Safety Laws
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- Race, Health Care and the Law
- UW-Cooperative Extension Health Policy Information
- Achoo Healthcare Online
- Doc in the Box: Consumer Health, Medical, Dental & Pharmaceutical Information
- Health Hippo
- Health Web
- Virtual Medical Center
- The Doctors’ Page – Medical Links
- Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Services
- QuackWatch
- Psych Web
- Healthtouch®
Organizations
- WHO/OMS: World Health Organization
- American Medical Association
- American Board of Medical Specialties
- American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
- The American Psychiatric Association
- American College of Surgeons
- American Academy of Pain Management
- American Association of the History of Medicine
Grants
- Overview of the New Child Health Block Grant
- National Institutes of Health Grants & Funding
- GrantsNet
Journals
- JAMA
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
- The Bulletin of the History of Medicine
- Social History of Medicine Journal
Tools
- On-line Medical Dictionary
- Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms
- Public Health & Health Care Administration Glossary of Terms
- The Merck Manual
- Human Anatomy On-line
- The National Library of Medicine’s Visible Human Project
- MedHunt
- Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics
Directories
Forms
- Medicare Certification Form
- Ohio Department of Health Forms
- Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Forms
- Ohio State Board of Optometry Forms
- Health Care Power of Attorney
- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care