In addition to the resources listed below, Tufts students, faculty and staff have access to New England School of Law (NESL) Library. The NESL Library is located at 154 Stuart Street, approximately two blocks from Tufts Medical Center, opposite the State Transportation Building. On-site access to NESL Library matreials and reference assistance is available.

Tufts Resources

• See also: Bioethics Research Guide

• Databases

• Texts & Textbooks

• Useful Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for Legal Topics

Agencies & Centers

• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - Quality & Patient Safety

• Department of Justice - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• Food and Drug Administration - Laws Enforced by the FDA and Related Statutes

• Human Genome Project - Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of Human Genetics Research program

• Office for Human Research Protections

• World Health Organization - Health Legislation

Databases

Unless indicated, the following databases require a valid Tufts ID for access. For a complete listing of law-related e-resources, see Tufts Law E-resources.

• ACP Physician's Information & Education Resource (PIER) [STAT!Ref]
  Produced by the American College of Physicians, this evidence-based point-of-care resource also contains modules under its Ethical and Legal Issues section. This section features several ethical and legal topics relevant to clinical practice.

• Congressional Universe
  A major online resource for information on all aspects of Congressional work. Includes hearing transcripts, committee reports, bills, committee prints, the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and public laws.

• HeinOnline
  A comprehensive, image-based collection of legal periodicals, treaties, U.S. Supreme Court cases, U.S. Attorney General opinions, and the Federal Register. Every journal goes from its first published issue to current volumes.

• LexisNexis Academic
  Includes articles from major American newspapers and regional papers, statistics, company financial information, country and state profiles, and medical information. Major source for federal case law and statutes, the U.S. Code, law reviews, and state legal research.

• Social Law Library
  Includes the Code of Massachusetts Regulations, Massachusetts Reports, Massachusetts Appeals Court, and a number of other agency and department decisions.

Texts & Textbooks

• Author law A to Z : a desktop guide to writers' rights and responsibilities
  4th Floor KF 3084 A938 2005   

• The health care provider's guide to facing the malpractice deposition
  5th Floor W 44.1 U76h 2000 

• Law and risk management in dental practice
  5th Floor  W 705 P771L 2002  c.1 

• Medical malpractice : law and litigation
  5th Floor W 44 AA1 W229m 2006 

• Medical malpractice : a physician's sourcebook
  5th Floor W 44 AA1 M4884 2005

• The public health law manual
  5th Floor WA 33 AA1 G732p 2005 

• Winning your malpractice case : practical advice for physician experts and defendants
  5th Floor W 44 AA1 C568w 2005 

Useful Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for Legal Topics

• exp Jurisprudence - will retrieve the following subject terms:
  • Compensation and Redress
  • Confidentiality
  • Contracts
  • Informed Consent
  • Liability, Legal
  • Malpractice
  • Mandatory Reporting
  • Mental Competency
  • Resuscitation Orders
    
    
• exp Lawyers
  
  
• [MeSH term]/lj - Legislation & Jurisprudence
  Apply this sub-heading a subject term to include "concepts of statutes, medicolegal matters, suits, avoidance of suits, and litigation."

Web Resources

• General Laws of Massachusetts
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  Relevant Massachusetts laws regarding health and safety can be found within the following Titles under Part I. Administration of the Government:

  • Title XVI (Public Health)
  • Title XVII (Public Welfare)
  • Title XX (Public Safety and Good Order)
  • Title XXI (Labor and Industries)

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - HIPAA
  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• Health Law Research Guide
  Harvard Law School

• Health Law Resources
  New England Law Boston

• Medical Errors and Malpractice
  Harvard University

• Mental Health and the Law
  Cornell University Law School