HSE 340 Module One Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
In addition to overarching federal healthcare service laws, there are state-specific regulations and statutes (laws) and licensure standards that must be adhered
to in order for health and human services agencies to operate. After reviewing the assigned chapter in the textbook, examine the human services ethical
standards that can align with some of these legal considerations.
You will submit a short paper that discusses the laws/regulations (both federal and state) that impact Human Services professionals in healthcare settings. You
will examine the human services ethical standards that can align with some of the legal considerations.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
 Describe at least one ethical issue and one legal issue that might arise when working with a patient in a healthcare setting.
 Describe implications if the patient is a minor child. How might the issue be dealt with differently based on the age of the patient?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper must be submitted as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Ethical Issues Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides specific examples
supported by research
Describes an ethical issue that
might arise when working with
a patient
Describes an ethical issue that
might arise when working with
a patient, but the issue is not
clear or is inappropriate
Does not describe an ethical
issue that might arise when a
patient
26.5
Legal Issues Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides specific examples
supported by research
Describes a legal issue that
might arise when working with
a patient
Describes a legal issue that
might arise when working with
a patient, but the issue is not
clear or is inappropriate
Does not describe a legal issue
that might arise when working
with a patient
26.5
Implications Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides specific examples
supported by research
Describes implications of one
law or regulation in a
healthcare setting
Describes implications of one
law or regulation in a
healthcare setting, but
description is not accurate
Does not examine implications
of one law or regulation and its
role in the healthcare setting