The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) represents the Institution and provides legal and strategic guidance on a wide range of issues including operations, transactions and litigation management. Typical areas of legal counsel include:
Legal Affairs Services
- Legal, Regulatory, Accreditation and Governance Matters
- Employee Matters
- Student Matters
- Clinical and Scope of Practice Matters
- Civil Rights Matters
- Healthcare Transactions, Privacy and Regulatory Counsel
- Entity Formation and Maintenance
- Claims Management and Medical Malpractice Defense
- Ethics and Statutory Conflicts of Interest Matters
- Texas Public Information Act Matters and Requests
- The University of Texas System Policies and Board of Regents’ Rules and Regulations
- Policy and Procedure Development
Requests for Legal Advice and related Communications between the UT Health San Antonio, Office of Legal Affairs and its client are generally subject to the attorney-client privilege of confidentiality.
For General Questions, Requests for Contract Review or Claims Verification Inquiries, please submit requests to: ola@uthscsa.edu
For Texas Public Information Act requests, please submit requests to: The Public Records Center
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