Essential Levels of Care (LEA)

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Consult the regional provisions concerning the exemptions for personal conditions: Exemptions recognized in Abruzzo Exemptions recognized in Basilicata Exemptions recognized in Calabria Exemptions recognized in Campania Exemptions recognized in Emilia Romagna Exemptions recognized in Friuli Venezia Giulia Exemptions recognized in Lazio Exemptions recognized in Liguria Exemptions recognized in Lombardia Exemptions recognized in Marche Exemptions recognized in Molise Exemptions recognized in Piemonte Exemptions recognized in the Province of Bolzano Exemptions recognized in the Province of Trento Exemptions recognized in Puglia Exemptions recognized in Sardegna Exemptions recognized in Sicilia Exemptions recognized in Toscana Exemptions recognized in Umbria Exemptions recognized in Valle d'Aosta Exemptions recognized in Veneto

The Essential Levels of Care (LEA) include all activities, services and care that the National Health Service is required to guarantee to all citizens, free or by paying a fee (ticket). In addition to art. 32 of the Constitution, the establishment law of the SSN in 1978 introduced for the first time the concept of "levels of health care to be guaranteed to all citizens". The LEA have been defined at national level with the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of 29 November 2001. Individual Regions may use their own resources to guarantee services and care in addition to those included in the LEA.