Università Roma Tre

The course is divided into the analysis of the following topics:
FIRST PART: Historical introduction and basic concepts (Constitutional profiles of social rights to health and social assistance, History of Italian health system in a national and comparative perspective);
SECONDO PART: Health planning, social service planning and essential care levels (LEAs); the division of legislative and administrative competences and the links between State and local authorities; The organization of the National Health Service and Regional Health Service;
THIRD PART: Practical issues related to Health law (Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare and inter-regional healthcare; the liability of the medical structures; competition law and health law; commerce of pharmaceutical products).

Students can choose between two textbook:
1) A. PIOGGIA Diritto sanitario e dei servizi sociali, Giappichelli, Torino, 2020
only the following chapters
CAPITOLO I
I DIRITTI SOCIALI ALLA SALUTE E ALL’ASSISTENZA
CAPITOLO II
LE FONTI DEL DIRITTO SANITARIO E DEI SERVIZI SOCIALI
CAPITOLO III
IL SISTEMA SANITARIO

2) C. BOTTARI, La tutela della salute: lavori in corso, Giappichelli, Torino, 2020
only the following chapters
CAPITOLO I
NASCITA ED EVOLUZIONE DELL’ORGANIZZAZIONE SANITARIA NAZIONALE E DEL DIRITTO ALLA TUTELA DELLA SALUTE
CAPITOLO II
L’ORGANIZZAZIONE DELL’ASSISTENZA
CAPITOLO III
IL FINANZIAMENTO
CAPITOLO IV
IL SISTEMA DI EROGAZIONE DELLE PRESTAZIONI SANITARIE
CAPITOLO X
IL CONSENSO NEL TRATTAMENTO TERAPEUTICO

For attending students, there is a different modulation of the program that will be indicated in class in connection with their active participation in the course.
For all students, the documents uploaded to e-learning constitute further study material.