Section 30.02 - DefinitionsFor purposes of this article:
(a) "Eating disorder" is defined to include, but not be limited to, conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating disorder, identified as such in the ICD-9-CM International Classification of Disease or the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or other medical and mental health diagnostic references generally accepted for standard use by the medical and mental health fields.(b) "Comprehensive care centers for eating disorders" or "comprehensive care centers" means a provider-sponsored system of care, organized by either corporate affiliation or clinical association for the common purpose of providing a coordinated, individualized plan of care for an individual with an eating disorder, across a continuum that includes all necessary non-institutional, institutional and practitioner services and treatments, from initial patient screening and evaluation, to treatment, follow-up care and support.N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 30.02
Added by New York Laws 2020, ch. 56,Sec. AA-9, eff. 4/3/2020, op. 4/1/2020.