La. Public Health and Safety § 40:1071.6

Current with changes from the 2024 3rd Extraordinary Session effective on or before 1/1/2025

Section 40:1071.6 - Obesity; criteria for classification as a disease

The state health officer shall classify obesity as a disease in all cases where the person's body mass index (BMI) is 30 kg/m², or where a person's body mass index (BMI) is 27 kg/m²or greater and the person suffers from one or more of the following conditions or diseases:

(1) Type II diabetes.

(2) Impaired glucose tolerance.

(3) Hyperinsulinemia.

(4) Dyslipidemia.

(5) Hypertension.

(6) Cardiovascular disease.

(7) Gastric reflux disease.

(8) Gall bladder disease.

(9) Osteoarthritis of the hips or knees.

(10) Sleep apnea.

(11) Cerebrovascular disease.

La. Public Health and Safety § 40:1071.6

Added by Acts 1999, No. 1316, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.117 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

Added by Acts 1999, No. 1316, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.117 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.