N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 30.02: Definitions

§ 30.02 Definitions.

For 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.