Section 2799-E. Definitions  


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  • For purposes of this article:
        1.  "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.
        2. "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.