Section 2799-F. Comprehensive care centers for eating disorders; established

1. The commissioner shall facilitate the development,  and
  provide for the public identification, of comprehensive care centers for
  persons  with  eating  disorders.  The development and identification of
  such centers shall be for the purposes of:
    (a)  Promoting  the  development  and  operation  of  a  continuum  of
  comprehensive, coordinated care for persons with eating disorders;
    (b)  Promoting  ready  access  to  information, referral and treatment
  services  on  eating  disorders  for  consumers,  health  practitioners,
  providers and insurers, with access in every region of the state;
    (c)  Promoting  community education, prevention and patient entry into
  care; and
    (d) Promoting and coordinating regional and statewide research efforts
  into effective methods of education, prevention and treatment, including
  research on the various models of care.
    2.  In  order  to  identify  such  comprehensive  care  centers,   the
  commissioner  shall  issue  a  request  for  applications  ("hereinafter
  referred to in this section as RFA"). The form and content of  such  RFA
  shall be prepared with input from individuals and organizations who at a
  minimum  are  representative  of health care practitioners and providers
  with expertise in the care of persons with eating disorders as  well  as
  from persons and families with experience in the diagnosis and treatment
  of  these disorders. Such RFA shall be issued not later than one hundred
  twenty days following the effective date of this article.