§ 30.01 Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that effective diagnosis and treatment for citizens struggling with eating disorders, a complex and potentially life-threatening condition, requires a continuum of interdisciplinary providers and levels of care. Such effective diagnosis and treatment further requires the coordination and comprehensive management of an individualized plan of care specifically oriented […]
§ 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 […]
§ 30.03 Comprehensive care centers for eating disorders; established. The commissioner shall provide for the public identification of comprehensive care centers for persons with eating disorders for the purposes of: (a) Promoting the operation of a continuum of comprehensive, coordinated care for persons with eating disorders; (b) Promoting ready access to information, referral and treatment […]
§ 30.04 Qualifying criteria. (a) In order to qualify for state identification as a comprehensive care center for eating disorders pursuant to this article, applicants must demonstrate to the commissioner’s satisfaction that, at a minimum: 1. The applicant can provide a continuum of care tailored to the specialized needs of individuals with eating disorders, with […]
§ 30.05 State identification of comprehensive care centers for eating disorders; commissioner’s written notice. (a) The commissioner shall identify a sufficient number of comprehensive centers to ensure adequate access to services in all regions of the state, provided that, to the extent possible, the commissioner shall identify such care centers geographically dispersed throughout the state, […]
§ 30.06 Restricted use of title. No person or entity shall claim, advertise or imply to consumers, health plans or other health care providers that such provider or practitioner is a state-identified comprehensive care center for eating disorders unless it is qualified pursuant to section 30.04 of this article.
