What's happening
This bill updates the legal definition of "eating disorder" to specifically align with the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Why it matters
Creates legal clarity by specifically listing eating disorders such as pica, rumination disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, in addition to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. ensuring these conditions are explicitly recognized in New York State law.
Aligns the legal definition with the latest clinical standards. by directly referencing the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is widely used by healthcare professionals. This helps ensure consistency between legal language and current medical understanding.
May impact access to care, insurance coverage, and eligibility for services. for individuals with eating disorders, as a more precise and up-to-date definition can help reduce ambiguity and potential disputes between patients, providers, and insurers regarding what constitutes an eating disorder.
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Update Eating Disorder Definition
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9083
IN SENATE
June 15, 2018
Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the definition of an eating disorder
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2799-e of the public health law, as added by chapter 114 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
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] pica, rumination disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, other specified feeding or eating disorders, and any other eating disorder contained in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16320-01-8
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the definition of an eating disorder
Purpose
This legislation makes it clear that insurance companies are required to provide full coverage for all the aspects of eating disorders treatment at New York State Comprehensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 2799-e of the public health law to update the definition of eating disorder.
Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
Justification
In the United States, 30 million women and men will suffer from a clin- ically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or other spec- ified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED).
There are three New York State Comprehensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders (CCCED). While insurance companies are required to provide full coverage for all the aspects of eating disorders treatment at the CCCEDs, the Centers are finding that it is more difficult to be reim- bursed for eating disorders that are not currently spelled out in the law.
Legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal impact to the state
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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