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SECTION 30.02
Definitions
Mental Hygiene (MHY) CHAPTER 27, TITLE E, ARTICLE 30
§ 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.