2019 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 27-J - Comprehensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders
2799-G - Qualifying Criteria.

§  2799-g.  Qualifying  criteria.  1.  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:
  (a) The applicant can provide a continuum  of  care  tailored  to  the
specialized  needs  of  individuals  with  eating  disorders,  with such
continuum including at least the following levels of care:
  (i) Individual health, psychosocial and case management  services,  in
both  noninstitutional  and  institutional  settings,  from licensed and
certified practitioners with demonstrated experience  and  expertise  in
providing services to individuals with eating disorders;
  (ii)  Medical/surgical,  psychiatric  and  rehabilitation  care  in  a
general hospital or a hospital licensed under the  mental  hygiene  law;
provided that, whenever practicable and appropriate, the service setting
for any such care shall be oriented to the specific needs, treatment and
recovery of persons with eating disorders;
  (iii)  Residential  care  and  services  in  a residential health care
facility licensed under article  twenty-eight  of  this  chapter,  or  a
facility  licensed  under  article  thirty-one of the mental hygiene law
which will provide a  program  of  care  and  service  setting  that  is
specifically oriented to the needs of individuals with eating disorders;
  (b)  The  care  of individuals will be managed and coordinated at each
level and throughout the continuum of care;
  (c)  The  applicant  is  able  to  conduct  activities  for  community
education, prevention, information/referral and research; and
  (d) The applicant meets such additional criteria as are established by
the commissioner.
  2.  Eligible applicants shall include but are not limited to providers
licensed  under  article  twenty-eight  of  this  chapter   or   article
thirty-one  of  the  mental  hygiene  law  or  health  or  mental health
practitioners licensed under title eight of the education law.
  3. The commissioner shall seek the recommendation of the  commissioner
of  mental  health  prior to identifying an applicant as a comprehensive
care center under this article.