Section 1254.5 Of Article 1. General From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the disease of
eating disorders is not simply medical or psychiatric, but involves
biological, sociological, psychological, family, medical, and
spiritual components. In addition, the Legislature finds and declares
that the treatment of eating disorders is multifaceted, and like the
treatment of chemical dependency, does not fall neatly into either
the traditional medical or psychiatric milieu.
(b) The inpatient treatment of eating disorders shall be provided
only in state licensed hospitals, which may be general acute care
hospitals as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, acute
psychiatric hospitals as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1250,
or any other licensed health facility designated by the State
Department of Public Health.
(c) "Eating disorders," for the purposes of this section, shall
have the meaning of the term as defined in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, as published by the American
Psychiatric Association.