Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1071.6 – Obesity; criteria for classification as a disease

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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1071.6

person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

The state health officer shall classify obesity as a disease in all cases where the person‘s body mass index (BMI) is 30 kg/m², or where a person’s body mass index (BMI) is 27 kg/m² or greater and the person suffers from one or more of the following conditions or diseases:

(1) Type II diabetes.

(2) Impaired glucose tolerance.

(3) Hyperinsulinemia.

(4) Dyslipidemia.

(5) Hypertension.

(6) Cardiovascular disease.

(7) Gastric reflux disease.

(8) Gall bladder disease.

(9) Osteoarthritis of the hips or knees.

(10) Sleep apnea.

(11) Cerebrovascular disease.

Added by Acts 1999, No. 1316, §1; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 40:1299.117 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.