Is N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 262 — Definitions still in force?

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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 262 — Definitions

N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 262

Type: Statute
Source: New York Public Health Law
Jurisdiction: New York
Current through: Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 262. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires:

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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 262 — Definitions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 262. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Obesity" means the condition in which a person's body mass index is at least thirty kilograms per meter squared, or where a person's body mass index is at least twenty-seven kilograms per meter squared 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. Cerebrovascular disease;

8. Osteoarthritis of the hips or knees;

9. Sleep apnea;

10. Gastric reflux disease; or

11. Gall bladder disease.