SJ11:

Eating disorders; Joint Commission on Health Care to study.

Bill Summary:

Study; Joint Commission on Health Care to study
eating disorders in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint
Commission on Health Care to study eating disorders in the Commonwealth.
In conducting its study, the Joint Commission on Health Care shall
(i) determine the incidence of diagnosed eating disorders in Virginia;
(ii) assess the adequacy of eating disorder training provided to
public school educators; (iii) evaluate the adequacy of the curriculum
relating to eating disorders in Virginia's medical and nursing schools
and continuing education requirements for Virginia medical professionals;
(iv) determine strategies by which Virginia can increase awareness
of eating disorders, including their symptoms, effects, and preventive
interventions; (v) assess the cost of treatment incurred by patients
with eating disorders borne by the Commonwealth's Medicaid program
as well as by private health plans and employers; (vi) assess issues
concerning access to care for eating disorders within the Commonwealth;
(vii) generate recommendations for improving education, prevention,
early detection, and treatment of eating disorders in Virginia and
estimate the fiscal impact on the Commonwealth and private payers
for the implementation of such strategies; and (viii) consider, as
the Commission may identify, such other issues related to the objectives
of this study. The Commission must submit its findings and recommendations
to the 2023 Session of the General Assembly.