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92_SB1719
LRB9215389LDtm
1 AN ACT in relation to public health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 2310-610 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/2310-610 new)
8 Sec. 2310-610. Disease classification; obesity. The
9 Department shall classify obesity as a disease.
10 For the purpose of this Section:
11 "Body mass index" means a mathematical formula used to
12 determine a person's body weight in relation to height as
13 measured by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the
14 square of the person's height in meters.
15 "Obesity" means:
16 (1) having a body mass index of 30 or greater; or
17 (2) having a body mass index of 27 or greater and
18 having one or more of the following:
19 (i) Type II diabetes mellitus;
20 (ii) Impaired glucose tolerance;
21 (iii) Hypertension;
22 (iv) Cardiovascular disease;
23 (v) Gastric reflux disease;
24 (vi) Gall bladder disease;
25 (vii) Osteoarthritis of the hips or knees;
26 (viii) Sleep apnea;
27 (ix) Cerebrovascular disease (stroke);
28 (x) Coronary heart disease;
29 (xi) Dyslipidemia;
30 (xii) Gout;
31 (xiii) Cancer;
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1 (xiv) Infertility; or
2 (xv) Respiratory difficulties
3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4 becoming law.