Legislation
SECTION 262
Definitions
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 2, TITLE 5*
§ 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.
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.