The commissioner shall provide for the public identification of comprehensive care centers for persons with eating disorders for the purposes of: (a) Promoting the operation of a continuum of comprehensive, coordinated care for persons with eating disorders; (b) Promoting ready access to information, referral and treatment services on eating disorders for consumers, health practitioners, providers and insurers, with access in every region of the state; (c) Promoting community education, prevention and patient entry into care; and (d) Promoting and coordinating regional and statewide research efforts into effective methods of education, prevention and treatment, including research on the various models of care.
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