N.Y. Public Health Law Section 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.

Source: Section 262 — Definitions, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/262 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 31, 2026).

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