SB 113-70: Eating Disorder Support Act (Passed)

[Mr. Reactionary]

An Act to Increase Support for Individuals with Eating Disorders

Section 1: Short Title

This act may be cited as the "Eating Disorder Support Act."


Section 2: Purpose

The purpose of this act is to provide increased support for individuals suffering from eating disorders through the allocation of funding, resources, and infrastructure for the development and implementation of effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods.


Section 3: Funding and Resources

(a) The government shall allocate additional funds and resources to increase the accessibility of psychologists for individuals suffering from eating disorders. These funds shall also be used to provide affordable psychological support for students and minors, and to increase the number of psychologists available in eating disorder clinics.

(b) The government shall allocate funds for the establishment of additional eating disorder clinics, the employment of healthcare professionals specializing in eating disorders, and the provision of training and resources for these professionals to ensure they meet the required standard of care.

(c) The government shall also provide funding for the development and implementation of outreach programs and public awareness campaigns to increase the understanding of eating disorders and promote early detection and treatment.


Section 4: Implementation and Management

(a) The government shall appoint a designated agency responsible for overseeing the implementation and management of the provisions of this act.

(b) The agency shall be responsible for the allocation of funds, resources, and infrastructure for the purposes outlined in Section 3.

(c) The agency shall also establish standards of care for healthcare professionals providing support to individuals suffering from eating disorders and ensure that they are met.


Section 5: Reporting Requirements

(a) The designated agency shall provide an annual report to the government and the public on the implementation and effectiveness of this act.

(b) The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of eating disorder clinics established, the number of healthcare professionals employed, the number of patients served, the number of outreach programs and public awareness campaigns implemented, and the effectiveness of these programs and campaigns.


Section 6: Budget

(a) The government shall allocate a budget for the implementation of this act.

(b) The designated agency shall provide regular reports on the allocation and expenditure of funds.


Section 7: Effective Date

This act shall take effect upon passage.

Sponsor: Laki
Debate is now open

[Mr. Reactionary]

Robot written bill about eating disorder support. Does not allocate funds.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Amendment, adding in budgets, removing the agency and vague AI stuff and adding a new section that would extend help to people diagnosed with EDNOS or atypical anorexia or people failing to get a BMI requirement for one of the existing diagnosises, given it is not the BMI itself that is the indicator but the process of rapidly losing weight which is more dangerous.

An Act to Increase Support for Individuals with Eating Disorders

Section 1: Short Title

This act may be cited as the "Eating Disorder Support Act."


Section 2: Purpose

The purpose of this act is to provide increased support for individuals suffering from eating disorders through the allocation of funding, resources, and infrastructure for the development and implementation of effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods.


Section 3: Funding and Resources

(a) The government shall allocate $1 billion annually in additional funds and resources to increase the accessibility of psychologists for individuals suffering from eating disorders. These funds shall also be used to provide affordable psychological support for students and minors, and to increase the number of psychologists available in eating disorder clinics.

(b) The government shall allocate $1 billion annually in funds for the establishment of additional eating disorder clinics, the employment of healthcare professionals specializing in eating disorders, and the provision of training and resources for these professionals to ensure they meet the required standard of care.

(c) The government shall also provide $100 million annually funding for the development and implementation of outreach programs and public awareness campaigns to increase the understanding of eating disorders and promote early detection and treatment.


Section 4: Implementation and Management

(a) The government shall appoint a designated agency responsible for overseeing the implementation and management of the provisions of this act.

(b) The agency shall be responsible for the allocation of funds, resources, and infrastructure for the purposes outlined in Section 3.

(c) The agency shall also establish standards of care for healthcare professionals providing support to individuals suffering from eating disorders and ensure that they are met.


Section 5: Reporting Requirements

(a) The designated agency shall provide an annual report to the government and the public on the implementation and effectiveness of this act.

(b) The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of eating disorder clinics established, the number of healthcare professionals employed, the number of patients served, the number of outreach programs and public awareness campaigns implemented, and the effectiveness of these programs and campaigns.


Section 6: Budget

(a) The government shall allocate a budget for the implementation of this act.

(b) The designated agency shall provide regular reports on the allocation and expenditure of funds.

Section 4: Recognising All Eating Disorders

1. The following changes will be made in the DSM-V category I: Feeding and Eating Disorders
a. There will be no longer be a BMI requirement for diagnosing any ED.

2. Atlasian clinics will not reject people access to full treatment to people diagnosed with EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified) and atypical anorexia.


Section 7 5: Effective Date

This act shall take effect upon passage.

Sponsor: Laki
Debate is now open

[Mr. Reactionary]

24 hours to object.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Amendment adopted

[Mr. Reactionary]

I move for a final vote to clear the floor for next session. 24 hours to object.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Final vote is now open until Friday morning eastern or until everyone has voted.

[Senator Spiral]

Aye

[West_Midlander]

Present

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

aye

[fhtagn]

Present

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Aye

[Utah Neolib]

Present

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Care to explain why so many people vote "present"?

[West_Midlander]

Care to explain why so many people vote "present"?

Eating disorders are terrible but I don't know if we need this added medical infrastructure but I am not opposed enough to vote Nay.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Care to explain why so many people vote "present"?

Eating disorders are terrible but I don't know if we need this added medical infrastructure but I am not opposed enough to vote Nay.

I don't know about Atlasia. But I do know in Belgium and IRL USA, these are two countries where the answer would be clearly yes. It's also one of the disorders where cases are rapidly rising or even exploding in recent years due to the rise of social media where people mirror themselves with instagram stars for example, social isolation due to the internet, and during the pandemic stimulated in that behavior out of necessity, while eating disorders thrived in lockdown given there was no-one to comment on you anymore that one does not eat enough.

It's definitely very likely that medical infrastructure is underdeveloped, don't think anyone has done an ED act before. We did tons of lockdown acts, but 0 dealing with consequences of lockdowns act for instance.

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bump to the top

[certified hummus supporter 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bill passes 7-0-3-8.

[Mr. Reactionary]

An Act to Increase Support for Individuals with Eating Disorders

Section 1: Short Title

This act may be cited as the "Eating Disorder Support Act."


Section 2: Purpose

The purpose of this act is to provide increased support for individuals suffering from eating disorders through the allocation of funding, resources, and infrastructure for the development and implementation of effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods.


Section 3: Funding and Resources

1. The government shall allocate $1 billion annually in additional funds and resources to increase the accessibility of psychologists for individuals suffering from eating disorders. These funds shall also be used to provide affordable psychological support for students and minors, and to increase the number of psychologists available in eating disorder clinics.

2. The government shall allocate $1 billion annually in funds for the establishment of additional eating disorder clinics, the employment of healthcare professionals specializing in eating disorders, and the provision of training and resources for these professionals to ensure they meet the required standard of care.

3. The government shall also provide $100 million annually funding for the development and implementation of outreach programs and public awareness campaigns to increase the understanding of eating disorders and promote early detection and treatment.


Section 4: Recognising All Eating Disorders

1. The following changes will be made in the DSM-V category I: Feeding and Eating Disorders

a. There will be no longer be a BMI requirement for diagnosing any ED.

2. Atlasian clinics will not reject people access to full treatment to people diagnosed with EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified) and atypical anorexia.


Section 5: Effective Date

This act shall take effect upon passage.

Passed 7-0-3-8 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT