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Jenifer Rajkumar’s bill recognizing ARFID as an eating disorder passes the state Legislature

NY Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar's bill adding ARFID to the state's recognized eating disorders has passed the Legislature and now heads to Governor Hochul.

Interior of the New York State Senate chamber in the Capitol in Albany, with its semicircular rows of mahogany desks beneath ornate stone arches and stained-glass windows
The New York State Senate, where lawmakers voted 60 to 0 on June 4 to add ARFID to the state's official list of eating disorders

Jenifer Rajkumar’s bill recognizing ARFID as an eating disorder passes the state Legislature

NY Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar's bill adding ARFID to the state's recognized eating disorders has passed the Legislature and now heads to Governor Hochul.

Jenifer Rajkumar’s bill recognizing ARFID as an eating disorder passes the state Legislature
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Jenifer Rajkumar, the assemblymember for Ridgewood, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and Glendale, has gotten a bill through the state Legislature that officially adds ARFID to New York’s list of recognized eating disorders. Its passage was first reported by QNS. The bill now heads to Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk to be signed into law.

Once ARFID is on the state’s list, a set of laws that already govern eating disorders start applying to it too, per a press release cited by QNS: rules on…

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Filed underARFID / Eating Disorders / Jenifer Rajkumar / Kathy Hochul / mental health / New York State Legislature / Queens / Ridgewood

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