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NEDA TOOLKIT for Parents Partial Hospital Patient is medically stable but: Eating disorder impairs functioning, though without immediate risk Needs daily assessment of physiologic and mental status Patient is psychiatrically stable but: Unable to function in normal social, educational, or vocational situations Engages in daily binge eating, purging, fasting or very limited food intake, or other pathogenic weight control techniques Intensive Outpatient/Outpatient Patient is medically stable and: No longer needs daily medical monitoring Patient is psychiatrically stable and has: Symptoms under sufficient control to be able to function in normal social, educational, or vocational situations and continue to make progress in recovery These criteria summarize typical medical necessity criteria for treatment of eating disorders used by many healthcare facilities, eating disorder specialists, and health plans for determining level of care needed. Please see Questions to Ask a Treatment Center for additional help in determining a suitable treatment setting. Page | 60