If a person commits contempt of court, he or she may be fined up to $1,000, and/or may be sentenced to up to 30 days in jail. In some cases, the judge may decide to be lenient and imposed a reduced fine of $500 and a jail sentence of five days, though it is unwise to depend on this outcome.
A person with a BMI (body mass index) value of 40 or greater would also be considered morbidly obese. Grade 3 overweight (commonly called severe or morbid obesity) is a BMI greater than or equal to 40 kg/m2. Morbid obesity is a chronic disease that manifests as a steady, slow, progressive increase in body weight.
Overweight, obesity and morbid obesity are distinct diagnoses that must be properly documented. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services includes morbid obesity (ICD-9-CM code 278.01) and its. associated body mass index values (40 and above, ICD-9-CM code range; V85.41-V85.45) in its 2014.