§ 59-1722. Definitions.  


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  • As used in the Licensed Dietitian Act:

    1.  "Board" means the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.

    2.  "Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Dietetic Registration of the State Board of Medical Examiners.

    3.  "Dietetics" means the professional discipline of applying and integrating scientific principles of nutrition pursuant to different health, social, cultural, physical, psychological, and economic conditions to the proper nourishment, care, and education of individuals or groups throughout the life cycle.  The term includes the development, management, and provision of nutritional services.

    4.  "Licensed dietitian" means a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Dietitian Act.

    5.  "Provisional licensed dietitian" means a person who has a limited license pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Dietitian Act.

    6.  "Degree" means a degree from an accredited college or university.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 144, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 118, § 48, operative July 1, 1987.