Definitions

For purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases have been defined to mean:

(a)“Dietitian” shall mean a person certified as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

(b)“Nutritionist” shall mean a person who either:

(1)has qualified as a diplomate of the American Board of Nutrition or as a Certified Nutrition Specialist with the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists; or

(2)has received a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university with a major in human nutrition, public health nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, community nutrition, or food and nutrition, and has completed a documented work experience in human nutrition or human nutrition research of at least nine hundred

(900)hours.

(c)“Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)” is a national professional organization for nutrition and dietetics practitioners which accredits educational and preprofessional training programs in dietetics.

(d)The “Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)” is a member of the National Commission for Certifying Agencies

(NCCA)and is the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

(e)“Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists (CBNS)” is the credentialing body which certifies advanced degree nutritionists as Certified Nutrition Specialists.

(f)“Licensed Dietitian (LD)” shall mean a person licensed by the Board to engage in dietetics or nutrition practice under this Article.

(g)“Licensed Nutritionist (LN)” shall mean a person licensed by the Board to engage in dietetics or nutrition practice under this Article.

(h)“Medical nutrition care” means the component of nutrition care that deals with: CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES - PART II

(1)interpreting and recommending nutrient needs relative to medically prescribed diets, including, but not limited to, tube feedings, specialized intravenous solutions and specialized oral feedings;

(2)food and prescription drug interactions; and

(3)developing and managing food service operations whose chief function is nutrition care and provision of medically prescribed diets.

(i)“Medically prescribed diet” means a diet prescribed when specific food or nutrient levels need to be monitored, altered, or both, as a component of a treatment program for an individual whose health status is impaired or at risk due to disease, injury, or surgery, and may only be performed as initiated by or in consultation with a licensed physician.

(j)“Nutrition assessment” means the evaluation of the nutrition needs of individuals or groups using appropriate data to determine nutrient needs or status and make appropriate nutrition recommendations.

(k)“Nutrition counseling” means advising and assisting individuals or groups on appropriate nutrition intake by integrating information from the nutrition assessment.

(l)“Nutrition services for individuals and groups” shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1)providing nutrition assessments relative to preventive maintenance or restorative care;

(2)providing nutrition education and nutrition counseling as components of preventive maintenance or restorative care; and

(3)developing and managing systems whose chief function is nutrition care. Nutrition services for individuals and groups does not include medical nutrition care as defined in this Act.

(m)“Restorative” means the component of nutrition care that deals with oral dietary needs for individuals and groups. Activities shall relate to the metabolism of food and the requirements for nutrients, including dietary supplements for growth, development, maintenance or attainment of optimal health.