Dietetics and Nutrition Practice is the integration and application of scientific principles derived from the study of food, nutrition, biochemistry, metabolism, nutrigenomics, physiology, food management, and from behavioral and social sciences in achieving and maintaining health throughout the life span and in providing nutrition care services, including medical nutrition therapy; assessing and evaluating the nutritional needs of individuals and groups, and determining resources and constraints in the practice setting, including ordering nutrition-related laboratory tests to check and track nutrition status and monitor effectiveness of dietary plans and orders; establishing priorities, goals and objectives that meet nutritional needs and are consistent with available resources and constraints; providing nutrition counseling in health and disease; developing, implementing, and managing nutrition care systems; evaluating, making changes in, and maintaining appropriate standards of quality in food and nutrition services; and ordering therapeutic diets, for the prevention, management, and treatment of disease. This includes, but is not limited to, nutrition assessment; nutrition diagnosis; nutrition intervention, including the ordering of patient diets, nutritional supplements; monitoring and evaluation of nutrition care plans; nutrition support, including the ordering of enteral and parental nutrition, medical food; dietary and nutritional counseling and education regarding food, nutrient and prescription drug interactions; and the development and administration of nutrition care standards and systems. The practice of dietetics and nutrition does not include the medical differential diagnosis of the health status of an individual.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 25-192:3 (Jan. 25, 2001). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 36-138:41 (Dec. 28, 2022).

2015 NOTE: This section was originally entitled, “”Licensure
Examination”” by P.L. 24-329:14 (Aug. 14, 1998); repealed by P.L. 25-
192:3 (Jan. 25, 2001).