North Carolina General Statutes 90-365.6. Enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy
(a) Enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy shall consist of enteral feedings or specialized intravenous solutions and shall only be ordered by an individual licensed under this Article who meets one of the following criteria:
(1) The individual is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-365.6
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) The individual is a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician certified by the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification.
(3) The individual meets the requirements set forth in rules adopted by the Board.
(b) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit the ability of any other licensed health care practitioner in this State to order therapeutic diets, so long as the ordering of therapeutic diets falls within the scope of the license held by the health care practitioner. (2018-91, s. 13.)