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1 | | appointed by the Secretary.
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2 | | "Certified clinical nutritionist" means an individual |
3 | | certified by the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board. |
4 | | "Certified nutrition specialist" means an individual |
5 | | certified by the Certification Board of Nutrition Specialists. |
6 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and |
7 | | Professional Regulation.
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8 | | "Dietetics and nutrition services" means the integration |
9 | | and application of principles derived from the sciences of food |
10 | | and nutrition to provide for all aspects of nutrition care for |
11 | | individuals and groups, including, but not limited to: |
12 | | (1) nutrition counseling; "nutrition counseling" means |
13 | | advising and assisting individuals or groups on |
14 | | appropriate nutrition intake by integrating information |
15 | | from the nutrition assessment; |
16 | | (2) nutrition assessment; "nutrition assessment" means |
17 | | the evaluation of the nutrition needs of individuals or |
18 | | groups using appropriate data to determine nutrient needs |
19 | | or status and make appropriate nutrition recommendations; |
20 | | (3) medically prescribed diet; "medically prescribed |
21 | | diet" means a diet prescribed when specific food or |
22 | | nutrient levels need to be monitored, altered, or both as a |
23 | | component of a treatment program for an individual whose |
24 | | health status is impaired or at risk due to disease, |
25 | | injury, or surgery and may only be performed as initiated |
26 | | by or in consultation with a physician licensed under the |
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1 | | Medical Practice Act of 1987 acting within the scope of his |
2 | | or her practice, except that a medically prescribed diet |
3 | | may only be ordered for a resident of a nursing home by a |
4 | | physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its |
5 | | branches; |
6 | | (4) medical nutrition therapy; "medical nutrition |
7 | | therapy" means the component of nutrition care that deals |
8 | | with: |
9 | | (A) interpreting and recommending nutrient needs |
10 | | relative to medically prescribed diets, including, but |
11 | | not limited to, enteral feedings, specialized |
12 | | intravenous solutions, and specialized oral feedings; |
13 | | (B) food and prescription drug interactions; and |
14 | | (C) developing and managing food service |
15 | | operations whose chief function is nutrition care and |
16 | | provision of medically prescribed diets; |
17 | | (5) nutrition services for individuals and groups; |
18 | | "nutrition services for individuals and groups" includes, |
19 | | but is not limited to, all of the following: |
20 | | (A) providing nutrition assessments relative to |
21 | | preventive maintenance or restorative care; |
22 | | (B) providing nutrition education and nutrition |
23 | | counseling as components of preventive maintenance or |
24 | | restorative care; and |
25 | | (C) developing and managing systems whose chief |
26 | | function is nutrition care; nutrition services for |
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1 | | individuals and groups does not include medical |
2 | | nutrition therapy as defined in this Act; and |
3 | | (6) restorative; "restorative" means the component of |
4 | | nutrition care that deals with oral dietary needs for |
5 | | individuals and groups; activities shall relate to the |
6 | | metabolism of food and the requirements for nutrients, |
7 | | including dietary supplements for growth, development, |
8 | | maintenance, or attainment of optimal health.
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9 | | "Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition" |
10 | | means an individual certified by the American Clinical Board of |
11 | | Nutrition.
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12 | | "Licensed dietitian nutritionist" means a person licensed |
13 | | under this Act to
practice dietetics and nutrition services, as |
14 | | defined in this Section.
Activities of a licensed dietitian |
15 | | nutritionist do not include the medical
differential diagnosis |
16 | | of the health status of an individual.
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17 | | "Practice experience" means a preprofessional, documented, |
18 | | supervised
practice in dietetics or nutrition services that is |
19 | | acceptable to the
Department in compliance with requirements |
20 | | for licensure, as specified in Section
45. It may be or may |
21 | | include a documented, supervised
practice experience which is a |
22 | | component of the educational requirements
for licensure, as |
23 | | specified in Section 45.
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24 | | "Registered dietitian" means an individual registered with |
25 | | the Commission
on Dietetic Registration, the accrediting body |
26 | | of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly known as |