TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 35

DIETITIANS

54-3506.  Requirements for licensure as a dietitian. A person applying for a license shall file a written application provided by the board showing to the satisfaction of the board that such person meets the following requirements:

(1)  Has successfully completed the following academic and supervised practice requirements:

(a)  A minimum of a baccalaureate degree granted by a United States regionally accredited college or university or a foreign equivalent;

(b)  An ACEND-accredited didactic program in dietetics or a substantially similar program approved by the board;

(c)  An ACEND-accredited supervised practice program in the United States or its territories or a substantially similar program approved by the board; and

(2)  Has successfully completed the registration examination for registered dietitians as administered by the commission on dietetic registration or its successor organization as recognized by the licensure board.

The board may require an applicant to be personally interviewed by the board or by a designated committee of the board. Such an interview shall be limited to a review of the applicant’s qualifications and professional credentials.

History:

[54-3506, added 1994, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 677; am. 2017, ch. 294, sec. 6, p. 780.]