Bill > HB2070

This bill establishes the dietitian licensure compact, a comprehensive interstate agreement designed to facilitate professional practice across state lines for licensed dietitians. The compact aims to improve public access to dietetics services by creating a streamlined process for licensed professionals to practice in multiple states without obtaining separate licenses for each jurisdiction. Key objectives include reducing administrative burdens, supporting military members and their spouses who relocate frequently, enhancing interstate information sharing about licensure and disciplinary actions, and maintaining each state's regulatory authority to protect public health and safety. The compact provides a mechanism for dietitians who meet uniform professional standards to obtain a "compact privilege" that allows them to practice in member states, while ensuring that practitioners remain accountable to the specific practice laws of the state where a patient is located. The bill defines several important terms, including acronyms like ACEND (Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics) and CDR (Commission on Dietetic Registration), and introduces concepts such as "adverse action" to describe potential disciplinary measures against a licensee's professional practice rights. By creating this interstate framework, the bill seeks to modernize and simplify professional licensing for dietitians while maintaining robust public protection standards.

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https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2070/