Bill > H357

This bill modernizes the Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act in North Carolina. The key provisions include: 1. Expanding the definitions of "dietetics" and "nutrition" to clarify their scope and primary functions. 2. Restructuring the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition to include more licensed dietitian/nutritionists, licensed nutritionists, and a licensed physician. 3. Establishing new licensing requirements for dietitian/nutritionists and nutritionists, including educational, supervised practice, and examination criteria. 4. Authorizing the Board to conduct criminal history record checks on applicants for licensure. 5. Allowing for the delivery of dietetics and nutrition services through telepractice. 6. Specifying that only licensed dietitian/nutritionists, licensed nutritionists, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, Certified Nutrition Specialists, and Diplomates of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition can provide certain types of nutrition therapy. Overall, this bill aims to modernize and clarify the regulation of dietetics and nutrition practice in North Carolina.

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