SCS/SB 231 - This act creates the State Committee of Dietitians within the Department of Economic Development to license dietitians. After July 1, 1998, no person may use the title licensed dietician or L.D. unless licensed by the state. Anyone violating the act is guilty of an infraction.

Applicants for licensure must have graduated from an approved dietetics program and have graduated from an accredited college, have completed a supervised practice in a nationally accredited institition and and pass an examination. The examination may be waived for those currently registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

The Division of Professional Registration shall set the fees by rule in an amount which will recover the costs of administering this act. Moneys are to be placed in the Dietitian Fund which is created in the act. Money in the fund does not revert to general revenue.

The act does not require third-party reimbursement for dietitian services.
JOAN GUMMELS