House
Study
Bill
528
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
HEALTH
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
licensure
requirements
for
dietetics
as
1
established
or
approved
by
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
2
dietetics.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
152A.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
An
applicant
shall
be
issued
a
license
to
practice
3
dietetics
by
the
board
when
the
applicant
satisfies
all
of
the
4
following:
5
a.
Possesses
a
baccalaureate
degree
or
postbaccalaureate
6
degree
with
a
major
course
of
study
in
human
nutrition,
food
7
and
nutrition,
dietetics,
or
food
systems
management,
or
8
in
an
equivalent
major
course
of
study
which
meets
minimum
9
academic
requirements
as
established
by
the
American
dietetic
10
association
accreditation
council
for
education
in
nutrition
11
and
dietetics
of
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
dietetics
and
12
approved
by
the
board.
13
b.
Completes
an
internship
or
preplanned
professional
14
experience
program
accredited
competency-based
supervised
15
experience
program
approved
by
the
American
dietetic
16
association
accreditation
council
for
education
in
nutrition
17
and
dietetics
of
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
dietetics
and
18
approved
by
the
board.
19
c.
Satisfactorily
completes
an
the
commission
on
dietetic
20
registration
of
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
dietetics
21
examination
designed
approved
by
the
board.
22
Sec.
2.
Section
152A.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
2.
Dietetics
students
who
engage
in
clinical
practice
under
25
the
supervision
of
a
dietitian
as
part
of
a
dietetic
education
26
program
approved
or
accredited
by
the
American
dietetic
27
association
or
a
competency-based
supervised
experience
28
program
approved
by
the
accreditation
council
for
education
29
in
nutrition
and
dietetics
of
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
30
dietetics
.
31
Sec.
3.
Section
152A.3,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
32
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
b.
Conducting
a
teaching
clinical
demonstration
in
34
connection
with
a
program
of
basic
clinical
education,
graduate
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education,
or
postgraduate
education
which
is
sponsored
by
1
a
dietetic
education
program
or
accredited
by
the
American
2
dietetic
association
and
carried
out
in
an
educational
3
institution
or
its
affiliated
clinical
facility
or
health
4
care
agency,
or
before
a
group
of
licensed
dietitians
a
5
competency-based
supervised
experience
program
approved
by
the
6
accreditation
council
for
education
in
nutrition
and
dietetics
7
of
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
dietetics
.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
licensure
requirements
for
dietetics.
12
The
bill
changes
references
from
the
American
dietetic
13
association
to
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
dietetics
to
14
reflect
the
association’s
name
change.
The
bill
also
specifies
15
that
the
accreditation
council
for
education
in
nutrition
16
and
dietetics
is
the
credentialing
agency
within
the
academy
17
of
nutrition
and
dietetics.
Further,
the
bill
states
that
18
a
dietitian,
to
obtain
licensure
in
Iowa,
must
complete
an
19
examination
approved
by
both
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
20
dietetics
and
the
board
of
dietetics
rather
than
just
the
21
board.
The
bill
allows
an
exemption
from
licensure
for
22
dietetic
students
engaged
in
a
competency-based
supervised
23
experience
program
approved
by
the
academy
of
nutrition
24
and
dietetics
and
for
dietitians
conducting
a
teaching
25
demonstration
in
connection
with
clinical
education
sponsored
26
by
a
competency-based
supervised
experience
program,
rather
27
than
just
a
dietetic
education
program.
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