Bill Amendment: FL S1208 | 2015 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Dietetics and Nutrition

Status: 2015-04-22 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 951 (Ch. 2015-125) [S1208 Detail]

Download: Florida-2015-S1208-Senate_Committee_Amendment_464308.html

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       Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1208
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Bean) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Present subsections (3) through (11) of section
    6  468.503, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
    7  through (12), respectively, present subsections (4) and (11) are
    8  amended, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to
    9  read:
   10         468.503 Definitions.—As used in this part:
   11         (3) “Commission” means the Commission on Dietetic
   12  Registration, the credentialing agency for the Academy of
   13  Nutrition and Dietetics.
   14         (5)(4) “Dietetics and nutrition practice” shall include
   15  assessing nutrition needs and status using appropriate data;
   16  recommending appropriate dietary regimens, nutrition support,
   17  and nutrient intake; ordering therapeutic diets; improving
   18  health status through nutrition research, counseling, and
   19  education; and developing, implementing, and managing nutrition
   20  care systems, which includes, but is not limited to, evaluating,
   21  modifying, and maintaining appropriate standards of high quality
   22  in food and nutrition care services.
   23         (12)(11) “Registered dietitian” or “registered
   24  dietitian/nutritionist” means an individual registered with the
   25  commission on Dietetic Registration, the accrediting body of the
   26  American Dietetic Association.
   27         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 468.505, Florida
   28  Statutes, is amended to read:
   29         468.505 Exemptions; exceptions.—
   30         (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an
   31  individual registered by the commission on Dietetic Registration
   32  of the American Dietetic Association has the right to use the
   33  title “Registered Dietitian,” or “Registered
   34  Dietitian/Nutritionist,” and the designation “R.D.” or “R.D.N.”
   35  An individual certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition
   36  Specialists has the right to use the title “Certified Nutrition
   37  Specialist” and the designation “C.N.S.” An individual certified
   38  by the American Clinical Board of Nutrition has the right to use
   39  the title “Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of
   40  Nutrition” and the designation “D.A.C.B.N.”
   41         Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 468.509, Florida
   42  Statutes, is amended to read:
   43         468.509 Dietitian/nutritionist; requirements for
   44  licensure.—
   45         (3) The board shall waive the examination requirement for
   46  an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board
   47  that the applicant is:
   48         (a) A registered dietitian or registered
   49  dietitian/nutritionist who is in compliance with the
   50  qualification requirements under this section; or
   51         (b) A certified nutrition specialist who is certified by
   52  the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists or is a
   53  Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition, and who
   54  is in compliance with the qualification requirements under this
   55  section.
   56         Section 4. Subsection (3) is added to section 468.516,
   57  Florida Statutes, to read:
   58         468.516 Practice requirements.—
   59         (3) This section does not preclude a licensed
   60  dietitian/nutritionist from independently ordering a therapeutic
   61  diet if otherwise authorized to order such a diet in this state.
   62         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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   64  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   65  And the title is amended as follows:
   66         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   67  and insert:
   68                        A bill to be entitled                      
   69         An act relating to dietetics and nutrition; amending
   70         s. 468.503, F.S.; defining the term “commission”;
   71         redefining terms; amending s. 468.505, F.S.;
   72         authorizing certain registered or certified
   73         individuals to use specified titles and designations;
   74         amending s. 468.509, F.S.; requiring the Board of
   75         Medicine to waive the examination requirement for
   76         specified applicants; amending s. 468.516, F.S.;
   77         providing that a licensed dietitian/nutritionist
   78         treating a patient who is under the active care of a
   79         licensed physician or licensed chiropractor is not
   80         precluded from ordering a therapeutic diet if
   81         otherwise authorized to order such a diet; providing
   82         an effective date.