Bill Text: FL S1208 | 2015 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Dietetics and Nutrition

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

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

Download: Florida-2015-S1208-Comm_Sub.html

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       Florida Senate - 2015                             CS for SB 1208
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Health Policy; and Senator Bean
       
       
       
       
       
       588-02382-15                                          20151208c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to dietetics and nutrition; amending
    3         s. 468.503, F.S.; defining the term “commission”;
    4         redefining terms; amending s. 468.505, F.S.;
    5         authorizing certain registered or certified
    6         individuals to use specified titles and designations;
    7         amending s. 468.509, F.S.; requiring the Board of
    8         Medicine to waive the examination requirement for
    9         specified applicants; amending s. 468.516, F.S.;
   10         providing that a licensed dietitian/nutritionist
   11         treating a patient who is under the active care of a
   12         licensed physician or licensed chiropractor is not
   13         precluded from ordering a therapeutic diet if
   14         otherwise authorized to order such a diet; providing
   15         an effective date.
   16          
   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   19         Section 1. Present subsections (3) through (11) of section
   20  468.503, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)
   21  through (12), respectively, present subsections (4) and (11) are
   22  amended, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to
   23  read:
   24         468.503 Definitions.—As used in this part:
   25         (3) “Commission” means the Commission on Dietetic
   26  Registration, the credentialing agency for the Academy of
   27  Nutrition and Dietetics.
   28         (5)(4) “Dietetics and nutrition practice” shall include
   29  assessing nutrition needs and status using appropriate data;
   30  recommending appropriate dietary regimens, nutrition support,
   31  and nutrient intake; ordering therapeutic diets; improving
   32  health status through nutrition research, counseling, and
   33  education; and developing, implementing, and managing nutrition
   34  care systems, which includes, but is not limited to, evaluating,
   35  modifying, and maintaining appropriate standards of high quality
   36  in food and nutrition care services.
   37         (12)(11) “Registered dietitian” or “registered
   38  dietitian/nutritionist” means an individual registered with the
   39  commission on Dietetic Registration, the accrediting body of the
   40  American Dietetic Association.
   41         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 468.505, Florida
   42  Statutes, is amended to read:
   43         468.505 Exemptions; exceptions.—
   44         (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an
   45  individual registered by the commission on Dietetic Registration
   46  of the American Dietetic Association has the right to use the
   47  title “Registered Dietitian,” or “Registered
   48  Dietitian/Nutritionist,” and the designation “R.D.” or “R.D.N.”
   49  An individual certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition
   50  Specialists has the right to use the title “Certified Nutrition
   51  Specialist” and the designation “C.N.S.” An individual certified
   52  by the American Clinical Board of Nutrition has the right to use
   53  the title “Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of
   54  Nutrition” and the designation “D.A.C.B.N.”
   55         Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 468.509, Florida
   56  Statutes, is amended to read:
   57         468.509 Dietitian/nutritionist; requirements for
   58  licensure.—
   59         (3) The board shall waive the examination requirement for
   60  an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board
   61  that the applicant is:
   62         (a) A registered dietitian or registered
   63  dietitian/nutritionist who is in compliance with the
   64  qualification requirements under this section; or
   65         (b) A certified nutrition specialist who is certified by
   66  the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists or is a
   67  Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition, and who
   68  is in compliance with the qualification requirements under this
   69  section.
   70         Section 4. Subsection (3) is added to section 468.516,
   71  Florida Statutes, to read:
   72         468.516 Practice requirements.—
   73         (3) This section does not preclude a licensed
   74  dietitian/nutritionist from independently ordering a therapeutic
   75  diet if otherwise authorized to order such a diet in this state.
   76         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.