Title 73, Professions and Vocations

(1) There is established the Mississippi Council of Advisors in Dietetics under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi State Board of Health. (2) The council shall be comprised of seven (7) members of whom five (5) shall be dietitians who have been engaged in the practice of dieteti…

(1) It shall be a ground for removal from the advisory council if a member:(a) Does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required for appointment to the advisory council;(b) Does not maintain during service on the advisory council the qualifications required for…

(1) Rules, regulations and standards.(a) The board is empowered, authorized and directed to adopt, amend, promulgate and enforce such rules, regulations and standards governing dietitians as may be necessary to further the accomplishment of the purpose of the governing law, and i…

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

(1) For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the meanings set forth herein:(a) “Advisory council” means the Mississippi Council of Advisors in Dietetics established in this article.(b) “Board” means the Mississippi State Board of Health.(c) “Association” me…

(a) Dietetics is the integration and application of principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, food, management and behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain peoples’ health. Dietetics practice is the provision of services which incl…

It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or association to, in any manner, represent himself or itself as a dietitian or nutritionist, send out billings as providing services covered in Section 73-10-3(j), or use in connection with his or its name, the titles “dietitian,”…

(1) An applicant for a license as a dietitian shall file a written application on forms provided by the board, showing to the satisfaction of the board that he or she meets the following requirement. (2) Applicants shall provide evidence of current registration as a registered di…

DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT The Dietitian Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with any and all states legally joining in the Compact in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT Section 1: PURPOSE…