Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

All licenses under this chapter shall be renewed biennially and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). The application shall be accompanied or supported by evidence of the completion of a minimum of twenty (20) continuing-nutrition-education cred…

(a) The board shall recommend for licensure any person: (1) Who meets the qualifications of § 5-64-6(a)(1) and who submits the required application and fee together with satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she has been practicing dietetics for at least one year since 19…

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.

The director of the department of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing for the licensing and regulation of dietitians and/or nutritionists.

As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Rhode Island state board of dietetics practice. (2) “Commission of dietetic registration” (CDR) means a commission on dietetic registration that is a member of the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies. (3) “Degree” mean…

Only a person licensed or authorized to practice under this chapter shall practice dietetics or use the title “dietitian/nutritionist,” or use the letters L.D.N. or any facsimile.

(a) Within the division of professional regulation in the Rhode Island department of health there is a board of dietetics practice. (1) The board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed for terms of three (3) years each with no member shall be appointed for more than two (2) …

(a) When filing an application for a license the applicant must present evidence of: (1) Completion of a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree with a program in nutrition or dietetics; and (2) Completion of a board-approved, planned, continuous experience in dietetic practic…

Every graduate of a program in nutrition/dietetics, which is accredited/approved by the American Dietetic Association, who meets the qualifications of § 5-64-6(a) may, upon payment of the required application fee as set forth in § 23-1-54, perform as a dietitian/nutritionist unde…

Licenses shall be valid for two (2) years and must be renewed biennially; the renewal fee is as set forth in § 23-1-54. Application for renewal of a certificate that has expired, requires the payment of a re-registration fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.

The division of professional regulation has the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by the administrator of professional regulation or applied for in accordance with this chapter or to discipline a dietitian upon proof that the person: (1) Is guilty of fraud or d…