Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact is enacted into law in the seventh member state. (1) On or after the effective date of the compact, the compact commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the first seven (7) member states (…

(a) This compact and the compact commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes and the implementation and administration of the compact. Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of rules shall …

(a) Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact. (b) Any laws, statutes, regulations, or other legal requirements in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent o…

The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate interstate practice of dietetics with the goal of improving public access to dietetics services. This chapter preserves the regulatory authority of the state to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licen…

For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “ACEND” means the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics or its successor organization. (2) “Active military member” means any individual with full-time duty status in…

(a) To participate in the compact, a state must currently: (1) License and regulate the practice of dietetics; and (2) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees. (b) A member state shall: (1) Participate fully in the compact commission’s…

(a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of this chapter, the licensee shall: (1) Satisfy one of the following: (i) Hold a valid current registration that gives the applicant the right to use the term registered dietitian; or (ii) Complete all of the f…

(a) A licensee may hold a home state license, which allows for a compact privilege in other member states, in only one member state at a time. (b) If a licensee changes home state by moving between two (2) member states: (1) The licensee shall file an application for obtaining a …

An active military member, or their spouse, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty.

(a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to: (1) Take adverse action against a licensee’s compact privilege within that member state; and (2) Issue subpoenas for both he…

(a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint government agency whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted the compact known as the dietitian licensure compact commission. The compact commission is an instrumentality of the compact states…