326-H:12 Requirements for Licensure. –
To be eligible to be a licensed dietitian under this chapter, an applicant shall be a person of good character and shall:
I. Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from a college or university approved by the board with a major course of study in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics, public health nutrition, or food systems management;
II. Have successfully completed a dietetic internship of no less than 900 hours, pre-professional practice program, or coordinated program with documented experience in the practice of dietetics under supervision of a registered, certified, or licensed dietitian;
III. Have successfully passed the examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration;
IV. Maintain continuing professional education requirements as determined by the board; and
V. Pay the license fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification.
Source. 2000, 168:1. 2002, 163:2. 2004, 165:5. 2014, 167:10, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:46, eff. July 1, 2021.