Bill Text: IL SB1229 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act. Provides that a "medically prescribed diet" may only be performed as initiated by or in consultation with a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 acting within the scope of his or her practice. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0148 [SB1229 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB1229-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB1229 Introduced 1/30/2013, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 30/10 from Ch. 111, par. 8401-10
Amends the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act. Provides that a "medically prescribed diet" may only be performed as initiated by or in consultation with a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 acting within the scope of his or her practice. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act is
amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
(225 ILCS 30/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Address of record" means the designated address recorded
by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
file or license file as maintained by the Department's
licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and
those changes must be made either through the Department's
website or by contacting the Department.
"Board" means the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Board
appointed by the Secretary.
"Certified clinical nutritionist" means an individual
certified by the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board.
"Certified nutrition specialist" means an individual
certified by the Certification Board of Nutrition Specialists.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.

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"Dietetics and nutrition services" means the integration
and application of principles derived from the sciences of food
and nutrition to provide for all aspects of nutrition care for
individuals and groups, including, but not limited to:
(1) nutrition counseling; "nutrition counseling" means
advising and assisting individuals or groups on
appropriate nutrition intake by integrating information
from the nutrition assessment;
(2) nutrition assessment; "nutrition assessment" means
the evaluation of the nutrition needs of individuals or
groups using appropriate data to determine nutrient needs
or status and make appropriate nutrition recommendations;
(3) medically prescribed diet; "medically prescribed
diet" means a diet prescribed when specific food or
nutrient levels need to be monitored, altered, or both as a
component of a treatment program for an individual whose
health status is impaired or at risk due to disease,
injury, or surgery and may only be performed as initiated
by or in consultation with a physician licensed under the
Medical Practice Act of 1987 acting within the scope of his
or her practice to practice medicine in all of its
branches;
(4) medical nutrition therapy; "medical nutrition
therapy" means the component of nutrition care that deals
with:
(A) interpreting and recommending nutrient needs

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relative to medically prescribed diets, including, but
not limited to, enteral feedings, specialized
intravenous solutions, and specialized oral feedings;
(B) food and prescription drug interactions; and
(C) developing and managing food service
operations whose chief function is nutrition care and
provision of medically prescribed diets;
(5) nutrition services for individuals and groups;
"nutrition services for individuals and groups" includes,
but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) providing nutrition assessments relative to
preventive maintenance or restorative care;
(B) providing nutrition education and nutrition
counseling as components of preventive maintenance or
restorative care; and
(C) developing and managing systems whose chief
function is nutrition care; nutrition services for
individuals and groups does not include medical
nutrition therapy as defined in this Act; and
(6) restorative; "restorative" means the component of
nutrition care that deals with oral dietary needs for
individuals and groups; activities shall relate to the
metabolism of food and the requirements for nutrients,
including dietary supplements for growth, development,
maintenance, or attainment of optimal health.
"Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition"

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means an individual certified by the American Clinical Board of
Nutrition.
"Licensed dietitian nutritionist" means a person licensed
under this Act to practice dietetics and nutrition services, as
defined in this Section. Activities of a licensed dietitian
nutritionist do not include the medical differential diagnosis
of the health status of an individual.
"Practice experience" means a preprofessional, documented,
supervised practice in dietetics or nutrition services that is
acceptable to the Department in compliance with requirements
for licensure, as specified in Section 45. It may be or may
include a documented, supervised practice experience which is a
component of the educational requirements for licensure, as
specified in Section 45.
"Registered dietitian" means an individual registered with
the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the accrediting body
of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly known as
the American Dietetic Association.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
(Source: P.A. 97-1141, eff. 12-28-12.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.