Source: http://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=StatuteChapter&Statute=36-10B
Timestamp: 2020-01-28 00:34:10
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 36', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 30', '§ 5', '§ 8', '§ 10', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 13', '§ 14']

SDLRC - Codified Law 36-10B
36-10B-2 Licensing and designation.
36-10B-3 Duties of board.
36-10B-4 Appointment of nutrition and dietetics advisory committee--Duties of committee.
36-10B-5 Nutrition or dietetics practice--Nutrition care services.
36-10B-8 Fee classifications.
36-10B-9 License renewal.
36-10B-10 Issuance of temporary permit.
36-10B-11 License by reciprocity--Qualifications.
36-10B-12 Waiver of examination--Requirements of licensure.
36-10B-13 Restricting licensure.
36-10B-14 Review of restriction on licensure.
36-10B-15 Related activities not requiring licensure as nutritionist or dietitian.
36-10B-2. Licensing and designation. Except as provided in § 36-10B-15, no person may practice nutrition and dietetics or provide nutrition care services unless licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under this chapter. No person may practice as a licensed nutritionist, use the title nutritionist, dietitian, or licensed nutritionist, or use the abbreviation LN, unless licensed under this chapter. A licensed nutritionist may use the title licensed nutritionist and the abbreviation LN. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
A dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration may use the title registered dietitian and the designation RD.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 2.
36-10B-3. Duties of board. The board may:
(1) Examine qualified applicants for a license to practice nutrition and dietetics, issue licenses to applicants who meet the requirements established by this chapter, and renew licenses as recommended by the committee; and
(2) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26, that set professional, practice, and ethical standards for licensed nutritionists.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 3.
36-10B-4. Appointment of nutrition and dietetics advisory committee--Duties of committee. The board shall appoint a nutrition and dietetics advisory committee composed of five members. The members shall be registered dietitians or qualified nutritionists. Each committee member shall serve a term of three years. However, the terms of initial appointees shall be staggered so that no more than two members' terms expire in any one year. No committee member may be appointed to more than three consecutive full terms. If a vacancy occurs, the board shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term. The appointment of a person to an unexpired term is not considered a full term.
The committee may assist the board in evaluating the qualifications of applicants for licensure. The committee may make recommendations to the board regarding rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 4; SL 2005, ch 199, § 30.
36-10B-5. Nutrition or dietetics practice--Nutrition care services. A practice in nutrition or dietetics involves the integration and application of scientific principles of food, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, management, and behavioral and social science to achieve and maintain the health of people. The primary function of a nutrition and dietetic practice is the provision of the following nutrition care services:
(1) Assessing the nutritional needs of individuals and groups;
(2) Establishing priorities, goals, and objectives that meet nutritional needs;
(3) Providing nutrition counseling in health and disease;
(5) Evaluating, making changes in, and maintaining appropriate standards of quality in nutrition care.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 5.
36-10B-8. Fee classifications. The board may promulgate fees for the following fee classifications:
(1) Initial license fee not to exceed seventy dollars;
(2) Renewal of license fee not to exceed thirty-five dollars;
(3) Late renewal fee not to exceed one hundred dollars; and
(4) Temporary permit fee not to exceed fifty dollars.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 8.
36-10B-10. Issuance of temporary permit. The board may grant a temporary permit to any applicant who has completed the education and experience requirements of this chapter. The temporary permit confers all the privileges of a license to practice dietetics or nutrition. The temporary permit is nonrenewable and expires one year after the issuance date.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 10.
36-10B-11. License by reciprocity--Qualifications. The board may issue a license to an applicant who is licensed as a dietitian or nutritionist in another state or territory of the United States if, the standards for licensure in that state are not less stringent than the requirements set forth in this chapter.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 11.
36-10B-12. Waiver of examination--Requirements of licensure. For one year beginning on July 1, 1996, the board shall waive the examination requirement and grant a nutritionist license to any person who meets the following requirements:
(1) Is a dietitian registered with the commission; or
(2) Meets the educational requirements specified in this chapter and has practiced nutrition or dietetics in good standing for the equivalent of one year during the last five years.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 12.
36-10B-13. Restricting licensure. The board may refuse to renew or grant a license or suspend, revoke, or restrict the license of a person, if under the procedures of chapter 1-26 the board determines the applicant:
(1) Is engaged in nutrition or dietetic practice in a manner harmful or dangerous to a client or to the public;
(2) Is guilty of fraud or misrepresentation in the procurement of any license under this chapter;
(3) Is convicted of a felony. The record of conviction or a certified copy of it shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction;
(4) Has failed to fulfill continuing education requirements;
(5) Has engaged in unethical or unprofessional conduct as defined in rules promulgated by the board;
(6) Has obtained a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 13.
36-10B-14. Review of restriction on licensure. At the request of the applicant, the board shall review the suspension, revocation, or restriction of a license against whom the disciplinary action was taken. The board may grant a license previously refused, restore a license that has been revoked, or reduce a period of suspension or restriction of a license for reasons found sufficient.
Source: SL 1996, ch 240, § 14.
36-10B-15. Related activities not requiring licensure as nutritionist or dietitian. This chapter does not prohibit: