2023 Tennessee Code › Title 63 - PROFESSIONS OF THE HEALING ARTS (§§ 63-1-NEW — 63-32-119) › Chapter 25 - DIETETICS/NUTRITION PRACTICE ACT (§§ 63-25-101 — 63-25-214) › Part 2 - DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT (§§ 63-25-201 — 63-25-214) › Section 63-25-204 - [Effective 1/1/2026] Compact privilege

(a)
To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall:
(1)
Satisfy one (1) of the following:
(A)
Hold a valid current registration that gives the applicant the right to use the term registered dietitian; or
(B)
Complete all of the following:
(i)
An education program which is either:
(a)
A master's degree or doctoral degree that is programmatically accredited by ACEND or by a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education, which the compact commission may by rule determine, and from a college or university accredited at the time of graduation by the appropriate regional accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation and the United States department of education.
(b)
An academic degree from a college or university in a foreign country equivalent to the degree described in subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i)(a) that is programmatically accredited by ACEND or by a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education, which the compact commission may by rule determine.
(ii)
A planned, documented, supervised practice experience in dietetics that is programmatically accredited by ACEND or by a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education, which the compact commission may by rule determine, and which involves at least one thousand (1000) hours of practice experience under the supervision of a registered dietitian or a licensed dietitian; and
(iii)
Successful completion of either the Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by CDR or a national credentialing examination for dietitians approved by the compact commission by rule; such completion being no more than five (5) years prior to the date of the licensee's application for initial licensure and accompanied by a period of continuous licensure thereafter, all of which may be further governed by the rules of the compact commission;
(2)
Hold an unencumbered license in the home state;
(3)
Notify the compact commission that the licensee is seeking a compact privilege within a remote state(s);
(4)
Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;
(5)
Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state(s) in which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege; and
(6)
Report to the compact commission any adverse action, encumbrance, or restriction on a license taken by any non-member state within thirty (30) days from the date the action is taken. ,
(b)
The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home state license. To maintain a compact privilege, renewal of the compact privilege shall be congruent with the renewal of the home state license as the compact commission may define by rule. The licensee must comply with the requirements of subsection (a) to maintain the compact privilege in the remote state(s).
(c)
A licensee exercising a compact privilege shall adhere to the laws and regulations of the remote state. Licensees shall be responsible for educating themselves on, and complying with, any and all state laws relating to the practice of dietetics in such remote state.
(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this compact or state law, a licensee exercising a compact privilege shall not be required to complete continuing education requirements required by a remote state. A licensee exercising a compact privilege is only required to meet any continuing education requirements as required by the home state.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1025,s 1, eff. 1/1/2026.