Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1245 - DIETITIAN NUTRITIONIST PRACTICE ACT › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS › Section 1245.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Act" means the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act [225 ILCS
				  30 ].
"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 Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and
				  Professional Regulation.
"Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition" means
				  an individual certified by the American Clinical Board of Nutrition.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Professional
				  Regulation, with the authority delegated by the Secretary.
"Direct supervision" means supervision by a licensed
				  dietitian nutritionist or other appropriate supervisor as defined in Section
				  1245.140. The
				  supervisor shall:
Meet at regularly scheduled sessions with the supervisee a
				  minimum of one hour per average week;
Be responsible for the standard of work performed by the
				  supervisee; and
Have knowledge of patients/clients and the case
				  information.
"Division" means the Department of Financial and Professional
				  Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation.
"Licensed dietitian nutritionist" means a person licensed to
				  practice dietetics and nutrition services, as set forth in the Act. Activities
				  of a licensed dietitian nutritionist do not include the medical differential
				  diagnosis of the health status of an individual.
"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. The mere
				  collection of nutrition and health data is not nutrition assessment and does
				  not require licensure under the Act, unless activities include an evaluation of
				  nutrition needs and nutrition recommendations.
"Nutrition care" means a dietary intervention whose primary
				  function is to improve an individual's nutrition status and involves
				  modification to meet individual needs. Provision of food for general sustenance
				  of being is not construed as nutrition care and not subject to regulation under
				  the Act and this Part.
"Nutrition counseling" means advising and assisting
				  individuals or groups on appropriate nutrition information by integrating
				  information from the nutrition assessment. The distribution by an individual of
				  written nutrition educational material prepared by or approved in writing by a
				  licensee is not nutrition counseling or nutrition education and any person
				  distributing such written material need not be licensed under this Act.
"Nutrition education" means a planned nutrition program based
				  on learning objectives with expected outcomes.
"Nutrition information" is oral or written factual data that
				  includes:
Food sources of vitamins, minerals and nutrients;
Nutrient analysis of food, food items, recipes and
				  menus;
Reporting the results of published scientific studies as long
				  as the source is cited and recommendations are general in nature and are
				  limited to those included in the published study;
Instruction and uses of food, dietary supplements and food
				  material consistent with State and federal laws (i.e., Federal Food and Drug
				  Administration, Department of Public Health); and
The display or distribution of printed, audio or video
				  nutrition education information developed by a licensee, an entity of any
				  federal, state or local government, or any nonprofit organization as outlined
				  in Section 20(g) of the Act.
All health claims shall be consistent with the Federal Food
				  and Drug Administration regulations.
Individuals are not required to be licensed to provide
				  nutrition information; however, the evaluation of an individual's or group's
				  dietary intake and/or recommendation for dietary changes is considered
				  nutrition services and a license would be required to perform these
				  activities.
"Registered dietitian" and/or "registered dietitian
				  nutritionist" means a person registered with the Commission on Dietetic
				  Registration, the credentialing body of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
				  formerly known as the American Dietetic Association.
"Restorative care to attainment of optimal health" relates to
				  the use of foods, nutrients and/or dietary supplements for individuals or
				  groups who may or may not have a diagnosed disease or medical condition, as
				  long as it is not medical nutrition therapy.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
				  Financial and Professional Regulation.