Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 645 - Professional Licensure Division › Dietitians › Chapter 81 - Licensure of Dietitians › Rule 645-81.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Active license"
means a license that is
				  current and has not expired.
"Board"
means the board of dietetics.
"Consultation"
means the practice of
				  providing professional advice to another dietitian or other professional in a
				  particular case and for a limited time, in affiliation with, and at the request
				  of, a dietitian licensed in this state.
"Dietetics"
means the integration and
				  application of principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry,
				  physiology, food management and from behavioral and social sciences to achieve
				  and maintain an individual's health.
"Grace period"
means the 30-day period
				  following expiration of a license when the license is still considered to be
				  active.
"Inactive license"
means a license that has
				  expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period. The category
				  of "inactive license" may include licenses formerly known as lapsed, inactive,
				  delinquent, closed, or retired.
"Licensee"
means any person licensed to
				  practice as a dietitian in the state of Iowa.
"License expiration date"
means the
				  fifteenth day of the birth month every two years following initial
				  licensure.
"Nutrition assessment"
means the evaluation
				  of the nutrition needs of individuals and groups based upon appropriate
				  biochemical, anthropometric, physical, and dietary data to determine nutrient
				  needs and to recommend appropriate nutritional intake, including enteral and
				  parenteral nutrition.
"Nutrition counseling"
means advising and
				  assisting individuals or groups, with consideration of cultural background and
				  socioeconomic status, about appropriate nutritional intake by integrating
				  information from the nutrition assessment with information about food and other
				  sources of nutrients and meal preparation.
"Reactivate"
or
"reactivation"
means the process as outlined in rule
				  645-81.8 (17A,147,272C) by which
				  an inactive license is restored to active status.
"Reciprocal license"
means the issuance of
				  an Iowa license to practice dietetics to an applicant who is currently licensed
				  in another state that has a mutual agreement with the Iowa board of dietetics
				  to license persons who have the same or similar qualifications as those
				  required in Iowa.
"Registered dietitian"
means a dietitian who
				  has met the standards and qualifications of the Commission on Dietetic
				  Registration, a member of the National Commission for Certifying
				  Agencies.
"Reinstatement"
means the process as
				  outlined in rule 645-11.31 (272C) by which a
				  licensee who has had a license suspended or revoked or who has voluntarily
				  surrendered a license may apply to have the license reinstated, with or without
				  conditions. Once the license is reinstated, the licensee may apply for active
				  status.
"Supervision of nonlicensees"
means any of
				  the following: delegation of duties, direct oversight, or indirect oversight of
				  employees or other persons not licensed by the board.