Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 56 - BOARD OF DIETETIC PRACTICE › Chapter 10.56.01 - Licensure › Section 10.56.01.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The following
				  terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Accredited institution" means a college
				  or university accredited by a regional educational accrediting association
				  through the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation and the United States
				  Department of Education.
(2) "Act"
				  means the Maryland Dietitians and Licensed Nutritionists Act, Health
				  Occupations Article, §§
											5-101 -5-502,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2-1) Aids in the Practice of Dietetics.
(a) "Aids in the practice of dietetics" means
				  an individual directly or indirectly supervised by a licensed dietitian,
				  licensed nutritionist, or licensed physician who assists in the practice of
				  dietetics by following instructions in:
(i)
				  Gathering and recording information for the purposes of assessing individual
				  and community food practices and for assessing nutritional status using
				  anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, and demographic data;
(ii) Providing nutrition information as part
				  of preventive or restorative health care if the nutrition care plan,
				  priorities, goals, and objectives for meeting nutrient needs were developed by
				  a licensed practitioner; and
(iii)
				  Applying standards for quality control in the areas of menu planning and
				  procurement, food selection, production, assembly, distribution, and food
				  safety and sanitation to ensure high quality nutritional care.
(b) "Aids in the practice of
				  dietetics" does not include:
(i) Evaluation
				  of nutritional status;
(ii)
				  Formulation of nutrition standards;
(iii) Development or modification of diet
				  instructions;
(iv) Evaluation of
				  patient progress;
(v) Development
				  of menu patterns for therapeutic diets; or
(vi) Establishing therapeutic diet production
				  policies and procedures.
(3) "Applicant" means an individual who
				  applies for licensure to practice dietetics in the State.
(4) "Board" means the State Board of Dietetic
				  Practice.
(4-1) "Certified nutrition specialist" means an individual
					 certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists.
(5) "Commission" means the
				  Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic
				  Association.
(6) "Coordinated
				  undergraduate program" means a dietetic program that combines didactic and
				  clinical experience within a 4-year baccalaureate program.
(7) "Department" means the State Department
				  of Health and Mental Hygiene.
(8)
				  "Dietetic practice" means a practice through which the principles derived from
				  integrating knowledge of food, biochemistry, physiology, management science,
				  behavioral science, and social science to human nutrition are applied. Dietetic
				  practice includes:
(a) Assessing individual
				  and community food practices, and nutritional status for clinical, research,
				  and program planning purposes using:
(i)
				  Anthropometric data,
(ii)
				  Biochemical data,
(iii) Clinical
				  data,
(iv) Dietary data,
				  and
(v) Demographic data;
(b) Developing, establishing, and
				  evaluating nutritional care plans that establish priorities, goals, and
				  objectives for meeting nutrient needs for individuals or groups;
(c) Conducting nutrition counseling and
				  education as a part of preventive or restorative health care throughout the
				  life cycle;
(d) Determining,
				  applying, and evaluating standards for food and nutrition services;
				  and
(e) Applying scientific
				  research to the role of food for the maintenance of health and the treatment of
				  disease.
(9) "License"
				  means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Board to
				  practice dietetics.
(10) "Licensed
				  dietitian (LD)" means an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice
				  dietetics in the State.
(11)
				  "Licensed nutritionist (LN)" means an individual who is licensed by the Board
				  to practice dietetics in the State.
(12) Medical Device.
(a) "Medical device" means a health care
				  product used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.
(b) "Medical device" does not mean:
(i) A drug;
(ii) A surgical or dental
				  instrument;
(iii) Physical therapy
				  equipment;
(iv) X-ray apparatus;
				  or
(v) A component part or
				  accessory of any of the items listed in §B(11)(b) of this
				  regulation.
(13) "Medical nutrition" means nutritional
				  advice or counsel provided to an individual by a licensee, in the licensee's
				  professional capacity, that is designed for an individual to alleviate a
				  specific physiological complaint, condition, or symptom.
(14) "Nonmedical nutrition" means the
				  application of basic principles of nutrition to food selection for the purpose
				  of maintaining health.
(15)
				  "Registered dietitian (RD)" means a person registered by the
				  Commission.
(16) "Supervision"
				  means the management of an individual who aids in the practice of dietetics by
				  a licensed dietitian-nutritionist who may or may not be on the
				  premises.