New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 79 - Regulation of Individual Professions › Subpart 79-6 - Dietetics And Nutrition › Section 79-6.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
As used in this Subpart:
(a) Acceptable accrediting agency shall mean
					 an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the
					 purpose of accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for
					 granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner,
					 such as an agency recognized for these purposes by the United States Department
					 of Education.
(b) Acceptable
					 dietitian or nutritionist shall mean a dietitian or nutritionist who is
					 certified pursuant to the requirements of this Subpart or a dietitian or
					 nutritionist who is registered by or a member of a national dietetic
					 association or a national nutrition association which has registration or
					 membership standards which are satisfactory to the department, such as
					 completion of significant postsecondary-level course work in dietetics or
					 nutrition or a related field or completion of significant research contributing
					 to the fields of dietetics or nutrition.
(c) Board shall mean the state board for
					 dietetics and nutrition.
(d)
					 Certification shall mean certification to use the title certified dietitian,
					 certified dietician, or certified nutritionist.
(e) Education in dietetics and nutrition
					 shall mean course work offered in a program in dietetics or nutrition that is
					 registered by the department pursuant to section
					 52.25  of
					 this Title or is accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency or is the
					 equivalent of such a registered or accredited program; or postsecondary-level
					 courses in the professional dietetics and nutrition content area and the human
					 biological sciences and social and behavioral sciences content area, as defined
					 in section
					 52.25(a) 
					 of this Title, provided that such course work is offered within a program
					 registered by the department pursuant to Part 52 of this Title or approved by
					 an acceptable accrediting agency or offered within a program which is the
					 equivalent of such a registered or accredited program.
(f) Equivalent shall mean substantially the
					 same, as determined by the department.
(g) Full-time equivalent year of education in
					 dietetics and nutrition shall mean 30 semester hours (semester hour as defined
					 in section
					 50.1[o] 
					 of this Title) of such education.
(h) Full-time equivalent year of work
					 experience or planned work experience in dietetics and nutrition shall mean
					 1,600 hours of such work experience or planned work experience.
(i) Planned work experience in dietetics and
					 nutrition shall mean a structured work experience that is either prescribed in
					 a written plan agreed to by the applicant for certification and his or her
					 supervisor or verified in a written document by the applicant's supervisor and
					 is within the bounds of dietetics and nutrition practice as set forth in
					 section 8001 (3)  of the Education
					 Law, demonstrates a diverse work experience within such bounds, reflects
					 increased levels of professional growth, is continuous in nature, and is under
					 the supervision of an acceptable dietitian or nutritionist, as defined in this
					 section.
(j) Work experience in
					 dietetics and nutrition shall mean a work experience that is within the bounds
					 of dietetics and nutrition practice as set forth in section 8001 (3)  of the Education
					 Law and is under the supervision of an acceptable dietitian or nutritionist, as
					 defined in this section.