North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20.5 - Dietetic Practice, Board of › Article 20.5-02 - Initial Licensure and Renewals › Chapter 20.5-02-01 - Initial Licensure and Renewals › Section 20.5-02-01-05 - Continuing education

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
To renew a license, a person must present proof of having
				  attended continuing education approved by the board. The licensee must have
				  attended at least seventy-five hours of continuing education in the licensee's
				  five-year recertification cycle. The five-year recertification cycle for
				  licensed registered dietitians is based on the commission on dietetic
				  registration's recertification cycle. For the licensed nutritionist, it is
				  based on the year of initial licensure. The applicant must retain evidence of
				  having attended the continuing education hours and submit upon request.
1. Continuing education courses must be
				related to or increase the professional competence of the attendee. This
				determination will be made by the board through approval of requested courses.
				Continuing education designed for the general public does not meet requirements
				for professional continuing education. One continuing professional education
				unit is equivalent to one clock-hour unless otherwise noted.
2. The board shall accept continuing
				education that is approved or provided by the board for certification of
				nutrition specialists, the commission on dietetic registration, and any other
				organization approved by the board.
a. A
				licensed nutritionist shall meet the continuing education requirements set by
				the board. The following forms of continuing education may be approved for
				licensed nutritionists:
(1) Nonacademic
				coursework: recorded online academic lectures or seminars. Nutrition-related
				academic coursework, including distance learning, at a United States regionally
				accredited college or university may be awarded continuing professional
				education units according to the listing below.
Continuing Professional Education Units
								Approved
Course Credits
Course Audited
1 semester credit-hour
15 continuing professional education units
8 continuing professional education units
1 trimester credit-hour
14 continuing professional education units
7 continuing professional education units
1 quarter credit-hour
10 continuing professional education units
5 continuing professional education units
(2)
				Exhibits or poster viewing. A maximum of fifteen continuing professional
				education units are allowed per five-year cycle.
(3) Interactive workshops. The workshop must
				include interactive discussions or participation among attendees.
(4) Lectures, seminars, webinars, or
				teleseminars. Lecture or seminar content must be nutrition related. Web or
				telephone conference seminars must occur in real time and include a provision
				for discussion and interaction between the presenter and attendees.
(5) Recorded preapproved activities. The
				recorded presentation must be preapproved by a board-approved provider. The
				recording must be listened to or viewed within one year of the original date of
				the live presentation. Licensees may claim up to thirty continuing professional
				education units under this activity type per five-year cycle.
(6) Professional reading. Peer-reviewed,
				nutrition-related articles from professional journals and professional
				newsletters may be awarded continuing professional education units. The article
				must be read within five years of the date the article was published. One
				article is equivalent to one-half of one hour continuing professional education
				units.
(7) Certificate programs.
				Must be sponsored by the commission on dietetic registration or another
				accredited provider approved by the board.
(8) Programs that do not meet the above
				criteria may be submitted to the board for review.