North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 17 - DIETETICS, NUTRITION › Section .0100 - LICENSURE › Section 17 .0109 - ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) An
				applicant shall be issued a license based on compliance with requirements
				stated in G.S. 90-357.5 and the rules in
				this Chapter.
(b) A licensee shall
				notify the Board of any change in the licensee's personal or professional
				mailing address within 30 days of that change.
(c) Licenses shall expire on March 31 of
				every year. A license for an LDN or LN shall be issued for a period of one year
				beginning April 1 and ending March 31. If an LDN or LN license is initially
				granted, reinstated, or reactivated between January 1 and March 31, the license
				shall be granted from the time of issuance through March 31 of the following
				year.
(d) At least 30 days prior to
				the expiration date of the license, the Board shall send the licensee written
				notice via USPS or electronic mail of the amount of renewal fee due, and
				instructions on how the licensee may renew online at www.ncbdn.org. Each
				applicant for renewal shall file a completed application with the
				Board.
(e) A licensee's renewal
				application must be submitted online prior to the expiration date. The
				licensee's renewal fee must also be received or postmarked prior to the
				expiration date in order to avoid the late renewal fee. If the fee is mailed,
				it must be sent to the mailing address provided in
				21 NCAC
				17 .0104(d). The licensee
				shall be responsible for filing any change of email or physical address where
				renewal notices are to be sent. Failure to receive renewal notice due to the
				licensee's failure to file change of addresses with the Board shall not be
				justification for late renewal.
(f)
				Renewal applications shall require licensees attest that the information on the
				application is true and complete. The applicant shall provide a written
				explanation and all available court documents evidencing the circumstances of
				any pending charge or conviction, not previously made known to the Board, if
				requested by the Board. The Board shall use these documents when determining if
				a license should be renewed under
				G.S.
				90-363.
(g) Applicants for renewal of licenses shall
				provide documentation of having met continuing education requirements by
				submitting:
(1) Verification of current
				certification as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist by the CDR, and
				verification of compliance with CDR's continuing education requirements. The
				continuing education standards required to maintain certification are contained
				in the "Professional Development Portfolio Guide," which is hereby incorporated
				by reference including subsequent amendments and editions of reference
				material. Copies of this standard may be obtained at no charge from CDR's
				website at:
https://www.cdrnet.org/pdp/professional-development-portfolio-guide
;
(2) A summary of continuing education on the
				form provided by the Board documenting completion of 75 hours of continuing
				education for a five year period. The continuing education hours must meet the
				standards contained in the "Professional Development Portfolio Guide."
				Documentary evidence for continuing education activities shall include the
				following for each activity:
(A) the name of
				provider/sponsor;
(B) the name of
				accrediting organization;
(C) the
				title of the activity;
(D) the date
				attended;
(E) the continuing
				education hours earned; and
(F) a
				record of attendance or participation;
(3) Verification of current certification as
				a Certified Nutrition Specialist by the BCNS, and verification of compliance
				with BCNS's continuing education requirements. The continuing education
				standards required to maintain certification are listed on the Board for
				Certification of Nutrition Specialists' website, which is hereby incorporated
				by reference including subsequent amendments or editions of reference material.
				Copies of this standard may be obtained at no charge from the BCNS's website
				at:
https://theana.org/certify/currentCNS/recertification
;or
(4) Verification of current certification as
				a Diplomate, American Clinical Board of Nutrition by the ACBN, and verification
				of compliance with ACBN's continuing education requirements. The continuing
				education standards required to maintain certification are listed on the
				American Clinical Board of Nutrition's website, which is hereby incorporated by
				reference including subsequent amendments or editions of reference material.
				Copies of this standard may be obtained at no charge from the ACBN's website
				at: https://www.acbn.org/policiesprocedures.pdf.