CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
IC 25-14.5
ARTICLE 14.5. DIETITIANS
IC 25-14.5-1
Chapter 1. Definitions
IC 25-14.5-1-1
Applicability of definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout thisarticle.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Board"
Sec. 2. "Board" refers to the Indiana dietitians certification boardestablished by IC 25-14.5-2-1.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Agency"
Sec. 3. "Agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensingagency established by IC 25-1-5-3.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-2006,SEC.435.
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"Certified dietitian"
Sec. 4. "Certified dietitian" refers to a person certified under thisarticle to practice dietetics. Activities of a certified dietitian do notinclude the medical differential diagnoses of the health status of anindividual.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Commission on dietetic registration"
Sec. 5. "Commission on dietetic registration" refers to theCommission on Dietetic Registration that is:
(1) a national certifying agency for voluntary professionalcredentialing in dietetics; and
(2) a member of the national commission for health certifyingagencies.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Degree"
Sec. 6. "Degree" means a degree received from a college oruniversity that:
(1) was located in the United States; and
(2) was regionally accredited;
at the time the degree was conferred.As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Dietetics"
Sec. 7. "Dietetics" means the integration and application ofprinciples derived from the science of food and nutrition to providefor all aspects of nutrition therapy for individuals and groups,including nutrition therapy services (as defined in section 12 of thischapter) and medical nutrition therapy (as defined in section 9 of thischapter).
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Examination"
Sec. 8. "Examination" means an examination for the certificationof dietitians used or approved by the board. The examination may becreated by the board, created by a person as determined by andapproved by the board, or created in part by the board and in part bya person or entity other than the board.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Medical nutrition therapy"
Sec. 9. "Medical nutrition therapy" means the component ofnutrition therapy that concerns:
(1) determining and recommending nutrient needs based onnutritional assessment and medical problems relative tomedically prescribed diets, including:
(A) tube feedings;
(B) specialized intravenous solutions; and
(C) specialized oral feedings;
(2) interactions of prescription drugs with food and nutrients; or
(3) developing and managing food services operations that havethe chief function of providing nutrition therapy services andproviding medically prescribed diets.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Medically prescribed diet"
Sec. 10. "Medically prescribed diet" means a diet that is:
(1) prescribed when specific food or nutrient levels need to bemonitored or altered, or both, as a component of a treatmentregimen for an individual whose health status is impaired or atrisk due to disease, injury, or surgery; and
(2) performed as initiated by or in consultation with a physicianlicensed to practice medicine in Indiana.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"National commission for health certifying agencies" Sec. 11. "National commission for health certifying agencies"refers to the national organization that:
(1) established national standards for certifying bodies thatattest to the competence of individuals who participate in thehealth care delivery system;
(2) grants recognition to certifying bodies that voluntarily applyand meet the established standards; and
(3) monitors the adherence to those standards by the certifyingbodies that the national commission for health certifyingagencies has recognized.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Nutrition therapy services"
Sec. 12. (a) "Nutrition therapy services" means the followingservices that are directed toward humans:
(1) Assessing the nutritional needs of individuals and groups,considering the resources and constraints in the practice setting.
(2) Establishing priorities, goals, and objectives for therapy thatmeet nutritional needs of individuals and groups and that areconsistent with available resources and constraints.
(3) Providing nutrition counseling in health and disease.
(4) Developing, implementing, and managing:
(A) nutrition therapy of; and
(B) food service systems for;
individuals and groups.
(5) Maintaining appropriate standards of quality in food andnutrition therapy services for individuals and groups.
(b) The term does not include the retail sale of food products orvitamins.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Practice experience"
Sec. 13. "Practice experience" means a preprofessional,documented, supervised practice in dietetics services that isacceptable to the board in compliance with requirements forcertification. It may be or may include a documented, supervisedpractice experience that is a component of the educationalrequirements for certification.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.
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"Practice of dietetics"
Sec. 14. "Practice of dietetics" means the integration andapplication of the principles derived from the sciences of nutrition,biochemistry, food, physiology, management, and behavioral andsocial sciences to achieve and maintain people's health through theprovision of nutrition therapy services.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.