(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a dietitian/nutritionist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination.
(2) The department shall examine any applicant who the board certifies has completed the application form and remitted the application and examination fees specified in s. 468.508 and who:

(a)1. Possesses a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree with a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food management, or an equivalent major course of study, from a school or program accredited, at the time of the applicant’s graduation, by the appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education; and
2. Has completed a preprofessional experience component of not less than 900 hours or has education or experience determined to be equivalent by the board; or

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 468.509

  • Board: means the Board of Medicine. See Florida Statutes 468.503
  • Commission: means the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. See Florida Statutes 468.503
  • Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 468.503
  • Dietetics: means the integration and application of the principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, food, physiology, and management and from the behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain a person's health throughout the person's life. See Florida Statutes 468.503
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Preprofessional experience component: means a planned and continuous supervised practice experience in dietetics or nutrition. See Florida Statutes 468.503
(b)1. Has an academic degree, from a foreign country, that has been validated by an accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education as equivalent to the baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States;
2. Has completed a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food management; and
3. Has completed a preprofessional experience component of not less than 900 hours or has education or experience determined to be equivalent by the board.
(3) The board shall waive the examination requirement for an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is:

(a) A registered dietitian or registered dietitian/nutritionist who is registered with the commission and complies with the qualifications under this section; or
(b) A certified nutrition specialist who is certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists or who is a Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition and complies with the qualifications under this section.
(4) The department shall license as a dietitian/nutritionist any applicant who has remitted the initial licensure fee and has passed the examination in accordance with this section.