Consultation means conferring with a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant regarding the provision of medical nutrition therapy. In the inpatient setting, consultation may be satisfied by practicing under clinical privileges or following facility-established protocols. In the outpatient setting, consultation may be satisfied by conferring with a consulting physician or the referring primary care practitioner or physician of the patient.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-1806

  • Consultation: means conferring with a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant regarding the provision of medical nutrition therapy. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1806
  • Medical nutrition therapy: means the assessment of the nutritional status of patients and the provision of the following nutrition-care services for the treatment or management of a disease or medical condition by:

    (1) Assessing and evaluating the nutritional needs of people and groups and determining resources and constraints in the practice setting, including ordering laboratory tests to check and track nutrition status, creating dietary plans and orders, and monitoring the effectiveness of such plans and orders. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1809

  • Patient: means an individual recipient of medical nutrition therapy, whether in the outpatient or inpatient setting. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1810
  • Primary care practitioner: means a physician licensed pursuant to section 38-2026 or sections 38-2029 to 38-2033 who provides primary care services, a nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to section 38-2317 who provides primary care services, or a physician assistant licensed pursuant to section 38-2049 who provides primary care services under a collaborative agreement with the supervision of a physician. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1810.02
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