General supervision for the purpose of post-degree clinical practice experience means the qualified supervisor is onsite and present at the location where nutrition-care services are provided or is immediately available by means of electronic communications to the supervisee providing the services and both maintains continued involvement in the appropriate aspects of patient care and has primary responsibility for all nutrition-care services rendered by the supervisee.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-1807.01

  • Nutrition-care services: means any or all of the following services provided within a systematic process:

    (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 38-1809.01

  • Patient: means an individual recipient of medical nutrition therapy, whether in the outpatient or inpatient setting. See Nebraska Statutes 38-1810
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