North Carolina General Statutes 90-353. Creation of Board
(a) The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is created.
(a1) The Board shall consist of the following seven members:
(1) Three members shall be dietitian/nutritionists licensed under this Article.
(2) Two members shall be nutritionists licensed under this Article.
(3) One member shall be a physician licensed under Article 1 of this Chapter.
(4) One member shall not be licensed under this Article and shall represent the public at large.
(b) Licensed dietitian/nutritionist and licensed nutritionist members of the Board shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Be citizens of the United States and residents of this State.
(2) Have practiced in the field of dietetics or nutrition for at least three years.
(3) Be licensed under this Article, except that the first appointed licensed nutritionists are not required to be licensed under this Article or to have practiced for three years at the time of their appointment to a first term on the Board; provided, however, that each appointed licensed nutritionist must meet all of the following criteria:
a. Possess the qualifications necessary for licensure under this Article.
b. Apply for licensure under this Article within six months of its availability.
(b1) The licensed physician member of the Board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State.
(c) The member of the Board appointed from the public at large shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State and shall not be any of the following:
(1) A dietician/nutritionist or nutritionist.
(2) An agent or employee of a person engaged in the profession of dietetics or nutrition.
(3) A licensed health care professional or enrolled in a program to become prepared to be a licensed health care professional.
(4) An agent or employee of a health care institution, a health care insurer, or a health care professional school.
(5) A member of any allied health profession or enrolled in a program to become prepared to be a member of an allied health profession.
(6) The spouse of an individual who is not eligible to serve as a public member of the Board. ?(1991, c. 668, s. 1; 2018-91, s. 3.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-353
- Board: The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-352
- Dietetics: The integration and application of principles derived from the science of nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, food, and management and from behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain a healthy status. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-352
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Nutrition: The integration and application of principles derived from the science of nutrition, biochemistry, metabolism, and pathophysiology to achieve and maintain a healthy status. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-352
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3