1.    Applicants for licensure as a licensed registered dietitian shall file a written application with the board, submit any fees required by the board, and submit proof of completion of the following requirements:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-44-08

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37

a.    Have satisfactorily completed the education and experience requirements for registered dietitians nutritionists approved by the commission on dietetic registration of the academy of nutrition and dietetics or its predecessor or successor organization.

b.    Have satisfactorily completed the examination approved and administered by the commission on dietetic registration of the academy of nutrition and dietetics or its predecessor or successor organization.

c.    Have a current valid registration with the commission on dietetic registration which gives the applicant the right to use the term “registered dietitian” or “registered dietitian nutritionist”.

d.    Complete a background check or fingerprinting if requested by the board.

2.    Applicants for renewal of licensure as a licensed registered dietitian:

a.    Shall comply with subsection 1.

     b.    Must have satisfactorily completed continuing education requirements specified by the commission on dietetic registration of the academy of nutrition and dietetics or its predecessor or successor organization.

c.    Shall complete a background check or fingerprinting if requested by the board.