(a)  When filing an application for a license the applicant must present evidence of:

(1)  Completion of a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree with a program in nutrition or dietetics; and

(2)  Completion of a board-approved, planned, continuous experience in dietetic practice of not less than nine hundred (900) hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian or dietitian/nutritionist licensed in the state; and

(3)  Passing an examination.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-64-6

  • Degree: means a degree received from, or validated by, a college or university that was regionally accredited through the council on postsecondary accreditation and the U. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-64-3
  • Dietetics: means the professional discipline of applying principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, management, and behavioral and social sciences in the provision of dietetic services. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-64-3
  • 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.
  • Examination: means the registration examination for dietitians or other exam as determined by and approved by the board. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-64-3
  • Registered dietitian: means a person registered by the commission of dietetic registration. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-64-3

(b)  Each application shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 545, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 25; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 22; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 25.