58-49-2 - Definitions.
58-49-2. Definitions.
In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Dietitian Board created in Section 58-49-3.
(2) "Certified dietitian" means a person who is certified by the division as meeting thecertification requirements provided in this chapter.
(3) "Commission on Dietetic Registration" means the credentialing component of theAmerican Dietetic Association.
(4) "Dietetics" means the integration and application of principles derived from thesciences of food for the development, management, and provision of dietary services forindividuals and groups for meeting their health care needs. "Dietetics" includes:
(a) the evaluation of a person's dietary status;
(b) the advising and education of persons on dietary needs; and
(c) the evaluation of needs, implementation of systems to support needs, and maintenanceof appropriate standards of quality in food and dietary service for individuals, groups, or patientsin licensed institutional facilities or in private office settings.
(5) "Unprofessional conduct" as defined in Section 58-1-501 and as may be furtherdefined by rule includes failing to maintain a level of professional practice consistent with allinitial and subsequent requirements by which certification is achieved or maintained under thischapter.
Amended by Chapter 297, 1993 General Session