Section 1245.10  Definitions

"Act" means the Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act [225 ILCS 30].

"Board" means the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Board.

"Department" means the Department of Professional Regulation.

"Director" means the Director of the Department of Professional Regulation.

"Direct Supervision" means supervision by a licensed dietitian nutritionist or other appropriate supervisor as defined in Sections 1245.140 and 1245.240 of this Part.  The  supervisor  shall:

Meet at regularly scheduled sessions with the supervisee a minimum of one hour each week;

Be  responsible for the standard of work performed by the individual under supervision; and

Have knowledge of patients/clients and the case information.

"Licensed dietitian nutritionist" means a person who, beginning November 1, 2003, pursuant to P.A. 92-0642, is licensed under the Act to practice dietetics and nutrition services, including medical nutrition therapy.  Activities of a licensed dietitian nutritionist do not include the medical differential diagnosis of the health status of an individual.

"Medical nutrition therapy " means the component of nutrition care that deals with interpreting and recommending nutrient needs relative to medically prescribed diets, including, but not limited to, tube feedings, specialized intravenous solutions and specialized oral feedings; food and prescription drug interactions; and developing and managing food service operations whose chief function is nutrition care and providing medically prescribed diets.

"Nutrition assessment" means the evaluation of the nutrition needs of individuals or groups using appropriate data to determine nutrient needs or status and make appropriate nutrition recommendations.  The mere collection of nutrition and health data is not nutrition assessment and does not require licensure under the Act, unless activities include an evaluation of nutrition needs and nutrition recommendations.

"Nutrition care" means a dietary intervention whose primary function is to improve an individual's nutrition status and involves modification to meet individual needs.  Provision of food for general sustenance of being is not construed as nutrition care and not subject to regulation under the Act and this Part.

"Nutrition counseling" means advising and assisting individuals or groups on appropriate nutrition information by integrating information from the nutrition assessment.  The distribution by an individual of written nutrition educational material prepared by or approved in writing by a licensee is not nutrition counseling or nutrition education and any person distributing such written material need not be licensed under this Act.

"Nutrition education" means a planned nutrition program based on learning objectives with expected outcomes.

"Nutrition information" is oral or written factual data that includes:

Food sources of vitamins, minerals and nutrients;

Nutrient analysis of food, food items, recipes and menus;

Reporting the results of published scientific studies as long as the source is cited and recommendations are general in nature and are limited to those included in the published study;

Instruction and uses of food, dietary supplements and food material consistent with State and federal laws (i.e., Federal Food and Drug Administration, Department of Public Health); and

The display or distribution of printed, audio or video nutrition education information developed by a licensee, an entity of any federal, state or local government, or any nonprofit organization as outlined in Section 20(g) of the Act.

All health claims shall be consistent with the Federal Food and Drug Administration regulations.

Individuals are not required to be licensed to provide nutrition information; however, the evaluation of an individual's or group's dietary intake and/or recommendation for dietary changes is considered nutrition services and a license would be required to perform these activities.

"Registered dietitian" means a person registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

"Restorative care to attainment of optimal health" relates to the use of foods, nutrients and/or dietary supplements for individuals or groups who may or may not have a diagnosed disease or medical condition, as long as it is not medical nutrition therapy.  If a person has a diagnosed disease or medical condition and is on a medically prescribed diet, a licensed nutrition counselor shall be limited to use of foods, nutrients and/or dietary supplements so as to  indirectly impact or not contraindicate the diagnosed disease or medical condition of the individual or group.

"Supervision" means supervision by a licensed dietitian nutritionistor other appropriate supervisor as defined in Sections 1245.140 and 1245.240.  The supervisor shall:

Meet at regularly scheduled sessions with the supervisee a minimum of one hour per month;

Be responsible for the standard of work performed by the individual under supervision; and

Have knowledge of patients/clients and the case information.

"Treatment Program" is any nutrition intervention designed for an individual or group with a specific medical diagnosis, using foods, nutrients and/or dietary supplements so as to directly and specifically impact the medical condition and health status of the individual or group.

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 4867, effective March 5, 2004)