Full Text of SB1229 98th General Assembly
SB1229 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB1229 Introduced 1/30/2013, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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225 ILCS 30/10 | from Ch. 111, par. 8401-10 |
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Amends the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act. Provides that a "medically prescribed diet" may only be performed as initiated by or in consultation with a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 acting within the scope of his or her practice. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 30/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-10)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
| 8 | | Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 9 | | "Address of record" means the designated address recorded | 10 | | by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
| 11 | | file or license file as maintained by the Department's | 12 | | licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
| 13 | | licensee to inform the Department of any change of address and | 14 | | those changes must be made either through the Department's | 15 | | website or by contacting the Department. | 16 | | "Board" means the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Board
| 17 | | appointed by the Secretary.
| 18 | | "Certified clinical nutritionist" means an individual | 19 | | certified by the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board. | 20 | | "Certified nutrition specialist" means an individual | 21 | | certified by the Certification Board of Nutrition Specialists. | 22 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 23 | | Professional Regulation.
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| 1 | | "Dietetics and nutrition services" means the integration | 2 | | and application of principles derived from the sciences of food | 3 | | and nutrition to provide for all aspects of nutrition care for | 4 | | individuals and groups, including, but not limited to: | 5 | | (1) nutrition counseling; "nutrition counseling" means | 6 | | advising and assisting individuals or groups on | 7 | | appropriate nutrition intake by integrating information | 8 | | from the nutrition assessment; | 9 | | (2) nutrition assessment; "nutrition assessment" means | 10 | | the evaluation of the nutrition needs of individuals or | 11 | | groups using appropriate data to determine nutrient needs | 12 | | or status and make appropriate nutrition recommendations; | 13 | | (3) medically prescribed diet; "medically prescribed | 14 | | diet" means a diet prescribed when specific food or | 15 | | nutrient levels need to be monitored, altered, or both as a | 16 | | component of a treatment program for an individual whose | 17 | | health status is impaired or at risk due to disease, | 18 | | injury, or surgery and may only be performed as initiated | 19 | | by or in consultation with a physician licensed under the | 20 | | Medical Practice Act of 1987 acting within the scope of his | 21 | | or her practice to practice medicine in all of its | 22 | | branches ; | 23 | | (4) medical nutrition therapy; "medical nutrition | 24 | | therapy" means the component of nutrition care that deals | 25 | | with: | 26 | | (A) interpreting and recommending nutrient needs |
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| 1 | | relative to medically prescribed diets, including, but | 2 | | not limited to, enteral feedings, specialized | 3 | | intravenous solutions, and specialized oral feedings; | 4 | | (B) food and prescription drug interactions; and | 5 | | (C) developing and managing food service | 6 | | operations whose chief function is nutrition care and | 7 | | provision of medically prescribed diets; | 8 | | (5) nutrition services for individuals and groups; | 9 | | "nutrition services for individuals and groups" includes, | 10 | | but is not limited to, all of the following: | 11 | | (A) providing nutrition assessments relative to | 12 | | preventive maintenance or restorative care; | 13 | | (B) providing nutrition education and nutrition | 14 | | counseling as components of preventive maintenance or | 15 | | restorative care; and | 16 | | (C) developing and managing systems whose chief | 17 | | function is nutrition care; nutrition services for | 18 | | individuals and groups does not include medical | 19 | | nutrition therapy as defined in this Act; and | 20 | | (6) restorative; "restorative" means the component of | 21 | | nutrition care that deals with oral dietary needs for | 22 | | individuals and groups; activities shall relate to the | 23 | | metabolism of food and the requirements for nutrients, | 24 | | including dietary supplements for growth, development, | 25 | | maintenance, or attainment of optimal health.
| 26 | | "Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition" |
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| 1 | | means an individual certified by the American Clinical Board of | 2 | | Nutrition.
| 3 | | "Licensed dietitian nutritionist" means a person licensed | 4 | | under this Act to
practice dietetics and nutrition services, as | 5 | | defined in this Section.
Activities of a licensed dietitian | 6 | | nutritionist do not include the medical
differential diagnosis | 7 | | of the health status of an individual.
| 8 | | "Practice experience" means a preprofessional, documented, | 9 | | supervised
practice in dietetics or nutrition services that is | 10 | | acceptable to the
Department in compliance with requirements | 11 | | for licensure, as specified in Section
45. It may be or may | 12 | | include a documented, supervised
practice experience which is a | 13 | | component of the educational requirements
for licensure, as | 14 | | specified in Section 45.
| 15 | | "Registered dietitian" means an individual registered with | 16 | | the Commission
on Dietetic Registration, the accrediting body | 17 | | of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly known as | 18 | | the American
Dietetic
Association.
| 19 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 20 | | Professional Regulation.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1141, eff. 12-28-12.)
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 | | becoming law.
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