(225 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 5. Purpose. The practice of dietetics and nutrition, including the provision of medical nutrition therapy, in the
State of Illinois is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety,
and welfare and to be subject to regulation and control in the public
interest. It is further declared that the practice of dietetics and
nutrition services plays an important part in the attainment and
maintenance of health and that it is in the public's best interest that
persons who present themselves as providers of nutrition care services meet
specific requirements and qualifications. This Act shall be liberally
construed to best carry out these objectives and purposes.
(Source: P.A. 102-945, eff. 1-1-23.)
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