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§ 5-302. License qualifications

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionists (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2013
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 5-302
§ 5-302. License qualifications
Currentness
In general
(a) To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.
Moral character
(b) The applicant must be of good moral character.
Age
(c) The applicant must be at least 18 years old.
Education
(d) The applicant for licensure as a dietitian-nutritionist shall:
(1)(i) 1. Have satisfactorily completed academic requirements for the field of dietetics as approved by the Board; and
2. Have received a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by an educational accrediting association recognized by the Council on Higher Education and Accreditation; or
(ii) Have received a master's or doctoral degree from a college or university accredited by an educational accrediting association recognized by the Council on Higher Education and Accreditation in nutritional sciences (with emphasis in human nutrition), food and nutrition, dietetics, human nutrition, community nutrition, public health nutrition, or equivalent training approved by the Board;
(2) Have satisfactorily completed a program of supervised clinical experience approved by the Board; and
(3)(i) Submit to the Board proof of certification by the Certification Board for Nutritional Specialists; or
(ii) Submit to the Board proof of registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Examination
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the applicant must pass an examination approved by the Board under this subtitle.
Other Board qualifications, requirements
(f) The applicant shall meet any other qualifications or requirements that the Board establishes for license applicants.

Credits

Added as Health Occupation § 4.5-302 by Acts 1985, c. 773, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 703, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1988, c. 154, § 1, eff. May 2, 1988. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 5-302 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 173, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 2004, c. 439, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2006, c. 382, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2013, c. 211, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 5-302, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 5-302
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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