Bill Text: NY S00362 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists; defines the practice thereof.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-04 - PRINT NUMBER 362A [S00362 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S00362-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         362--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 7, 2015
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        Introduced  by  Sens. LAVALLE, AMEDORE, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Higher
          Education  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Higher Education in
          accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
        AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  licensure  of
          dietitians and nutritionists
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Legislative findings and declaration of purpose. The legis-
     2  lature finds that the application of scientific  knowledge  relating  to
     3  nutrition  is  important  in effective care, treatment and prevention of
     4  disease or trauma and in the attainment and maintenance of  health,  and
     5  acknowledges  that the rendering and communication of sound dietetic and
     6  nutrition services in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care and  ambu-
     7  latory  care  settings,  school  districts,  health departments, private
     8  practice and consultation, and in other settings  requires  trained  and
     9  competent professionals. The legislature further finds that it is neces-
    10  sary  in  the  provision  of  medical nutrition therapy for such profes-
    11  sionals to be licensed under article 157 of the education law to  ensure
    12  quality  care  through a standardized nutrition care process, consisting
    13  of a nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis,  nutrition  intervention
    14  and  the  monitoring  and evaluation of outcomes directly related to the
    15  nutrition care process. Therefore, it  is  hereby  declared  to  be  the
    16  purpose  of  this  act to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
    17  public by providing for the licensure and regulation of  the  activities
    18  of persons engaged in the practice of dietetics and nutrition.
    19    § 2. Section 8000 of the education law, as added by chapter 635 of the
    20  laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
    21    § 8000. Introduction.    This article applies to the use of the titles
    22  ["certified   dietitian"   and   "certified   nutritionist"]   "licensed
    23  dietitian/nutritionist"  or  "LDN"  and  the  practice  of dietetics and
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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