# Title 43 — Occupations and Professions

## Chapter 43-44 — Dietitians and Nutritionists

### § 43-44-01. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the board of dietetic practice.
2. "Board for certification of nutrition specialists" means the entity that serves as the
credentialing agency for certified nutrition specialists.
3. "Certified nutrition specialist" means an individual certified as a nutrition specialist by
the board for certification of nutrition specialists that authorizes the individual to use
the title "certified nutrition specialist" and the abbreviation "CNS" to indicate the
individual is a certified nutrition specialist.
4. "Commission on dietetic registration" means the credentialing agency for the academy
of nutrition and dietetics.
5. "Degree" means a degree received from a college or university that was a United
States regionally accredited body recognized by the council for higher education
accreditation and the United States department of education at the time the degree
was received or validated foreign equivalent.
6. "Dietetics" means the integration, application, and communication of practice
principles derived from the food, nutrition, social, business, and basic sciences to
achieve and maintain the optimal nutrition status of an individual. The primary function
of the practice of dietetics is the provision of medical nutrition therapy.
7. "Evidence-based" or "evidence-based practice" means an approach to health care
through which health practitioners use the best evidence available, to make decisions
for individuals, groups, and populations.
8. "Foreign practitioner" means an individual who holds and maintains a license in good
standing to engage in the practice of dietetics and nutrition in a state or jurisdiction
other than this state and who is not the subject of a pending disciplinary action in any
state or jurisdiction.
9. a. "General nonmedical nutrition information" may include information on any of the
following:
(1) Principles of good nutrition, menu planning, and food preparation.
(2) Food that should be included in the normal daily diet.
(3) The essential nutrients needed by the human body.
(4) The recommended amounts of essential nutrients in the human body.
(5) The actions of nutrients in the human body.
(6) The effects of deficiencies or excesses of nutrients in the human body.
(7) Foods, herbs, and supplements that are good sources of essential nutrients
in the human body.
b. The term does not include the provision of medical nutrition therapy.
10. "General supervision" means the qualified supervisor is onsite and present where
nutrition care services are provided or is immediately available to the individual being
supervised by means of electronic communications and maintains continual
involvement in the appropriate aspects of patient care, and has primary responsibility
for all nutrition care services rendered by an individual.
11. "Licensed nutritionist" means an individual licensed as a nutritionist under this chapter
who may be referred to or hold oneself out as a nutritionist.
12. "Licensed registered dietitian" means an individual licensed as a dietitian under this
chapter who may be referred to or hold oneself out as a dietitian, dietitian nutritionist,
nutritionist, or a dietician.
13. "Medical nutrition therapy" means the provision of nutrition care services for the
treatment or management of a disease or medical condition. The term includes the
provision of any part or all of the following services:
a. Interpreting anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary data in acute and
chronic disease states and recommending or ordering nutrient needs based on
the dietary data, including tube feedings and parenteral nutrition.

b. Food and nutrient counseling, including food and prescription drug interactions.
c. Developing and managing food service operations, including operations for the
management or treatment of disease or medical conditions, with the primary
function of nutrition care or recommending or ordering therapeutic diets.
d. Medical weight control.
14. "Medical weight control" means medical nutrition therapy for the purpose of reducing,
maintaining, or gaining weight.
15. "Nonmedical weight control" means the provision of services for the purpose of
reducing, maintaining, or gaining weight which does not constitute the treatment of a
disease or medical condition. The term includes weight control services for healthy
population groups to achieve or maintain a healthy weight.
16. "Nutrition" means the science of food and nutrients, including the action, interaction,
and balance of food and nutrients in relation to health and disease and the process by
which humans ingest, absorb, transport, utilize, and excrete food substances. The
primary function of the practice of nutrition is the provision of medical nutrition therapy.
17. "Nutrition assessment" means the systematic process of obtaining, verifying, and
interpreting biochemical, anthropometric, physical, nutrigenomic, and dietary data to
make decisions about the nature and cause of nutrition-related problems. The mere
collection of data itself does not constitute nutrition assessment. The term includes an
ongoing, dynamic process that:
a. Involves an initial data collection and a reassessment and analysis of client or
community needs; and
b. Provides the foundation for nutrition diagnosis and nutritional recommendations,
including enteral and parenteral nutrition.
18. a. "Nutrition care services" means the provision of any part or all of the following
services within a systematic process:
(1) Assessing and evaluating the nutritional needs of individuals and groups,
and determining resources and constraints in the practice setting, including
ordering laboratory tests to check and track nutrition status, creating dietary
plans and orders, and monitoring the effectiveness of the plans and orders.
(2) Establishing priorities, goals, and objectives that meet nutritional needs and
are consistent with available resources and constraints.
(3) Providing nutrition counseling in health and disease.
(4) Developing, implementing, and managing nutrition care systems.
(5) Evaluating, making changes in, and maintaining appropriate standards of
quality in food and nutrition services.
(6) Ordering therapeutic diets.
b. The term does not include the retail sale of food products or vitamins, the giving
of general nonmedical nutrition information, or the providing of nonmedical weight
control by unlicensed individuals.
19. "Nutrition counseling" means the advice and assistance provided by a licensed
registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist to an individual or group on nutrition intake
by integrating information from the nutrition assessment with information on food and
other sources of nutrient and meal preparations consistent with cultural background,
socioeconomic status, and therapeutic needs.
20. "Nutrition diagnosis" means identifying and labeling nutritional problems managed and
treated by a licensed registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist. The term does not
include the medical differential diagnosis of the health status of an individual.
21. "Nutrition intervention" means purposefully planned actions and nutrition counseling
intended to positively change a nutrition-related behavior, risk factor, environmental
condition, or aspect of the health status for an individual.
22. "Nutrition monitoring and evaluation" means identifying patient outcomes relevant to a
nutrition diagnosis and comparing the outcomes with the patient's previous health
status, intervention goals, or reference standards to determine the progress made in
achieving desired outcomes of nutrition care and whether planned interventions should
be continued or revised.

23. "Onsite supervision" means the qualified supervisor is present in the department or
facility or virtual platform at which nutrition care services are provided, is immediately
available to the individual being supervised and maintains continual involvement in the
appropriate aspects of patient care, and has primary responsibility for all nutrition care
services rendered by an individual.
24. "Practice of dietetics and nutrition" means the integration and application of scientific
principles derived from the study of food, nutrition, biochemistry, metabolism,
nutrigenomics, physiology, food management, and behavioral and social sciences in
achieving and maintaining health throughout the life span and in providing nutrition
care services in person and via telehealth, including medical nutrition therapy, for the
purpose of disease management and prevention, or to treat or rehabilitate an illness,
injury, or condition.
25. "Provisional license" means a license granted to an applicant who has submitted the
information required in section 43-44-12 and applied for examination but has not
completed the examination successfully yet.
26. "Qualified supervisor" means:
a. If supervising the provision of medical nutrition therapy, an individual who is:
(1) A certified nutrition specialist or a registered dietitian nutritionist;
(2) A licensed nutritionist who has met the education and experience
qualifications under section 43-44-07, a licensed dietitian nutritionist, or a
licensed registered dietitian; or
(3) A health care provider licensed or otherwise authorized under the laws of
any state to provide nutrition care services to treat or manage a disease or
medical condition.
b. If supervising the provision of nutrition care services that do not constitute
medical nutrition therapy, an individual who either meets the requirements of
paragraph 1 of subdivision a or an individual with at least three years of clinical
nutrition experience who holds a master's or doctoral degree with a major course
of study in dietetics, human nutrition, foods and nutrition, community nutrition,
public health nutrition, naturopathic medicine, nutrition education, nutrition,
nutrition science, clinical nutrition, applied clinical nutrition, nutrition counseling,
nutrition and functional medicine, nutritional biochemistry, nutrition and integrative
health, or an equivalent course of study as approved by the board.
27. "Registered dietitian" or "registered dietitian nutritionist" means an individual registered
as a dietitian or a dietitian nutritionist with the commission on dietetic registration which
authorizes the individual to use the title "registered dietitian nutritionist" or "registered
dietitian" and the abbreviation "RDN" or "RD".
28. "Telehealth" means the use of electronic information and telecommunications
technologies to provide services under this chapter to support clinical health care,
patient and professional health-related education, public health, and health
administration between a licensee in one location and an individual in another location.
29. "Therapeutic diet" means a diet intervention prescribed by a physician or other
authorized nonphysician practitioner which provides food or nutrients via oral, enteral,
or parenteral routes, or a combination thereof, as part of treatment of disease or
diagnosed clinical conditions to modify, eliminate, decrease, or increase identified
micronutrients and macronutrients in the diet.
### § 43-44-02. Board of dietetic practice - Membership - Terms - Meetings.

1. The governor shall appoint a board of dietetic practice, consisting of five members, all
of whom must be residents of the state at the time of their appointment. The
individuals appointed must have been engaged in the teaching or rendering of
dietetics or nutrition to the public, or in research in dietetics or nutrition for three years
immediately preceding appointment. Three board members must be licensed
registered dietitians and one member must be a licensed nutritionist. One member
must be appointed to represent consumers of health services.

2. Appointments are for terms of three years, but no individual may be appointed to serve
more than two consecutive full or partial terms. Terms begin on the first day of
September and end on the last day of August or until successors are appointed. An
appointment of any member to serve out the remaining term of any position on the
board which becomes vacant must be made in the same manner as the original
appointment for that position.
3. The governor may remove any board member for good cause after giving that member
a written statement of the reasons for removal and after that member has had an
opportunity for a hearing.
4. The board shall meet during September of each calendar year and select a
chairperson. At least one additional meeting must be held before September of the
next calendar year. Other meetings may be convened at the call of the chairperson or
the written request of any two board members. All meetings of the board are open to
the public, except that the board may hold closed sessions to review patient medical
records, review patient testimony, and for other reasons as referenced in section
44-04-19.2.
5. Members of the board receive no compensation for their services, but are entitled to
mileage and travel expenses as provided in sections 54-06-09 and 44-08-04, and per
diem as set by the board.
### § 43-44-03. Board powers and duties.

1. The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce this chapter, evaluate the
qualifications, and approve an examination for licensure under this chapter. The board
shall keep any records and minutes as are necessary to carry out the board's
functions.
2. The board may:
a. Issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, administer oaths, and investigate
allegations of practices violating this chapter.
b. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 28-32, to implement this chapter, including rules
relating to professional licensure and the establishment of ethical standards of
practice for licensed registered dietitians and licensed nutritionists.
c. Provide interpretive guidance on this chapter.
### § 43-44-04. Board administrative authority and requirements.

1. The board may employ an executive secretary and other officers and employees it
deems necessary.
2. The executive secretary shall pay, upon approval of the board, all appropriate
expenses incurred by the board in the administration of this chapter.
### § 43-44-05. Fees.

The board shall set and collect fees for application, initial license, renewal of license, late
renewal, and provisional license. These fees must be set in such an amount not to exceed two
hundred fifty dollars as to reimburse the board, to the extent feasible, for the cost of the services
rendered. The board shall waive initial licensure and renewal licensure fees for active duty
military and active duty military spouses serving in the United States armed forces in North
Dakota.
### § 43-44-06. License required - Title - Abbreviations.

1. Use of an earned, federally trademarked nutrition credential is not prohibited, but such
use does not give an individual the right to practice dietetics or nutrition, provide
medical nutrition therapy, or use the general titles of dietitian or nutritionist, unless an
individual is licensed under this chapter. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all of
the following are permissible:

a. An individual registered with the commission on dietetic registration may use the
title "registered dietitian" and "registered dietitian nutritionist" and the designation
of "RD" or "RDN".
b. An individual certified by the board of certification of nutrition specialists may use
the title "certified nutrition specialist" and the designation "CNS".
c. An individual certified by the American clinical board of nutrition may use the title
"diplomate, American clinical board of nutrition" and use the designation
2. A person not licensed under this chapter may not do any of the following:
a. Provide medical nutrition therapy with or without compensation.
b. Use or allow a business entity or a business entity's employees, agents, or
representatives to use any of the following titles or abbreviations in association
with a person's name:
(1) Dietitian nutritionist or nutritionist.
(2) Dietitian or dietician.
(3) Nutrition counselor or nutrition specialist.
(4) LRD, LDN, or LN.
(5) Nutritional therapy practitioner or nutritional therapy consultant.
(6) Certified nutrition therapy practitioner.
(7) Master nutrition therapist.
(8) Licensed dietitian nutritionist, licensed registered dietitian, or licensed
nutritionist.
(9) Any other designation, words, letters, or insignia in connection with a name
indicating an offer or eligibility to provide medical nutrition therapy or
indicating a license to practice dietetics and nutrition or provide medical
nutrition therapy unless licensed under this chapter.
3. This section does not prohibit an individual from using an earned title trademarked by
the United States patent and trademark office.
### § 43-44-07. Requirements for licensure - Licensed nutritionist.

1. An applicant for licensure as a licensed nutritionist shall file a written application with
the board, submit any fees required by the board, and submit proof of completion of
the following requirements:
a. Have received a master's or doctoral nutrition degree or validated foreign
equivalent with a major course of study in human nutrition, foods and nutrition,
community nutrition, public health nutrition, nutrition education, nutrition, nutrition
science, clinical nutrition, applied clinical nutrition, nutrition counseling, nutrition
and functional medicine, nutritional biochemistry, nutrition and integrative health,
or a comparable course of study, or a master's or doctoral degree or validated
foreign equivalent, in a field of clinical health care from a college or university
accredited at the time of graduation from the appropriate regional accrediting
agency recognized by the council on higher education accreditation and the
United States department of education, and have completed coursework leading
to competence in medical nutrition therapy which must consist of the following
courses:
(1) Fifteen semester hours of clinical or life sciences, including such courses as
chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, molecular biology, biotechnology,
botany, genetics, genomics, neuroscience, experimental science,
immunotherapy, pathology, pharmacology, toxicology, research methods,
applied statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, energy production, molecular
pathways, hormone and transmitter regulations and imbalance, and
pathophysiologic basis of disease. At least three semester hours must be in
human anatomy and physiology or the equivalent.
(2) Fifteen semester hours of nutrition and metabolism, including such courses
as nutrition assessment, developmental nutrition, nutritional aspects of
disease, human nutrition, macronutrients, micronutrients, vitamins and

minerals, clinical functional medicine nutrition, molecular metabolism,
nutrition, nutritional biochemistry, nutrition and digestive health, and public
health nutrition. At least six semester hours must be in biochemistry or an
equivalent as approved by the board.
b. The applicant must have completed a board-approved internship or a
documented, supervised practice experience demonstrating competency in
nutrition care services and the provision of medical nutrition therapy of not less
than one thousand hours including at least two hundred hours of nutrition
assessment, two hundred hours of nutrition intervention, education, counseling,
or management, and two hundred hours of nutrition monitoring or evaluation. A
minimum of seven hundred hours of supervised practice experience is required in
professional work settings and no more than three hundred hours can be in
alternate supervised experiences such as observational client-practitioner
interactions, simulation, case studies, and role playing. This experience must be
under the supervision of a qualified supervisor. A qualified supervisor shall
provide onsite supervision of an applicant's supervised practice experience in the
provision of medical nutrition therapy and provide general supervision of an
applicant's provision of other nutrition care services that do not constitute medical
nutrition therapy.
c. The applicant meets one of the following criteria:
(1) The applicant has successfully completed a board-approved examination
such as the certification examination for nutrition specialists administered by
the board for certification of nutrition specialists or the diplomate
examination administered by the American clinical board of nutrition; or
(2) The applicant has either a valid certification with the board for certification of
nutrition specialists that gives the applicant the right to use the term
"certified nutrition specialist" or "CNS" or a valid certification with the
American clinical board of nutrition which gives the applicant the right to use
the term "diplomate, American clinical board of nutrition" or "DACBN".
d. The applicant shall complete a background check or fingerprinting if requested by
the board.
2. An applicant for renewal of a license as a licensed nutritionist:
a. Shall comply with subsection 1.
b. Must have satisfactorily completed continuing education requirements as
specified and approved by the board.
c. Shall complete a background check or fingerprinting if requested by the board.
### § 43-44-08. Requirements for licensure - Licensed registered dietitian.

1. Applicants for licensure as a licensed registered dietitian shall file a written application
with the board, submit any fees required by the board, and submit proof of completion
of the following requirements:
a. Have satisfactorily completed the education and experience requirements for
registered dietitians nutritionists approved by the commission on dietetic
registration of the academy of nutrition and dietetics or its predecessor or
successor organization.
b. Have satisfactorily completed the examination approved and administered by the
commission on dietetic registration of the academy of nutrition and dietetics or its
predecessor or successor organization.
c. Have a current valid registration with the commission on dietetic registration
which gives the applicant the right to use the term "registered dietitian" or
"registered dietitian nutritionist".
d. Complete a background check or fingerprinting if requested by the board.
2. Applicants for renewal of licensure as a licensed registered dietitian:
a. Shall comply with subsection 1.

b. Must have satisfactorily completed continuing education requirements specified
by the commission on dietetic registration of the academy of nutrition and
dietetics or its predecessor or successor organization.
c. Shall complete a background check or fingerprinting if requested by the board.
### § 43-44-09. Waiver of requirements for licensure of dietitians.

Upon application of any person certified by the commission on dietetic registration of the
academy of nutrition and dietetics or its predecessor or successor organization, the board may
waive the examination, education, and experience requirements and grant the applicant a
license if the board determines the requirements for certification are equivalent to the related
requirements for licensure in this chapter.
### § 43-44-09.1. Grandfathering of licensed nutritionists.

An individual who meets the requirements for licensure and holds a license as a licensed
nutritionist on July 1, 2021, and is practicing or residing in this state on July 1, 2021, is eligible to
maintain and renew a license as a licensed nutritionist if the applicant furnishes evidence
satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met continuing education as required by the
board.
### § 43-44-09.2. Scope of practice.

1. A licensed registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist shall provide nutrition care
services using systematic, evidence-based, problem-solving methods of the nutrition
care process to think critically and make decisions to address nutrition-related
problems and provide safe, effective, quality nutrition services and medical nutrition
therapy for patients and clients in both clinical and community settings.
2. A licensed registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist may accept or transmit oral,
verbal, delegated, or electronically transmitted orders from the referring provider
consistent with applicable laws and rules, including any protocols established to
implement medical nutrition therapy.
3. A licensed registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist may order patient diets, including
therapeutic diets, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Oral therapeutic
diets may be ordered by either a licensed registered dietitian or a licensed nutritionist.
Therapeutic diets include enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy, which consist of
specialized enteral or intravenous solutions and may be ordered only by an individual
licensed under this chapter who also meets one of the following criteria:
a. The individual is a registered dietitian nutritionist registered with the commission
on dietetic registration;
b. The individual is a certified nutrition support clinician certified by the national
board of nutrition support certification; or
c. The individual meets other requirements as determined by the board, consistent
with competencies necessary for evaluating, ordering, and administrating enteral
and parenteral nutrition.
4. This chapter does not limit the ability of any other licensed health care practitioner in
this state to order therapeutic diets if the ordering of therapeutic diets falls within the
scope of the license held by the health care practitioner.
5. A licensed registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist who has met the qualifications
under section 43-44-07 or 43-44-08 may order medical laboratory tests related to
nutritional therapeutic treatments consistent with state law.
6. A licensed registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist may implement prescription drug
dose adjustments for specific disease treatment protocols within the limits of the
licensed registered dietitian's or licensed nutritionist's knowledge, skills, judgment, and
current evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines as indicated in a facility
approved protocol and as approved and delegated by the licensed prescriber. This
subsection does not allow licensees to prescribe or initiate drug treatment. A licensed

registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist may be authorized to prescribe vitamin and
mineral supplements or discontinue unnecessary vitamins and minerals.
### § 43-44-10. Persons excepted from license requirement.

This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of:
1. A licensed health care practitioner duly licensed in accordance with title 43 who is
acting within the scope of the individual's licensed profession, consistent with the
accepted standards of the practitioner's profession, if the practitioner does not
represent the practitioner as a licensed registered dietitian, nutritionist, or licensed
nutritionist.
2. A student or trainee, working under the onsite supervision of a qualified supervisor
while fulfilling an experience requirement or pursuing a course of study to meet the
licensure requirements of section 43-44-07 or 43-44-08, for a time period of no more
than five years after the student or trainee completed the course requirements for
licensure and the student or trainee is designated by a title that clearly indicates that
individual's status as a student or trainee.
3. An individual providing support activities related to medical nutrition therapy, if the
individual works under the general supervision of a registered dietitian licensed by this
board, licensed nutritionist licensed by this board, or other health care practitioner
licensed by the appropriate North Dakota board whose licensed scope of practice
includes the provision of nutrition care services for the purpose of managing a disease
or medical condition.
4. An individual providing nutrition care services for the purpose of treating or managing
a disease or medical condition as a duty of serving in the armed forces.
5. A foreign practitioner providing nutrition care services for the purpose of treating or
managing a disease or medical condition in this state if the practitioner is acting within
the scope of practice designated by the foreign practitioner's license and by this title
without obtaining a license if the services are provided through a remote means and
are a continuation of an existing relationship between the foreign practitioner and the
individual receiving the services which was formed in the state or jurisdiction in which
the foreign practitioner is currently licensed.
6. A foreign practitioner providing nutrition care services for the purpose of treating or
managing a disease or medical condition in this state if the practitioner is acting within
the scope of practice designated by the foreign practitioner's license and this title
without obtaining a license if the services are provided in consultation with a person
licensed by the board and if the foreign practitioner has no direct communication in this
state with the individual receiving the services except in the presence of the individual
licensed by the board. Both the foreign practitioner and the individual licensed by the
board are responsible for the services provided.
7. An educator who is in the employ of a federal, state, county, or municipal agency, or
other political subdivision, or an elementary or secondary school, or an accredited
institution of higher education insofar as the activities and services are part of the
duties of the employee's position and do not involve provision of medical nutrition
therapy; or who is in the employ or service of a nonprofit organization approved by the
board.
8. An individual having received a baccalaureate degree in home economics or family
and consumer sciences, if the individual does not represent that the individual is a
licensed registered dietitian, nutritionist, or licensed nutritionist, insofar as the services
and activities are within the scope of that individual's education and training.
9. An individual who markets or distributes food, food materials, herbs, or dietary
supplements, or any individual who engages in the advising of the use of those
products, or the preparation of those products, or the counseling of individuals or
groups in the selection of products to meet normal nutritional needs, if that individual
does not represent that individual is a licensed registered dietitian, nutritionist, or
licensed nutritionist.

10. An individual from providing nutrition information, individualized nutrition
recommendations, health coaching, holistic and wellness education, guidance,
motivation, behavior change management, nonmedical weight control, or other
nutrition care services if the services do not constitute medical nutrition therapy and
the individual does not hold the individual out as a licensed registered dietitian,
nutritionist, or licensed nutritionist or as a provider of medical nutrition therapy or
otherwise violate provisions of this chapter.
11. An individual providing medical weight control services for individuals with prediabetes
or obesity:
a. Under a program of instruction approved in writing by one of the following:
(1) A licensed registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist in this state;
(2) A dietitian nutritionist or nutritionist licensed in another state that has
licensure requirements at least as stringent as the licensure requirements
under this chapter, as determined by the board;
(3) A registered dietitian nutritionist; or
(4) A certified nutrition specialist; or
b. As part of a plan of care overseen by a health care practitioner licensed in this
state and acting within the scope of the individual's licensed profession,
consistent with the accepted standards of the practitioner's profession to provide
nutrition care services for the purpose of treatment or management of a disease
or medical condition.
12. An individual who provides nutrition care services without remuneration to family
members.
### § 43-44-10.1. Qualified supervision.

1. A qualified supervisor must be licensed in this state if supervising an applicant
providing medical nutrition therapy to an individual in this state. A qualified supervisor
who obtained a doctoral degree outside the United States must have a degree
validated by the board as equivalent to the doctoral degree conferred by a United
States regionally accredited college or university.
2. The board may adopt rules as necessary and appropriate to implement or clarify
onsite supervision.
### § 43-44-11. Issuance of license.

The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this chapter
upon payment of the prescribed fee.
### § 43-44-12. Provisional license.

An applicant for a provisional license shall file a written application with the board, submit
any fees required by the board, complete a criminal history background check if requested by
the board, and submit evidence of successful completion of the academic and supervised
practice requirements during the five-year period after completion of the academic and
supervised practice requirements specified under subdivisions a and b of subsection 1 of
section 43-44-07 or subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 43-44-08. A provisional license must
be available to an applicant with the applicant's initial application for examination and the
applicant may practice only under the supervision of a licensed registered dietitian or a licensed
nutritionist who meets requirements under subsection 1 of section 43-44-07. A provisional
license expires automatically upon receiving notice of failure of the licensure examination but
may be renewed a maximum of one time until the date of the next examination, at which time
the provisional license automatically expires and must be surrendered to the board.
### § 43-44-13. Reciprocity.

The board shall grant a license to an applicant who presents proof of current licensure in
good standing without any limitations on the license, as a dietitian or nutritionist in another state

that has licensure requirements considered by the board to be at least as stringent as the
requirements for licensure under this chapter.
### § 43-44-14. Renewal of license.

Any license issued under this chapter expires one year after it is issued unless renewed in
the manner prescribed by the rules of the board. The board may provide for the late renewal of
a license upon the payment of a late fee in accordance with its rules, but no late renewal of a
license may be granted more than one year after its expiration.
### § 43-44-15. Suspension and revocation of license - Refusal to renew.

1. The board may deny a license, refuse to renew a license, suspend a license, or revoke
a license, or may impose probationary conditions on a licensee if the licensee or
applicant has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct which has endangered or is
likely to endanger the health, welfare, or safety of the public. Unprofessional conduct
includes:
a. Obtaining a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of
material facts.
b. Being guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by rules adopted by the board,
or violating any code of ethics adopted by the board.
c. Being convicted of an offense, as defined by section 12.1-01-04, that the board
determines has a direct bearing upon a person's ability to serve the public as a
licensed registered dietitian or a licensed nutritionist or, following conviction of
any offense, if the board determines that the person is not sufficiently
rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1.
d. Violating any lawful order or rule of the board.
e. Violating this chapter.
2. A denial, refusal to renew, suspension, revocation, or imposition of probationary
conditions upon a licensee may be ordered by the board after a hearing pursuant to
rules adopted by the board. An application for reinstatement may be made to the
board one year from the date of the revocation of a license. The board may at its
discretion accept or reject an application to consider such reinstatement.
### § 43-44-16. Injunction.

The civil remedy of injunction is available to the board to restrain and enjoin violations of
this chapter. The board may apply to an appropriate court for an order enjoining violations of this
chapter, and upon a showing by the board that a person has violated or is about to violate this
chapter, the court may grant an injunction or a restraining order, or take other appropriate
action.
### § 43-44-17. Penalty.

A person that violates this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Each act of such
unlawful practice constitutes a distinct and separate offense.
### § 43-44-18. Costs.

The board may assess the attorney fees of disciplinary actions against a licensee or person
found to be in violation of this chapter or rules adopted by the board. Costs recovered pursuant
to this section are the property of the board.
### § 43-44-19. Telehealth.

1, The provision of medical nutrition therapy and nutrition care services for the purpose of
treating or managing a disease or medical condition provided by way of telehealth to
an individual in this state is not prohibited under this chapter if:
a. Telehealth is appropriate for the individual receiving the services;
b. The level of care provided meets the required level of care for that individual and:
(1) The level of care complies with applicable regulations and laws;

(2) Personal health information is protected; and
(3) Documentation of nutrition care services are included in the medical records
of the patient.
2. An individual providing services regulated by this chapter via telehealth shall comply
with, and is subject to, all licensing and disciplinary provisions of this chapter.
### § 43-44-20. Limited practice without a license.

Upon prior written application to the board, a foreign practitioner practicing under this
section may provide medical nutrition therapy or nutrition care services for the purpose of
treating or managing a disease or medical condition in this state under section 43-51-05 if the
practitioner is acting within the scope of practice designated by the foreign practitioner's license
and by this title without obtaining a license from the board if the services are provided for no
more than thirty full or partial days per year. The one-year period commences on the date the
written application is approved by the board. An application from a foreign practitioner under this
section must include verified documentation from the appropriate licensing authority which
identifies the requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction and which confirms that the
practitioner is licensed and in good standing in that jurisdiction and any other information
requested by the board. The board may require payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars or other
fee established by the board by administrative rule, not to exceed the higher of twenty-five
dollars or one-tenth of the fee for an annual license from the board, as a condition of approving
an application under this section. A foreign practitioner is subject to the regulatory and
disciplinary provisions of section 43-51-08 and this chapter.
### § 43-44-21. Criminal history record checks.

1. The board may require an applicant for licensure or renewal to submit to a statewide
and nationwide criminal history record check. The nationwide criminal history record
check must be conducted in the manner provided in section 12-60-24. Refusal to
consent to a criminal history record check may constitute grounds for the board to
deny licensure to an applicant. All costs associated with obtaining a background check
are the responsibility of the applicant.
2. The board may request a criminal history record check for an applicant returning to
active status as a licensed registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist.
