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Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 30 Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act. Section 45

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    (225 ILCS 30/45) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-45)

    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)

    Sec. 45. Dietitian nutritionist; qualifications. A person shall be qualified for licensure as a dietitian nutritionist if that person meets all of the following requirements:

    (a) Has applied in writing in form and substance acceptable to the Department and possesses a baccalaureate degree or post baccalaureate degree in human nutrition, foods and nutrition, dietetics, food systems management, nutrition education, or an equivalent major course of study as recommended by the Board and approved by the Department from a school or program 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.

    (b) Has successfully completed the examination authorized by the Department which may be or may include an examination given by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

    The Department shall establish by rule a waiver of the examination requirement to applicants who, at the time of application, are acknowledged to be registered dietitians by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and who are in compliance with other qualifications as included in the Act.

    (c) Has completed a dietetic internship or documented, supervised practice experience in dietetics and nutrition services of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian or a licensed dietitian nutritionist, a State licensed healthcare practitioner, or an individual with a doctoral degree conferred by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university with a major course of study in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics or food systems management. Supervised practice experience must be completed in the United States or its territories. Supervisors who obtained their doctoral degree outside the United States and its territories must have their degrees validated as equivalent to the doctoral degree conferred by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university.

(Source: P.A. 92-642, eff. 10-31-03.)

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