Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 11a - Dietetics Practice Act

• § 43-11a-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Dietetics Practice Act."
• § 43-11a-2 - Purpose of Chapter
  The General Assembly acknowledges that the application of scientific knowledge relating to nutrition is important in the treatment of disease and in the attainment...
• § 43-11a-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Advertise" means, but is not limited to, the issuing of or causing to be distributed any...
• § 43-11a-4 - Creation of Board
  (a) There is created the Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians. The board shall consist of seven members as follows: (1) Six members...
• § 43-11a-5 - Qualifications, Appointment, and Removal of Board Members
  (a) Professional members of the board shall: (1) Be citizens of the United States and residents of this state; (2) Have engaged in the...
• § 43-11a-6 - Election of Officers; Meetings of Board
  The board shall meet annually and shall elect from its members a chairperson, vice chairperson, and any other officers as deemed necessary who shall...
• § 43-11a-7 - Powers of Board
  This board shall have the power to: (1) Enforce the provisions of this chapter, and it shall be granted all of the necessary duties,...
• § 43-11a-8 - Grant of License Without Examination
  The board may grant, upon application and payment of proper fees, a license without examination to a person who, at the time of application,...
• § 43-11a-9 - Eligibility for License
  Each applicant for a license as a dietitian shall be at least 18 years of age, shall have submitted a completed application upon a...
• § 43-11a-10 - Provisional Permits
  A provisional permit to practice as a provisionally licensed dietitian under the supervision of a dietitian may be issued by the board upon the...
• § 43-11a-11 - Power of Board to Require Applications Be Made Under Oath
  The board may require that all applications be made under oath.
• § 43-11a-12 - Notification of Applicants of Acceptance or Rejection
  After evaluation of an application and other evidence submitted, the board shall notify each applicant that the application and evidence submitted are satisfactory and...
• § 43-11a-13 - Examinations
  (a) Examinations to determine competence shall be administered to qualified applicants at least twice each calendar year. The examinations may be administered by a...
• § 43-11a-14 - Surrender of License on Demand; Display Requirement; Notice of Change of Address; Renewal; Inactive Status
  (a) A license issued by the board is the property of the board and must be surrendered on demand.(b) The licensee shall display the...
• § 43-11a-15 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License; Other Disciplinary Actions
  The board may refuse to grant or renew a license to an applicant; administer a public or private reprimand, but a private reprimand shall...
• § 43-11a-16 - License Requirement; Registered Dieticians
  (a) Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under this chapter shall be engaged in dietetic practice or use the title "dietitian"...
• § 43-11a-17 - Applicability of "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
  Proceedings under this chapter shall be governed by Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
• § 43-11a-18 - Exceptions
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect or prevent: (1) A student enrolled in an approved academic program in dietetics from engaging...
• § 43-11a-19 - Eligibility of Nutritionists for License
  A person who does not meet the requirements for licensure under this chapter but who has been employed as a nutritionist under the state...

Last modified: October 14, 2016