20 CSR 2115-2.020 - Qualifications for Licensure

PURPOSE: This amendment updates licensure requirements.

(1) Any person applying for licensure shall-

(A) Submit a photocopy of current registration card or other verification, as approved by the committee, from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) that the applicant is currently registered.

(B) Successfully complete the academic requirements and supervised practice experience as established by the American Dietetic Association's Commission on Accreditation/Approval of Dietetic Education (CAADE) and-

1. Achievement of passing score on the examination approved by the CDR no more than five (5) years prior to the date of application; and

2. Applicants seeking licensure by examination shall cause the CDR to report the examination score of the applicant to the committee.

(2) Any person applying for licensure pursuant to section 324.210.4., RSMo, shall either-

(A) Submit a photocopy of current registration card or other verification, as approved by the committee, from the CDR that the applicant is currently registered; or

(B) Submit college transcripts and course descriptions verifying that the applicant has obtained a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major course of study that includes all of the following course work:

1. Biological sciences-Nine (9) semester hours that must include human anatomy, physiology, and microbiology or the equivalent as determined by the committee;

2. Chemistry-Six (6) semester hours that must include biochemistry or the equivalent as determined by the committee;

3. Behavioral sciences-Six (6) semester hours (such as psychology, sociology, counseling, or educational psychology);

4. Management-Six (6) semester hours that must include food service management and institutional management or the equivalent as determined by the committee; and

5. Foods and nutrition-Twenty-five (25) semester hours that must include each of the following: diet therapy, medical dietetics, clinical nutrition, nutrition through the life cycle, applied human nutrition, advanced human nutrition, and food science or the equivalent as determined by the committee; and

(C) Provide proof of completion of nine hundred (900) hours of continuous clinical experience in the field of dietetics that meets the Foundation Knowledge and Skills and Competency Requirements for Entry-Level Dietitians as adopted by the American Dietetic Association, is approved by the committee and has been acquired during or within five (5) years of completion of academic requirements and not more than five (5) years before the date of licensure application.

1. Experience, as required under this rule, must be observed, assessed and coordinated by a licensed dietitian, a dietitian licensed in another state that has licensure requirements determined by the committee to be equal to the requirements of sections 324.200-324.225, RSMo, or a dietitian in a state without licensing who is registered by the CDR and submitted to the committee. Experience must be verified on a form provided by the committee and signed before a notary public; or

2. A verification statement, signed by the applicant's internship director and/or program director, attesting that the applicant has graduated from an American Dietetic Association accredited curriculum and that he/she has completed an accredited American Dietetic Association internship shall be submitted to the committee.

(3) (2) Following review of each application by the committee, the applicant shall be informed in writing of the decision regarding application for licensure. Applicants that are approved for licensure will receive one (1) license. Duplicate licenses may be provided upon payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to rules promulgated by the committee.

Notes

20 CSR 2115-2.020

AUTHORITY: section 324.210, RSMo Supp. 2011 , and section 324.228, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 115-2.020. Original rule filed March 15, 2000, effective Sept. 30, 2000. Moved to 20 CSR 2115-2.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2011 , effective May 30, 2012. Amended by Missouri Register October 1, 2018/Volume 43, Number 19, effective 11/30/2018

*Original authority: 324.210, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2004, 2009 and 324.228, RSMo 1998, amended 1999.