Section 0470-01-.04 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSUREPrior to submitting an application each of the following qualifications must be met by a candidate for dietitian/nutritionist licensure:
(1) Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist by Examination(a) Completion of a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate program from a regionally accredited institution with a degree in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food systems management or an equivalent major course of study approved by the board. The education requirement must be completed prior to the date of application.(b) Completion of a planned continuous preprofessional experience in nutrition practice of not less than nine hundred (900) hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian or successful completion of a program of supervised clinical experience as recognized by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association.(c) Submission of evidence of passing the appropriate examination(s) pursuant to rule 0470-1-.08.(d) The applicant shall provide evidence that he is of good moral character (rule 0470-1-.05 ).(2) Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist by Reciprocity(a) The board may issue a license to any person who, at the time of application, holds a valid license issued by a board of dietitian / nutrition of any state; provided, in the board's opinion, the requirements for the licensure are substantially equivalent to Tennessee's pursuant to Rule 0470-1-.04(1).(b) The candidate must provide evidence that he is of good moral character.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0470-01-.04
Original rule filed July 9, 1990; effective August 23, 1990. Repeal and new rule filed December 18, 1995; effective March 1, 1996.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-25-107, 63-25-108, and 63-25-109.