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34-34A-10
Section 34-34A-10 Exceptions. This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice,
services, or activities of: (1) A dietetic technician, from engaging in the practice of dietetics/nutrition
under the supervision of a licensed dietitian/nutritionist provided such activities are related
to employment. (2) A student enrolled in an approved educational program in dietetics/nutrition
from engaging in the practice of dietetics/nutrition under the supervision of a licensed dietitian/nutritionist
provided the activities are part of such program. (3) A dietitian/nutritionist who is serving
in the armed forces or the public health services of the United States or is employed by the
Veterans Administration or other federal government agencies or the cooperative extension
system from engaging in the practice of dietetics/nutrition provided such practice is related
to such service or employment. (4) A duly licensed health professional from engaging in the
practice of dietetics/nutrition when...
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34-34A-3
Section 34-34A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) BOARD. Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition Practice. (2) COMMISSION ON DIETETIC
REGISTRATION (CDR). Commission on Dietetic Registration that is a member of the National Commission
for Health Certifying Agencies. (3) DEGREE. A baccalaureate or higher degree from a college
or university accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges or other regional
accreditation agency recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United
States Department of Education. (4) REGISTERED DIETITIAN. A person registered by the Commission
on Dietetic Registration (also defined under Section 34-34-1). (5) LICENSED DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST.
A person licensed under this chapter. (6) TEMPORARILY LICENSED DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST. A person
temporarily licensed under this chapter. (7) DIETETICS/...
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34-34A-6
Section 34-34A-6 Creation of board of examiners; members; qualifications of members;
term of membership; duties of board. (a) The State Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition
Practice is hereby created. (b) The board shall consist of three members. Two members of the
board shall be dietitians/nutritionists licensed under this chapter. One member of the board
shall be a lay person. The Governor shall appoint board members. At least two names shall
be submitted for each place on the board. No elected officer of the Alabama Dietetic Association,
Inc., shall be eligible to serve on the board. (c) Each dietitian/nutritionist on the board
shall have been engaged in the practice of dietetics/nutrition for not less than seven years,
with at least the last two years in the State of Alabama. The dietitians/nutritionists on
the board shall be in different areas of practice, namely: Clinical dietetics and research,
community dietetics, management, consultation and private practice, and...
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22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner
for another person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately
intends on committing suicide by that means or manner. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL
HYDRATION. A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through
a tube or intravenous line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily.
Artificially provided nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon
or bottle feeding. (3) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action;
meaning to consider carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with
intent to cause the death of a person. (4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be
asked to participate in any way in a health care service, including, but...
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34-34A-5
Section 34-34A-5 Persons authorized to practice. Only a person licensed or otherwise
authorized to practice under this chapter shall practice dietetics/nutrition or provide nutrition
care services or use the title "dietitian/nutritionist" or the words "dietitian"
or "nutritionist" alone or in combination, or use the letters L.D., L.N., or any
facsimile thereof, except as allowed by Chapter 34, Title 34. Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to a physician licensed to practice medicine. Dietitians/nutritionists may offer advice
and counsel on dietetics and nutrition as adjunct medical therapy when advice and counsel
is given upon referral or directive of a licensed physician. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter to the contrary a person licensed to practice dietetics/nutrition or to provide
nutritional care services shall not diagnose, treat, or prescribe for any human illness, injury,
disease, impairment, or infirmity, or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine as...
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34-34A-15
Section 34-34A-15 Violations. (a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: (1) Sell
or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet therein. (2) Practice dietetics/nutrition
or use the title dietitian/nutritionist under cover of any license illegally or fraudulently
obtained or unlawfully issued. (3) Practice dietetics/nutrition or use the title dietitian/nutritionist
or use in connection with his/her name any designation tending to imply that he/she is a dietitian/nutritionist
unless duly licensed so to practice under the provisions of this chapter. (4) Practice dietetics/nutrition
or use the title dietitian/nutritionist or use in connection with his/her name any designation
tending to imply that he/she is a dietitian/nutritionist during the time his/her license issued
under provisions of this chapter shall be expired, suspended, or revoked. (5) Otherwise violate
any provisions of this chapter. (b) Such misdemeanor shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $500...
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34-34A-14
Section 34-34A-14 License denial, revocation, etc.; hearing procedures, reinstatement.
(a) The board may deny a license, refuse to renew a license, suspend a license, or revoke
a license, or it may reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline a person practicing dietetics/nutrition
or offering to practice dietetics/nutrition in accordance with the provisions of this section
upon decision and after due hearing in any one of the following cases: (1) Upon proof that
such person has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this chapter or
the rules enacted in accordance therewith; or willfully or repeatedly acted in a manner inconsistent
with the health, welfare, and safety of the public, (2) Upon proof that such person's conduct
is immoral, unprofessional, or dishonorable, (3) Upon proof that such person is guilty of
fraud or deceit in the practice of dietetics/nutrition or in his/her admission to such practice,
or (4) Upon proof that such person has been convicted in a...
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34-34A-7
Section 34-34A-7 Qualification for license. To qualify as a licensed dietitian or nutritionist,
an applicant must: (1) Be 19 years of age or older. (2) Submit evidence of good moral character
and respectability. (3) File a written application on a form provided by the board. (4) Have
satisfactorily completed appropriate academic requirements with a major course of study in
human nutrition, foods and nutrition, dietetics, or food systems management, and have received
a baccalaureate or higher degree from a college or university accredited by the Southern Association
of Schools and Colleges or other regional accreditation agency. An applicant who has received
his/her education outside the United States or its territories must have the academic degree(s)
validated as equivalent to the baccalaureate or master's degree conferred by a college or
university in the United States that is accredited by the Southern Association of Schools
and Colleges or other regional accreditation agency. (5)...
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22-8A-3
Section 22-8A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
ADULT. Any person 19 years of age or over. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION.
A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous
line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided
nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding.
(3) ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. A writing executed in accordance with Section
22-8A-4 which may include a living will, the appointment of a health care proxy, or both such
living will and appointment of a health care proxy. (4) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician
selected by, or assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment
and care of the patient. (5) CARDIOPULMONARY CESSATION. A lack of pulse or...
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34-25A-5
Section 34-25A-5 Application for licensure or registration. (a) Except as provided in
subsection (h) or (i), no person shall administer prosthetic, orthotic, or pedorthic care
in this state unless licensed or registered to do so in accordance with this chapter. The
board shall issue approved forms for application prior to January 1, 2003. (b) In order to
obtain a license as a prosthetist, orthotist, or prosthetist/orthotist in this state, an applicant
shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person
who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal
government, and shall do the following: (1) File a written application on forms to be developed
and approved by the board. The applicant shall meet at least one of the following requirements
after a one-year grandfather period: a. The applicant shall possess a baccalaureate degree
in orthotics and prosthetics from a college or university accredited by a...
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