KRS 310.005: Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians

and Nutritionists;

(2) "Practice of dietetics or nutrition" means the integration and application of scientific

principles of food, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, and management, and the

behavioral and social sciences in achieving and maintaining the health of people

through the life cycle and in the treatment of disease. Methods of practice shall

include, but are not limited to, nutrition assessments; development, implementation,

management, and evaluation of nutrition care plans; nutrition counseling and

education; and the development and administration of nutrition care standards and

systems;

(3) "Dietitian" means a health care professional practicing dietetics and licensed

pursuant to KRS 310.021;

(4) "Nutritionist" means a health care professional practicing nutrition and certified

pursuant to KRS 310.031;

(5) "Nutrition care services" means:

(a) Assessing the nutrition needs of individuals and groups, and determining

resources and constraints in the practice setting;

(b) Establishing priorities, goals, and objectives that meet nutrition needs that are

consistent with available resources and constraints;

(c) Providing nutrition counseling in health and disease;

(d) Developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating nutrition care systems;

and

(e) Developing, evaluating, altering, and maintaining appropriate standards of

quality in food and nutrition care services;

(6) "Nutrition assessment" means the evaluation of the nutrition needs of individuals

and groups based upon appropriate biochemical, anthropocentric, physical, and

dietary data to determine nutrient needs. "Nutrition assessment" includes

recommending appropriate nutrition intake, including enteral and parenteral

nutrition;

(7) "Nutrition counseling" means advising and assisting individuals or groups on

appropriate nutrition intake as components of preventive, curative, and restorative

health care b y integrating information about the nutrition assessment with

information on food and other sources of nutrients and meal preparation consistent

with cultural background and socioeconomic status;

(8) "Licensing agency" means the Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for

Dietitians and Nutritionists;

(9) "License," means a license issued by the board;

(10) "Certificate" means a certificate issued by the board;

(11) "Licensed dietitian" means a person licensed by the board and qualified pursuant to

the criteria as established in KRS 310.021;

(12) "Certified nutritionist" means a person certified by the board and qualified pursuant

to the criteria as established in KRS 310.031; and

(13) "Commission on Dietetic Registration" means the commission established by the

American Dietetic Association for review and registration for registered dietitians.