KRS 310.040: Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and

Nutritionists.

(1) The Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists

is hereby created to be comprised of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor.

Three (3) members shall be licensed dietitians, three (3) members shall be certified

nutritionists and one (1) member shall be a public member who shall have no

pecuniary interest in the nutrition field. Of the members from the nutrition field, one

(1) shall represent hospitals, one (1) shall represent health care facilities other than

hospitals, one (1) shall represent state or local nutritional programs or shall be in

private practice and one (1) shall be a dietetic educator. Appointments may be made

from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the Kentucky Dietetic

Association, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Association of

Health Care Facilities, and the Kentucky Medical Association.

(2) Each member of the board shall serve for a te rm of four (4) years, except that for

initial appointments, one (1) shall be for four (4) years, two (2) shall be for three (3)

years, and two (2) shall be for two (2) years and one (1) shall be for one (1) year. No

member shall serve more than two (2) con secutive terms and each member on July

15, 1994, shall serve on the board until his successor is appointed. Vacancies shall

be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired term.

(3) The board shall organize annually and elect one (1) of its memb ers as chairman and

one (1) of its members as secretary. A quorum of the board shall consist of four (4)

members. The board shall meet at least quarterly and upon the call of the chairman,

or at the request of two (2) or more members to the secretary of the board.

(4) Each member of the board shall receive compensation for services in an amount

determined by the department, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) dollars per

meeting. The members shall be reimbursed for all travel expenses for attending the

meetings of the board. The compensation of members and employees of the board

shall be paid from the revolving fund established in KRS 310.041(7).