{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-640e.260","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 640E.260","heading":"Authorized services; prohibition against providing person with medical diagnosis.","body":"1. A licensed dietitian shall provide nutrition services to assist a person in achieving and maintaining proper nourishment and care of his or her body, including, without limitation:\n(a) Assessing the nutritional needs of a person and determining resources for and constraints in meeting those needs by obtaining, verifying and interpreting data;\n(b) Determining the metabolism of a person and identifying the food, nutrients and supplements necessary for growth, development, maintenance or attainment of proper nourishment of the person;\n(c) Considering the cultural background and socioeconomic needs of a person in achieving or maintaining proper nourishment;\n(d) Identifying and labeling nutritional problems of a person;\n(e) Recommending the appropriate method of obtaining proper nourishment, including, without limitation, orally, intravenously or through a feeding tube;\n(f) Providing counseling, advice and assistance concerning health and disease with respect to the nutritional intake of a person;\n(g) Establishing priorities, goals and objectives that meet the nutritional needs of a person and are consistent with the resources of the person, including, without limitation, providing instruction on meal preparation;\n(h) Treating nutritional problems of a person and identifying patient outcomes to determine the progress made by the person;\n(i) Planning activities to change the behavior, risk factors, environmental conditions or other aspects of the health and nutrition of a person, a group of persons or the community at large;\n(j) Developing, implementing and managing systems to provide care related to nutrition;\n(k) Evaluating and maintaining appropriate standards of quality in the services provided;\n(l) Accepting and transmitting verbal and electronic orders required to meet the nutritional needs of a patient from a physician;\n(m) Ordering a special diet or nutritional supplement, including, without limitation, medical nutrition therapy, to address the nutritional needs of a patient; and\n(n) Ordering medical laboratory tests relating to the therapeutic treatment concerning the nutritional needs of a patient when authorized to do so by a written protocol prepared or approved by a physician.\n2. A licensed dietitian may use medical nutrition therapy to manage, treat or rehabilitate a disease, illness, injury or medical condition of a patient, including, without limitation:\n(a) Interpreting data and making recommendations or issuing orders concerning the nutritional needs of the patient through methods such as diet, feeding tube, intravenous solutions or specialized oral feedings;\n(b) Determining the interaction between food and drugs prescribed to the patient; and\n(c) Developing and managing operations to provide food, care and treatment programs that monitor or alter the food and nutrient levels of the patient.\n3. A licensed dietitian shall not provide medical diagnosis of the health of a person.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 640E - DIETITIANS","DISCIPLINARY AND OTHER ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-640E.html#NRS640ESec260","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:45Z","sha256":"bdbfb7ea9b80c0cc31db2393f34f0031856141ad0acba9c45a1d265f65b6f21d","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-640e.250","next":"us-nv/nrs-640e.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}