2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61: Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 7A: Nutrition and Dietetics Practices, 61-7A-1 through 61-7A-15
Section 61-7A-2: Legislative findings; purpose of act. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
61-7A-2. Legislative findings; purpose of act. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
A. The legislature finds that the application of scientific knowledge relating to food plays an important part in the treatment of disease and in the attainment and maintenance of health. The legislature further finds that the rendering of dietetics services in institutions and other settings requires trained and competent professionals.
B. The purpose of the Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Act is to safeguard life and health and to promote the public welfare by providing for the licensure and regulation of the persons engaged in the practice of nutrition and dietetics in the state and by providing the consumer a means of identifying those qualified to practice nutrition or dietetics.
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