2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 Medicine and Allied Occupations.
Article 25 - Dietetics/Nutrition.
90-353. Creation of Board.

90‑353. Creation of Board.

(a) The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is created. The Board shall consist of seven members as follows:

(1) One member shall be a professional whose primary practice is clinical dietetics/nutrition;

(2) One member shall be a professional whose primary practice is community or public health dietetics/nutrition;

(3) One member shall be a professional whose primary practice is consulting in dietetics/nutrition;

(4) One member shall be a professional whose primary practice is in management of nutritional services;

(5) One member shall be an educator on the faculty of a college or university specializing in the field of dietetics/nutrition;

(6) Two members shall represent the public at large.

(b) Professional members of the Board shall:

(1) Be citizens of the United States and residents of this State;

(2) Have practiced in the field of dietetics/nutrition for at least five years; and

(3) Be licensed under this Article, except that initial appointees shall be licensed under this Article no later than March 31, 1992.

(c) The members of the Board appointed from the public at large shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this State and shall not be any of the following:

(1) A dietician/nutritionist.

(2) An agent or employee of a person engaged in the profession of dietetics/nutrition.

(3) A licensed health care professional or enrolled in a program to become prepared to be a licensed health care professional.

(4) An agent or employee of a health care institution, a health care insurer, or a health care professional school.

(5) A member of any allied health profession or enrolled in a program to become prepared to be a member of an allied health profession.

(6) The spouse of an individual who may not serve as a public member of the Board. (1991, c. 668, s. 1.)