2025 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 448 - Medical practices.
448.70 - Definitions.

448.70 Definitions. In this subchapter:

(1) “Affiliated credentialing board” means the dietitians affiliated credentialing board.

(1m) “Certified dietitian” means an individual who is certified as a dietitian under this subchapter or who holds a compact privilege.

(1r) “Compact” means the dietitian licensure compact under s. 448.9887.

(1s) “Compact privilege” means a compact privilege, as defined in s. 448.9887 (2) (i), that is granted under the compact to an individual to practice in this state.

(2) “Dietetics” means the integration and application of principles of nutritional science, biochemistry, food science, physiology, food systems management, behavioral science and social science in order to achieve or maintain the health of an individual or group of individuals. “Dietetics” includes assessing the nutritional needs of an individual or group of individuals and determining available resources and constraints in meeting those nutritional needs; establishing priorities, goals and objectives that meet those nutritional needs and are consistent with available resources and constraints; providing nutrition counseling; or developing, implementing and managing nutritional care systems.

(3) “Dietitian” means an individual who practices dietetics.

History: 1993 a. 443; 2025 a. 20.