Oklahoma § 59-1722 - Definitions

§ 59-1722. Definitions

As used in the Licensed Dietitian Act:

1. "Board" means the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

2. "Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Dietetic

Registration of the State Board of Medical Examiners;

3. "Dietetics" means the integration and application of

principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry,

food, physiology, behavioral and social sciences to provide

nutrition services that include:

a.

nutrition assessment,

b.

the establishment of priorities, goals and objectives

that meet nutritional needs,

c.

the provisions of nutrition counseling in health and

disease,

d.

the development, implementation and management of

nutrition care plans, and

e.

the evaluation and maintenance of appropriate

standards of quality in food and nutrition;

4. "Licensed dietitian" means a person licensed pursuant to the

provisions of the Licensed Dietitian Act;

5. "Provisional licensed dietitian" means a person who has a

limited license pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Dietitian

Act;

6. "Degree" means a degree from an accredited college or

university;

7. "Nutrition assessment" means the evaluation of the

nutritional needs of individuals and groups based upon appropriate

biochemical, physical and dietary data to determine nutrient needs

and recommend appropriate nutrition intake including enteral and

parenteral nutrition; and

8. "Nutrition counseling" means advising and assisting

individuals or groups on appropriate nutrition intake by integrating

information from a nutrition assessment.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 144, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws

1987, c. 118, § 48, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 2016, c. 368, § 1

eff. Nov. 1, 2016.