Oklahoma § 59-1723 - Advisory Committee on Dietetic Registration

§ 59-1723. Advisory Committee on Dietetic Registration

A. There is hereby created the Advisory Committee on Dietetic

Registration of the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision. The Committee shall assist the Board in conducting

examinations for applicants and shall advise the Board on all

matters pertaining to the licensure of dietitians.

B. The Committee shall be composed of three members, who are

licensed dietitians. A fourth member shall be an ex officio member

of the Board designated from their membership. A fifth member shall

be a health care consumer appointed by the Governor. Committee

members shall serve staggered terms of three (3) years with two

terms beginning September 1 of each odd-numbered year.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

C. The Board shall appoint the Committee members from a list of

five persons submitted by the Oklahoma Dietetic Association. All

members shall be residents of this state.

D. The Board shall attempt to accomplish a continuing balance

of representation among the primary areas of expertise of the

professional discipline of dietetics in making the three

appointments to the Committee. These areas of expertise are:

clinical, educational, management, consultation, and community. On

and after November 1, 1988, a licensee eligible for appointment as a

Committee member shall have been a licensed dietitian for a least

three (3) years prior to appointment to the Committee.

E. Appointments to the Committee shall be made without

discrimination based on race, creed, sex, religion, national origin,

or geographical distribution of the appointees.

F. A member or employee of the Committee may not be an officer,

employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of

health care.

G. A person who is required to register as a lobbyist pursuant

to the laws of this state in a health-related area shall not serve

as a member of the Committee.

H. A majority of the members of the Committee constitutes a

quorum.

I. Each member of the Committee shall receive Thirty-five

Dollars ($35.00) for every day actually spent in the performance of

their duties and in addition thereto shall be reimbursed for their

reasonable and necessary expenses as provided for in the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 144, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws

1987, c. 118, § 49, operative July 1, 1987.