3616                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 773

(A)  IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)  "BOARD" MEANS THE STATE BOARD OF DIETETIC PRACTICE.

(C)  "DIETITIAN" MEANS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES
OTHERWISE, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LICENSED BY THE BOARD TO PRACTICE
DIETETICS.

(D)  "LICENSE" MEANS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES OTHERWISE,
A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE BOARD TO PRACTICE DIETETICS.

(E)  (1) "PRACTICE DIETETICS" MEANS TO APPLY THE PRINCIPLES
DERIVED FROM INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD, BIOCHEMISTRY,
PHYSIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL
SCIENCE TO HUMAN NUTRITION.

(2) "PRACTICE DIETETICS" INCLUDES:

(I)  ASSESSING INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY FOOD
PRACTICES AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS USING ANTHROPOMETRIC,
BIOCHEMICAL, CLINICAL, DIETARY, AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, FOR
CLINICAL, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAM PLANNING PURPOSES.

(II)  DEVELOPING, ESTABLISHING, AND EVALUATING
NUTRITIONAL CARE PLANS THAT ESTABLISH PRIORITIES, GOALS, AND
OBJECTIVES FOR MEETING NUTRIENT NEEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS;

(III)  NUTRITION COUNSELING AND EDUCATION AS A
PART OF PREVENTIVE OR RESTORATIVE HEALTH CARE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE
CYCLE; AND

(IV)  DETERMINING, APPLYING, AND EVALUATING
STANDARDS FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES.

4.5-102.

. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TITLE IS TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND HEALTH
OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE BY:

(1)  SETTING STANDARDS FOR THE PRACTICE OF DIETETICS;
AND

(2)  LIMITING THE USE OF THE TITLE "DIETITIAN" TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THOSE STANDARDS.

4.5-103.

(A)  THIS TITLE DOES NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO
PRACTICE A HEALTH OCCUPATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS AUTHORIZED TO
PRACTICE UNDER THIS ARTICLE.

(B)  THIS TITLE DOES NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR
GROUP TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND INFORMATION RELATED TO NORMAL
NONMEDICAL NUTRITION WHILE: