WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 147

(2)  Of the 7 Board members:

(i) 5 shall be dietitians or nutritionists
licensed on or after July 1, 1986 to practice dietetics in
Maryland, including:

1.  One member who is engaged primarily in
clinical dietetic practice;

2.  One member who is engaged primarily in
community or public health dietetic practice;

3.  One member who is engaged primarily in
administrative dietetic practice;

4.  One member who is engaged primarily in
consulting dietetic practice; and

5.  One member who is a faculty member in
the field of dietetics or nutritional science; and

(ii) 2 shall be consumer members.

(3)  The Governor shall appoint the dietitian and
licensed nutritionist members with the advice of the Secretary
and with the advice and consent of the Senate from a list of 10
dietitians and licensed nutritionists submitted jointly by the
Maryland Dietetic Association, THE MARYLAND CHAPTER OF THE
AMERICAN NUTRITIONISTS ASSOCIATION, and the Presidents of the
Maryland institutions of higher education which graduate dietetic
practitioners.

(4)  The Governor shall appoint the consumer members
with the advice of the Secretary and the advice and consent of
the Senate.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an
emergency measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public health and safety, has been passed by a yea and nay
vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect
from the date it is enacted.

Approved May 5, 1989.

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