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RSA 326-H:12 · Requirements for Licensure

326-H:12 Requirements for Licensure. – To be eligible to be a licensed dietitian under this chapter, an applicant shall be a person of good character and shall:

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I.

Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from a college or university approved by the board with a major course of study in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics, public health nutrition, or food systems management;

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II.

Have successfully completed a dietetic internship of no less than 900 hours, pre-professional practice program, or coordinated program with documented experience in the practice of dietetics under supervision of a registered, certified, or licensed dietitian;

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III.

Have successfully passed the examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration;

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IV.

Maintain continuing professional education requirements as determined by the board; and

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Pay the license fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification. Source. 2000, 168:1. 2002, 163:2. 2004, 165:5. 2014, 167:10, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:46, eff. July 1, 2021.

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Source note

Source. 2000, 168:1. 2002, 163:2. 2004, 165:5. 2014, 167:10, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:46, eff. July 1, 2021.

Source history

  • 2000, 168:1
  • 2002, 163:2
  • 2004, 165:5
  • 2014, 167:10, eff. July 1, 2014
  • 2021, 197:46, eff. July 1, 2021

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  • 2025 HB145 add

    round checks for licensed dietitians and adopting the dietitian licensure compact. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Sections; Licensed Dietitians. Amend RSA 326-H by inserting after section 12-a the following new sections: 326-H:12-b Criminal History Record Checks. I. Every applicant for initial licensure shall submit to the office of professional licensure and certific