Delaware Administrative Code
Title 24 - Regulated Professions and Occupations
Department of State
Division of Professional Regulation
3800 - State Board of Dietetics/Nutrition
Section 3800-1.0 - Definitions

"Medical nutrition therapy" means the use of specific nutrition services to treat, or rehabilitate an illness, injury, or condition. Medical nutrition therapy includes nutrition assessment, intervention, education, and counseling.

"Nutrition assessment" means the evaluation of the nutritional needs of individuals or groups based on appropriate nutrient intake, biochemical values, anthropometric measures, physical and metabolic parameters, socio-economic factors, current medical diagnosis and medications, enteral and parenteral nutrition or dietary data to determine nutrient needs and recommend appropriate medical nutrition therapy.

"Nutrition Care Services" means assessing the nutritional needs of individuals or groups, determining resources and constraints in the practice setting, and providing appropriate nutritional recommendations, counseling or education.

"Nutrition counseling" means advising and assisting individuals or groups on appropriate nutritional intake by integrating information from the nutrition assessment with information on food and other sources of nutrients and meal preparation consistent with cultural background and socioeconomic status.

"Nutritional Care Plan" means a plan of care developed by a licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist that includes: the design and implementation of nutrition programs/plans, which include goals and objectives for individuals and groups for the maintenance of health and prevention of disease; the design and implementation of therapeutic nutrition regimens, including enteral and parenteral nutrition for the management of nutritionally related health disorders; establishing priorities, goals, and objectives that meet nutritional needs and are consistent with available resources and constraints; developing, implementing, and managing nutrition care systems; and evaluating, making changes in, and maintaining appropriate standards of quality in food and nutrition care services.

"Nutritional care standards" means policies and procedures pertaining to the provision of nutritional care in institutional and community settings.

"Nutritional education" means a planned program based on learning objectives with expected outcomes designed to modify nutrition-related behaviors.