Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) An applicant who
is licensed, certified or registered under the laws of another state or
territory of the United States or of a foreign country and who wishes to be
licensed in Illinois as a dietitian nutritionist shall file an application with
the Department, on forms provided by the Department, that includes:
1) Certification of education and an official
transcript from a baccalaureate or post baccalaureate degree program in human
nutrition, foods and nutrition, dietetics, food systems management, nutrition
education, nutrition, nutrition science, clinical nutrition, applied clinical
nutrition, nutrition counseling, nutrition and functional medicine, or
nutrition and integrative health from a school or program accredited by a
regional accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Higher Education
Accreditation, or an equivalent major course of study recommended by the Board
and approved by the Department in accordance with Section
1245.130;
2) Certification of at least 900 hours of
practice experience as set forth in Section
1245.140;
3) Certification from the state or territory
of the United States or the foreign country in which the applicant was
originally licensed, certified or registered and any location in which the
applicant predominantly practices and is currently licensed, certified or
registered, stating:
A) The time during which
the applicant was originally licensed, certified or registered;
B) Whether the file of the applicant contains
any record of disciplinary actions taken or pending; and
C) Examinations taken and examination scores
received;
4) Proof of
successful completion of an examination in accordance with Section
1245.120;
and
5) The required fee as set
forth in Section
1245.305.
b) In lieu of the documents in
subsections (a)(1), (2) and (4), an applicant for licensure as a dietitian
nutritionist may submit a copy of any of the following current disignations:
1) registered dietitian or registered
dietitian nutritionist of the Commission on Dietetic Registration;
2) certified clinical nutritionist of the
Clinical Nutrition Certification Board;
3) certified nutrition specialist of the
Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists; or
4) diplomate of the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics.
c) An
applicant for licensure as a dietitian nutritionist who is licensed, certified
or registered under the laws of another state or territory of the United States
or of a foreign country or is a registered dietitian or registered dietitian
nutritionist, certified clinical nutritionist, certified nutrition specialist
or diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition may practice dietetics
in this State:
1) Until 6 months after the
filing of his or her written application to the Department;
2) Upon the withdrawal of the application for
licensure under the Act;
3) Until
the denial of the application by the Department; or
4) Upon delivery of a notice of intent to
deny the application from the Department.
