North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 17 - DIETETICS, NUTRITION
Section .0100 - LICENSURE
Section 17 .0101 - DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS, AND INITIALISMS

(1) "Act" means Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act in G.S. 90, Article 25.

(2) "Applicant" means any person who has applied to the Board for a license to lawfully do any of the acts listed under G.S. 90-365(a).

(3) "Application" means a written request directed to and received by the Board, on forms supplied by the Board, for a license to lawfully do any of the acts listed under G.S. 90-365(a), together with all information, documents, and other materials necessary to demonstrate that the applicant has met the requirements for licensure as specified in the Act.

(4) "Degree" means a degree received from a college or university that was regionally accredited at the time the degree was conferred, or a validated foreign equivalent.

(5) "Dietitian/nutritionist" or "nutritionist" means one engaged in dietetics or nutrition practice.

(6) "Health care practitioner" includes any individual who is licensed under G.S. 90 and whose licensed scope of practice includes dietetics or nutrition.

(7) "Nutrition assessment" means:

(8) "Nutrition counseling" means the advice and assistance provided by licensed dietitians/nutritionists and licensed nutritionists to individuals or groups on nutrition intake by integrating information from the nutrition assessment with information on food and other sources of nutrient and meal preparation consistent with therapeutic needs and cultural background, which shall include ethnicity, race, language, religious and spiritual beliefs, education, and socioeconomic status.

(1) "ACBN" means the American Clinical Board of Nutrition, whose Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition credential is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

(2) "ACEND" means the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.

(3) "AND" means the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

(4) "BCNS" means the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists, whose Certified Nutrition Specialist credential is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

(5) "CDR" means the Commission on Dietetic Registration, whose Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

(6) "LDN" means licensed dietitian/nutritionist.

(7) "LN" means licensed nutritionist.

(8) "PLDN" means provisionally licensed dietitian/nutritionist.

(9) "PLN" means provisionally licensed nutritionist.