Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Every licensee shall comply with the following standards of
professional performance
consistent with the June
1, 2018 "Code of Ethics for the Nutrition and
Dietetics Profession" adopted bythe adacemy of nutrition and dietetics
which is available from the website of the state medical board at the following
link: https://med.ohio.gov.
(A)
Credentials.
(1) The licensee shall accurately
present professional qualifications and credentials.
(2) The licensee shall permit use of that
licensee's name for the purpose of certifying that dietetic services have been
rendered only if the licensee has provided or supervised those
services.
(B) Provision
of service.
The licensee shall provide professional service based on client
expectations and needs. Quality service is provided, facilitated and promoted
based on the licensee's knowledge, experience and understanding of client needs
and expectations.
(1) The licensee
shall avoid discrimination on the basis of factors that are irrelevant to the
provision of professional services, including, but not limited to race, creed,
sex, age, or handicap.
(2) The
licensee shall assure that sufficient information is available to enable a
client to establish mutual goals and make informed decisions.
(C) Quality in practice.
(1) The licensee shall systematically
evaluate the quality of service and improve practice based on evaluation
results.
(2) Quality practice
requires regular performance evaluation and continuous improvement.
(3) The licensee shall adhere to acceptable
standards for that licensee's area of practice and be designated to deliver
services as approved by their facility. The authority and privilege to practice
within the scope shall be consistent with all state and
federal laws and rules governing the practice of dietetics.
(4)
The licensee shall generate, interpret and effectively apply evidence based
interventions substantiated by research.
(D) Competence and accountability.
(1) The licensee shall assume responsibility
and accountability for personal competence in practice and engage in lifelong
learning. Competent and accountable practice includes continuous acquisition of
knowledge and skill development.
(a) The
licensee shall establish performance criteria, compare actual performance with
expected performance, document results and take appropriate action.
(b) The licensee shall conduct
self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses at regular intervals and develop,
implement and evaluate an individual plan for practice based on assessment of
client needs, current knowledge, and clinical experience.
(2) The licensee shall maintain knowledge and
skills required for continued professional competence.
(3) The licensee shall recognize the limits
of that licensee's qualifications and seek counsel or make referrals as
appropriate.
(E)
Conflict.
(1) The licensee shall remain free
of conflict of interest while fulfilling the objectives
and
maintaining the integrity of the dietetic profession.
(2) The licensee shall advance and promote
the profession while maintaining professional judgment, honesty, integrity,
loyalty, and trust to colleagues, clients and the public.
(F) Endorsement.
The licensee shall promote or endorse products only in a manner
that is true and not misleading.
(G) Communication and application of
knowledge.
The licensee shall effectively apply knowledge and communicate
with others to achieve common goals by effective sharing and application of
their unique knowledge and skills in food, human nutrition and management
services.
(H) Utilization
and management of resources.
The licensee shall use resources effectively and
efficiently.
The licensee shall use a systematic approach to identify,
monitor, analyze and justify the use of time, money, facilities, staff and
other resources while considering safety, effectiveness and cost in planning
and delivering interventions.
(I) Approval of a general program of weight
control.
A "general program of weight control" as defined in rule
4759-5-06
of the Administrative Code must be approved by either a registered or licensed
dietitian or physician licensed in Ohio. For purposes of division (J) of
section
4759.10 of the Revised
Code, the licensee shall provide written approval of all components of the
general program of weight control and assume responsibility for the
following:
(1) Guidelines for
instruction: program content and written step-by-step information that the
presenter provides to customers to enable them to follow the meal plan and
other aspects of a general program of weight control.
(2) Meal plans: general categories or groups
of foods and suggested combinations of specific foods. Meal plans shall not be
individualized for specific persons, conditions, or disease states.
(3) Handouts: any information distributed in
conjunction with the general program of weight control.
(4) Supplements: products, including
vitamins, minerals, herbs and other substances used as part of, or an
enhancement to, a general program of weight control. The use of these products
shall be substantiated by current scientific evidence.
(J) Supervision.
When providing supervision of another for purposes of division
(G) of
section
4759.06
and divisions (B) and (E) of section
4759.10 of the Revised
Code, and rule
4759-5-02
of the Administrative Code, a licensee shall assume responsibility for the
supervision in a manner that protects the public.
(K) Compliance.
The licensee shall comply with all laws and regulations
concerning the profession, but shall seek to change them if the laws or
regulations are inconsistent with the best interest of the public and the
profession. The licensee:
(1) Shall
accept the obligation to protect society and the profession by upholding the
standards of practice and standards of professional performance; and
(2) Shall report alleged violations of the
laws, rules and standards to the state medical board.
(L) Interpretation of information
and application of research.
(1) The licensee
shall present substantiated information and interpret controversial information
without personal bias, recognizing that a legitimate difference of opinion may
exist.
(2) The licensee
shall apply, participate in, or generate research to
enhance practice and to improve safety and quality of dietetic practice and
services.
(M)
Confidentiality.
The licensee shall maintain information consistent with legal
obligations and client confidentiality.
(N) Professional conduct.
(1) The licensee shall conduct all practices
with honesty, integrity, and fairness; and
(2) The licensee shall make and fulfill
professional commitments in good faith; and
(3) The licensee shall inform the public and
colleagues of services by use of factual information.
(4) The licensee shall make reasonable
efforts to avoid bias in professional evaluation.
(O)
A violation of
any provision of this rule, as determined by the board, shall constitute "a
departure from, or failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar
practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual
injury to a patient is established" as that clause is used in division (A)(11)
of section
4759.07
of the Revised Code.