§ 37:3084 — Louisiana State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition; membership, terms,

§3084. Louisiana State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition; membership, terms,
and vacancies; officers; meetings; quorum; compensation
A. The Louisiana State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition, hereinafter
referred to as the "board", is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health,
subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803.
B.(1) The board shall be composed of the following eight members, all appointed by
the governor and subject to Senate confirmation:
(a) Four shall be licensed dietitians/nutritionists selected from a list submitted by the
Louisiana Dietetic Association.
(b) One shall be a licensed registered nurse selected from a list of names submitted
by the Louisiana State Nurses Association.
(c) One shall be a person with a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally
accredited college or university with a major course of study in human nutrition, food and
nutrition, dietetics, or food systems management selected from a list of names submitted by
the Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry.
(d) One shall be a licensed physician selected from a list of names submitted by the
Louisiana State Medical Society.
(e) One consumer who shall be selected from the state at large. The consumer
member may apply directly to the office of the governor.
(2) The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic,
and geographical diversity.
C.(1) Board members who are dietitians or nutritionists shall be residents of the state
who have an unrestricted license to practice in the field of dietetics or nutrition or a related
field for not less than five years. The registered nurse and physician board members shall
have an unrestricted license to practice their respective professions.
(2)(a) The consumer member of the board shall possess all of the following
qualifications:
(i) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least
one year immediately prior to appointment.
(ii) Has attained the age of majority.
(iii) Has never been licensed by any of the licensing boards identified in R.S.
36:259(A), nor shall he have a spouse who has ever been licensed by a board identified in
R.S. 36:259(A).
(iv) Has never been convicted of a felony.
(v) Does not have and has never had a material financial interest in the healthcare
profession.
(b) The consumer member shall be a full voting member of the board with all rights
and privileges conferred on board members, except that the consumer member shall not
participate in the grading of individual examinations.
D. Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years.
E. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term
in the same manner as the original appointment.
F. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 636, §2.
G. The board shall annually elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary-treasurer who shall each serve for terms of one year, or until the successor of each is elected.
H. The board shall hold regular meetings at least twice in each year for the purpose
of considering applicants and at any other time the board or its chairman deems necessary,
at a time and place designated by the chairman. Special meetings may be called by the
chairman upon giving at least seventy-two hours' notice thereof by registered or certified mail
to the post office address of each member of the board and of persons who previously have
indicated that they have business before the board.
I. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and
all business at any regular or special meeting.
J. Members of the board shall serve in their capacity as board members without
compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred while engaged on
board business. Reimbursement for expenses shall be paid out of the monies credited the
board as provided by R.S. 37:3089.
K. This board shall be financially self-sufficient. It shall receive no state funds
through appropriation or otherwise and shall not expend any such state funds. No state funds
shall be expended or committed to expenditure for the group benefits program or any other
health insurance or employee benefit program, for any retirement system, for any salary, per
diem payment, travel or expenses, office supplies and materials, rent, purchase of any
product or service, or for any other purpose.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, No. 574, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1999, No. 1055, §1; Acts 2016, No. 636, §§1, 2; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2.