§ 8004 — Requirements for certification

§ 8004. Requirements for certification. To qualify for certification,\nan applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n 1. File an application with the department;\n 2. (a)(1) Have received an education including a bachelor's degree, or\nits equivalent as determined by the department, in dietetics/nutrition\nor an equivalent major course of study which shall include appropriate\ncore curriculum courses in dietetics/nutrition from an accredited\ncollege or university as approved by the department, in accordance with\nthe commissioner's regulations; and\n (2) Have completed a planned, continuous, experience component, in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations, in dietetic or nutrition\npractice under the supervision of a certified dietitian or certified\nnutritionist or a dietitian or nutritionist who is registered by or is a\nmember of a national dietetic association or national nutrition\nassociation having registration or membership standards acceptable to\nthe department; such experience shall be satisfactory to the board and\nin accordance with the commissioner's regulations; or\n (b)(1) Have received an education including an associates degree in\ndietetics or nutrition acceptable to the department,\n (2) In the last fifteen years have completed ten years of experience\nand education in the field of dietetics or nutrition satisfactory to the\nboard in accordance with the commissioner's regulations. These ten years\nmust be the full time equivalent of any combination of post secondary\ndietetic or nutrition education and dietetic or nutrition work\nexperience satisfactory to the board in accordance with the\ncommissioner's regulations, and\n (3) Have obtained the endorsement of three dietitians or nutritionists\nacceptable to the department;\n 3. Pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance\nwith the commissioner's regulations; provided that such examination\nshall test a level of knowledge and experience equivalent to that\nobtained by an individual satisfactorily meeting the requirements of\nparagraph (a) of subdivision two of this section;\n 4. Pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars to the department for\nadmission to a department conducted examination and for initial\ncertification, a fee of eighty-five dollars for each reexamination, a\nfee of one hundred fifteen dollars for an initial certification for\npersons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination, a\nfee of one hundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration\nperiod;\n 5. Be at least eighteen years of age.\n