Oklahoma § 59-1722 Definitions

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 59-1722 — Definitions

Oklahoma § 59-1722

Title 59Professions And Occupations

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1722 (2026).

Text

As used in the Licensed Dietitian Act: 1. "Board" means the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; 2. "Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Dietetic Registration of the State Board of Medical Examiners; 3. "Dietetics" means the integration and application of principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, food, physiology, behavioral and social sciences to provide nutrition services that include: a. nutrition assessment, b. the establishment of priorities, goals and objectives that meet nutritional needs, c. the provisions of nutrition counseling in health and disease, d. the development, implementation and management of nutrition care plans, and e. the evaluation and maintenance of appropriate standards of quality in food and nutrition; 4. "Licensed dieti

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As used in the Licensed Dietitian Act: 1. "Board" means the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; 2. "Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Dietetic Registration of the State Board of Medical Examiners; 3. "Dietetics" means the integration and application of principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, food, physiology, behavioral and social sciences to provide nutrition services that include: a. nutrition assessment, b. the establishment of priorities, goals and objectives that meet nutritional needs, c. the provisions of nutrition counseling in health and disease, d. the development, implementation and management of nutrition care plans, and e. the evaluation and maintenance of appropriate standards of quality in food and nutrition; 4. "Licensed dietitian" means a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Dietitian Act; 5. "Provisional licensed dietitian" means a person who has a limited license pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Dietitian Act; 6. "Degree" means a degree from an accredited college or university; 7. "Nutrition assessment" means the evaluation of the nutritional needs of individuals and groups based upon appropriate biochemical, physical and dietary data to determine nutrient needs and recommend appropriate nutrition intake including enteral and parenteral nutrition; and 8. "Nutrition counseling" means advising and assisting individuals or groups on appropriate nutrition intake by integrating information from a nutrition assessment.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1984, c. 144, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 118, § 48, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 2016, c. 368, § 1 eff. Nov. 1, 2016.