§ 5-64.2-5. Compact privilege.
(a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of this chapter,
the licensee shall:
(1) Satisfy one of the following:
(i) Hold a valid current registration that gives the applicant the right to use the term
registered dietitian; or
(ii) Complete all of the following:
(A) An education program which is either:
(I) A master's degree or doctoral degree that is programmatically accredited by ACEND
or a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education,
which the compact commission may by rule determine, and from a college or university
accredited at the time of graduation by the appropriate regional accrediting agency
recognized by the council on higher education accreditation and the United States
Department of Education.
(II) An academic degree from a college or university in a foreign country equivalent to
the degree described in subsection (a) of this section, that is programmatically accredited
by ACEND or a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department
of Education, which the compact commission may by rule determine.
(B) A planned, documented, supervised practice experience in dietetics that is programmatically
accredited by ACEND, or a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the United States
Department of Education which the compact commission may by rule determine and which
involves at least one thousand (1,000) hours of practice experience under the supervision
of a registered dietitian or a licensed dietitian.
(C) Successful completion of either:
(I) The registration examination for dietitians administered by CDR; or
(II) A national credentialing examination for dietitians approved by the compact commission
by rule; such completion being no more than five (5) years prior to the date of the
licensee's application for initial licensure and accompanied by a period of continuous
licensure thereafter, all of which may be further governed by the rules of the compact
commission.
(2) Hold an unencumbered license in the home state;
(3) Notify the compact commission that the licensee is seeking a compact privilege within
a remote state(s);
(4) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;
(5) Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state(s) in which the
licensee is seeking a compact privilege; and
(6) Report to the compact commission any adverse action, encumbrance, or restriction on
a license taken by any non-member state within thirty (30) days from the date the
action is taken.
(b) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home state license.
To maintain a compact privilege, renewal of the compact privilege shall be congruent
with the renewal of the home state license as the compact commission may define by
rule. The licensee must comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section
to maintain the compact privilege in the remote state(s).
(c) A licensee exercising a compact privilege shall adhere to the laws and regulations
of the remote state. Licensees shall be responsible for educating themselves on, and
complying with, any and all state laws relating to the practice of dietetics in such
remote state.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this compact or state law, a
licensee exercising a compact privilege shall not be required to complete continuing
education requirements required by a remote state. A licensee exercising a compact
privilege is only required to meet any continuing education requirements as required
by the home state.