Bill
LC 1890
Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact to allow dietitians to practice across participating states with a single multistate license while preserving state licensing authority.
Overview
- Bill number: LC 1890
- Title: Adopt the dietitian licensure compact
- Subject: Interstate cooperation related to professions and occupations; rule making
- Status: (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Introduced: November 22, 2024
- Version timeline indicates the bill is in early drafting stages and moving through standard committee/procedural steps
Purpose and intent
- The bill seeks to adopt and authorize participation in the Dietitian Licensure Compact (DLC). The DLC is designed to streamline licensure across participating states, enabling dietitians to practice in multiple states with a single multistate license while preserving state-licensing authority and public protection.
Key provisions likely to be included (based on the DLC model)
- Multistate licensure framework: Establishes a compact Commission and a process for issuing a multistate dietitian license that is valid in all member states.
- Participation and governance: Creates a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission to oversee implementation, set rules, discipline procedures, and ensure uniform standards across member jurisdictions.
- Licensure and eligibility: Defines who qualifies for the compact license (education, examination, and background check requirements typical of dietitian licensure).
- Practice and privileges: Enables licensees to practice across member states under the compact, with practice privileges that may include telepractice and in-person practice.
- Disciplinary and public protection: Coordinates disciplinary actions and consumer protection across states; requires timely reporting of adverse actions and sharing of important information among member boards.
- Verification and record-keeping: Establishes systems for license verification, renewal, and continuing competency requirements; standardizes documentation across states.
- Fiscal and administrative aspects: Addresses licensing fees, funding for the compact administration, and potential costs to state boards and agencies.
- Amendment, sunset, and opt-out provisions: Provides processes to modify the compact, review its effectiveness, and allow states to withdraw.
Who is affected
- Licensed and aspiring dietitians seeking cross-state practice; employers and healthcare entities employing dietitians; state dietetics boards and oversight agencies; and consumers/patients who receive dietetics services.
Timeline and process
- The bill is in early drafting stages:
- 2024-11-22: Drafter Assigned
- 2025-01-28 to 2025-02-04: Various drafting steps (Edit, Legal Review, Draft in Assembly, Draft Delivered to Requester)
- Current status indicates the draft is prepared and moving toward subsequent readings and potential committee consideration.
Context and next steps
- As a DLC-adopting measure, passage would enable participation in a broader, interoperable licensure framework for dietitians. Readers should monitor for the full text to confirm specific provisions, state join processes, funding mechanisms, and any transitional timelines.
If you’d like, I can tailor this to a specific state’s legislative context or compare it to existing DLC provisions in other jurisdictions.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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