The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
(1) Academy--The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
which is the national professional association of dietitians.
(2) Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition
and Dietetics (ACEND)--The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' accrediting
agency for dietetic education programs.
(3) Accredited facilities--Facilities accredited by
the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
(4) Act--The Licensed Dietitian Act, Texas Occupations
Code, Chapter 701.
(5) Advisory Board--Dietitians Advisory Board.
(6) Certified facilities, agencies, or organizations--Facilities,
agencies, or organizations certified by federal agencies.
(7) Commission--The Texas Commission of Licensing and
Regulation.
(8) Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)--The
Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency for
the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, is the agency that evaluates
credentials, administers proficiency examinations, and issues certificates
of registration to qualifying dietitians, and is a member of the National
Commission on Health Certifying Agencies. The Commission on Dietetic
Registration also approves continuing education activities.
(9) Department--The Texas Department of Licensing and
Regulation.
(10) Dietitian--A person licensed under the Act.
(11) Dietetics--The professional discipline of applying
and integrating scientific principles of food, nutrition, biochemistry,
physiology, management, and behavioral and social sciences under different
health, social, cultural, physical, psychological, and economic conditions
to the proper nourishment, care, and education of individuals or groups
throughout the life cycle to achieve and maintain the health of people.
The term includes, without limitation, the development, management,
and provision of nutrition services.
(12) Executive director--The executive director of
the department.
(13) Licensed dietitian (LD)--A person licensed under
the Act.
(14) Licensed facilities, agencies, or organizations--Facilities,
agencies, or organizations licensed by state agencies.
(15) Licensee--A person who holds a current license
as a dietitian issued under the Act.
(16) Nutrition assessment--The evaluation of the nutritional
needs of individuals and groups based on appropriate biochemical,
anthropometric, physical, and dietary data to determine nutrient needs
and recommend appropriate nutritional intake including enteral and
parenteral nutrition. Nutrition assessment is an important component
of medical nutrition therapy.
(17) Nutrition counseling--Advising and assisting individuals
or groups on appropriate nutritional intake by integrating information
from the nutrition assessment with information on food and other sources
of nutrients and meal preparation consistent with cultural background
and socioeconomic status. Nutrition counseling is an important component
of medical nutrition therapy.
(18) Nutrition services--This term means:
(A) assessing the nutritional needs of individuals
and groups and determining resources and constraints in the practice;
(B) establishing priorities, goals, and objectives
that meet nutritional needs and are consistent with available resources
and constraints;
(C) providing nutrition counseling in health and disease;
(D) developing, implementing, and managing nutrition
care systems; or
(E) evaluating, making changes in, and maintaining
appropriate standards of quality in food and nutrition care services.
(19) Registered dietitian (RD)--A person who is currently
registered as a dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §116.2 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4481; amended to be effective July 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 4173; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5185 |
