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Advocating for Dietitian Licensure: Importance and Steps Forward

This document explores the critical role of public policy advocacy in the nutrition profession, emphasizing the necessity of dietitian licensure. Licensing grants credibility, authority, and potential salary increases, but it also entails responsibilities and costs. With over 30 states offering licensure, we discuss necessary actions to achieve licensure in California, including understanding the Business and Professions Codes and engaging with key legislators. Join the American Dietetic Association to stay informed and actively participate in advancing our profession.

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Advocating for Dietitian Licensure: Importance and Steps Forward

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  1. Legislative Externs Fall ‘09/Spring ‘10 Summer Lan Franco Sareena Smith

  2. Public Policy and Advocacy the act or process of advocating or supporting a cause or proposal

  3. Why is it important? • Knowledge is Power! • Taking Action will: • Advance our profession • Affect our future careers in the nutrition field • Salaries • Job Opportunities • Insurance Coverage & Reimbursements

  4. Public Policy Education Day

  5. Licensure • Licensing • Includes an explicitly defined Scope of Practice • What dietitians can and cannot do in practice • Performance of the profession is illegal without first obtaining a license from the state • Over 30 states provide licensure for dietitians • CA currently does NOT have licensure for dietitians http://www.cdrnet.org/certifications/licensure/index.htm

  6. Pros and Cons of Licensure • Pros • Provides more credibility for dietitians: recognition as nutrition experts • More authority • Possibly higher salaries • Cons • More responsibility and liability • Annual licensing fee

  7. Business and Professions Codes • Defines our Scope of Practice • Excerpt from the Practice Act (2586) • “An RD,… upon referral by a healthcare provider authorized to provide dietary treatments, provides nutritional dietary counseling, conducts nutritional and dietary assessments….” • http://law.justia.com/california/codes/bpc/2585-2586.8.html • Steps Towards Licensing • Re-write Business and Professions Codes • Appoint a Licensing Committee

  8. How we can get involved • Actions Alerts • Letters = votes • https://boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm • Join American Dietetic Association • $50 per year for student membership • $250 after you graduate • Stay updated on current legislation • On the Pulse every week from ADA

  9. People to know • Barbara Boxer- State Senator • Diane Feinstein - State Senator • Wally Herger – Congressman CA’s 2nd district Sam Aanestad-State Senator for District 4 Dan Logue- State Assemblyman for 3rd District

  10. To explore more about laws governing practice in CA • http://www.dietitian.org/member_council_public_policy.htm#professional • http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/legislation.html

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