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1(b) A person who furnishes information to a client or group of clients regarding
2lifestyle, or who markets, distributes, sells, or furnishes general nutrition
3information to a client or group of clients as to the use of herbs, vitamins, minerals,
4amino acids, carbohydrates, sugars, enzymes, food concentrates, foods, and food or
5dietary supplements, and who complies with s. 448.865. A person under this
6paragraph may not provide dietetic and nutrition therapy or engage in the practice
7of dietetics and nutrition care services other than as specified in this paragraph.
AB440, s. 35 8Section 35. 448.72 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,11,129 448.72 (12) A person who provides weight control services to an individual or
10group of individuals, provided the person complies with s. 448.76 and presents a
11general program of instruction for weight control that has been approved in writing
12by one of the following:
AB440,11,1313 (a) A person licensed under this subchapter.
AB440,11,1414 (b) A physician as defined in s. 448.01 (5).
AB440,11,1815 (c) A person who is licensed or certified as a dietitian or dietitian nutritionist
16under the laws of another state which has licensure or certification requirements
17that the affiliated credentialing board determines to be substantially equivalent to
18the licensure requirements under s. 448.78.
AB440,11,1919 (d) A person who is registered as a dietitian with the registration commission.
AB440, s. 36 20Section 36. 448.74 (intro.) and (2) of the statutes are consolidated,
21renumbered 448.74 and amended to read:
AB440,12,2 22448.74 Duties of affiliated credentialing board. The affiliated
23credentialing board shall promulgate rules that do all of the following: (2) Establish
24a code of ethics
establish by rule standards of practice to govern the professional
25conduct of certified dietitians an individual licensed as a dietitian nutritionist,

1including a code of ethics, and may promulgate rules necessary for the
2administration and enforcement of this subchapter
.
AB440, s. 37 3Section 37. 448.74 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB440, s. 38 4Section 38. 448.76 of the statutes is renumbered 448.76 (1) and amended to
5read:
AB440,12,146 448.76 (1) Except as provided in s. 448.72 (1) (e) and (2) subs. (3) to (6) (7), a
7person who is not a certified licensed as a dietitian nutritionist may not designate
8himself or herself as a dietitian, claim to provide dietetic services nutritionist; use
9or assume the title "dietitian," "certified dietitian," "licensed dietitian" "certified
10nutritionist," "licensed nutritionist," "dietitian nutritionist," "certified dietitian
11nutritionist," or "licensed dietitian nutritionist"; append to the person's name the
12letters "L.D.," "L.N.," or "L.D.N.";
or use any title or initials that represent or may
13tend to represent the person as certified or licensed as a dietitian nutritionist or as
14certified or licensed in a nutrition-related field.
AB440, s. 39 15Section 39. 448.76 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,12,1716 448.76 (7) An individual with a temporary license under s. 448.80 shall use the
17title "registry eligible dietitian," which title shall not be abbreviated or capitalized.
AB440, s. 40 18Section 40. 448.78 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,12,21 19448.78 Certification of dietitians Licensure as a dietitian nutritionist.
20(intro.) The affiliated credentialing board shall grant a certificate license as a
21dietitian nutritionist to an individual who does all of the following:
AB440, s. 41 22Section 41. 448.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,12,2423 448.78 (1) Submits an application for the certificate license to the department
24on a form provided by the department.
AB440, s. 42 25Section 42. 448.78 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1448.78 (3) (a) Received Possesses a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in
2human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics or food systems
3management from a program at
granted by a United States regionally accredited
4college or university that is regionally accredited, as determined by the affiliated
5credentialing board, and that is located in a state or territory of the United States

6and successfully completes a didactic program in dietetics accredited by the
7accreditation commission
.
AB440, s. 43 8Section 43. 448.78 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,13,159 448.78 (3) (b) Received Possesses a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in
10human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics or food systems
11management from a program at
granted by a college or university that is not located
12in a state or territory of the United States if an independent agency approved by the
13affiliated credentialing board determines registration commission has determined
14that the program degree is substantially equivalent to a program degree described
15under par. (a).
AB440, s. 44 16Section 44. 448.78 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB440, s. 45 17Section 45. 448.78 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 448.78 (4) and
18amended to read:
AB440,13,2319 448.78 (4) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board
20that he or she has completed a supervised practice program accredited by the
21accreditation commission with
at least 900 supervised practice hours of dietetics
22practice in any state or territory of the United States under the supervision of any
23of the following:
.
AB440, s. 46 24Section 46. 448.78 (4) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are repealed.
AB440, s. 47 25Section 47. 448.78 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1448.78 (5) Passes the registration examination for dietitians established by the
2registration commission on dietetic registration of the American dietetic association,
3or passes an equivalent examination approved by the affiliated credentialing board,
4and held under s. 448.84, to determine fitness to practice dietetics
.
AB440, s. 48 5Section 48. 448.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,14,14 6448.80 Temporary certificate license. Upon application and payment of
7the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), the affiliated credentialing board may grant a
8temporary dietitian certificate license to an individual who satisfies the
9requirements under s. 448.78 (1) to (4) and has submitted an application to take the
10next available examination under s. 448.84
submits a letter from the registration
11commission verifying registration eligibility status
. A temporary certificate license
12granted under this section is valid for a period designated by the affiliated
13credentialing board, not to exceed 9 6 months, and may be renewed once by the
14affiliated credentialing board.
AB440, s. 49 15Section 49. 448.82 of the statutes is renumbered 448.82 (intro.) and amended
16to read:
AB440,14,19 17448.82 Reciprocal certificate license. (intro.) Upon application and
18payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), the affiliated credentialing board shall
19grant a dietitian certificate license to an the following:
AB440,14,23 20(2) An individual who holds a similar certificate or license in issued by another
21state or territory of the United States if the affiliated credentialing board determines
22that the requirements for receiving the certificate or license in the other state or
23territory are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s. 448.78.
AB440, s. 50 24Section 50. 448.82 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,14,2525 448.82 (1) An individual who is registered with the registration commission.
AB440, s. 51
1Section 51. 448.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,15,62 448.84 (1) The affiliated credentialing board shall conduct or arrange contract
3for administration of examinations for dietitian certification nutritionist licensure
4at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the affiliated
5credentialing board,
locations within this state and shall provide public notice of
6each examination at least 90 days before the date of the examination.
AB440, s. 52 7Section 52. 448.84 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,15,108 448.84 (2) Examinations held under sub. (1) shall consist of written or oral
9tests, or both, requiring applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in subjects
10substantially related to the practice of dietetics and nutrition care services.
AB440, s. 53 11Section 53. 448.86 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB440,15,14 12448.86 (title) Issuance of certificate license; expiration and renewal.
13(1) The department shall issue a certificate license to each individual who is certified
14licensed under this subchapter.
AB440, s. 54 15Section 54. 448.86 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
16is amended to read:
AB440,15,2117 448.86 (2) The renewal dates for certificates licenses granted under this
18subchapter, other than temporary certificates licenses granted under s. 448.80, are
19specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the
20department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee
21determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB440, s. 55 22Section 55. 448.86 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,16,223 448.86 (3) An applicant for renewal of a license granted under this subchapter
24shall provide to the department proof of satisfactory completion of at least the

1minimum continuing professional education credits required by the registration
2commission and shall submit one of the following:
AB440,16,33 (a) Proof of valid registration with the registration commission.
AB440,16,64 (b) Verification from the registration commission that the applicant has
5completed and accurately reported at least the minimum continuing professional
6education credits required by the commission.
AB440, s. 56 7Section 56. 448.865 of the statutes is created to read:
AB440,16,10 8448.865 Disclosure required to provide certain services. A person
9providing services as authorized under s. 448.72 (11) (b) shall comply with all of the
10following:
AB440,16,12 11(1) Provide to the client or clients of the person a written disclosure that
12contains the following information:
AB440,16,1413 (a) The name, professional title, business address, and business telephone
14number of the person.
AB440,16,1615 (b) A statement that the person is not licensed as a dietitian nutritionist in this
16state.
AB440,16,1917 (c) A statement that the person may not provide a medical diagnosis or
18recommend that the client of the person discontinue medically prescribed
19treatments.
AB440,16,21 20(2) Clearly post in the person's place of business a copy of the written disclosure
21under sub. (1).
AB440,16,25 22(3) Prior to providing services to a client, obtain from the client a signed and
23dated statement on which the client confirms receiving and reading the disclosure
24required under sub. (1). The person shall maintain the signed statement in the
25client's file for 7 years after the client has ceased being a client of the person.
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1Section 57. 448.87 (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB440,17,62 448.87 (2) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
3affiliated credentialing board may reprimand a certified licensed dietitian
4nutritionist or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a certificate license granted under this
5subchapter if it finds that the applicant or certified licensed dietitian nutritionist has
6done any of the following:
AB440,17,87 (a) Made a material misstatement in an application for a certificate license or
8for renewal of a certificate license.
AB440, s. 58 9Section 58. 448.87 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,17,1210 448.87 (2) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, been convicted of an
11offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of dietetics
12and nutrition care services.
AB440, s. 59 13Section 59. 448.87 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,17,1614 448.87 (2) (e) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.34, practiced engaged in
15the practice of
dietetics and nutrition care services while his or her ability to practice
16was impaired by alcohol or other drugs.
AB440, s. 60 17Section 60. 448.87 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,17,2018 448.87 (2) (g) Engaged in conduct while practicing engaged in the practice of
19dietetics and nutrition care services which evidences a lack of knowledge or ability
20to apply professional principles or skills.
AB440, s. 61 21Section 61. 450.10 (3) (a) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,17,2322 450.10 (3) (a) 5m. A dietitian certified An individual licensed as a dietitian
23nutritionist
under subch. V of ch. 448.
AB440, s. 62 24Section 62. 632.895 (1) (b) 5. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1632.895 (1) (b) 5. b. A dietitian certified An individual licensed as a dietitian
2nutritionist under subch. V of ch. 448, if the nutrition counseling is provided on or
3after July 1, 1995.
AB440, s. 63 4Section 63. 655.45 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB440,18,95 655.45 (1m) For the quarter beginning on July 1, 1995, and for each quarter
6thereafter, the director of state courts shall file reports complying with sub. (2) with
7the dietitians dietetics and nutrition care services affiliated credentialing board
8regarding health care providers certified licensed by the dietitians dietetics and
9nutrition care services
affiliated credentialing board.
AB440, s. 64 10Section 64 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB440,18,1111 (1) Exemptions from certain licensure requirements.
AB440,18,1912 (a) Individuals certified by the dietitians affiliated credentialing board as a
13dietitian on the effective date of this act.
Notwithstanding section 448.78 (3) to (5) of
14the statutes, as affected by this act, no later than the first day of the 7th month
15beginning after the effective date of this paragraph, the dietetics and nutrition care
16services affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license under section 448.78 of
17the statutes, as affected by this act, to an individual who, on the the effective date
18of this act, held a valid certificate as a dietitian granted by the dietitians affiliated
19credentialing board.
AB440,19,420 (b) Individuals registered as a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic
21Association on the effective date of this act.
Notwithstanding section 448.78 (3) to (5)
22of the statutes, as affected by this act, the dietetics and nutrition care services
23affiliated credentialing board shall grant a license under section 448.78 of the
24statutes, as affected by this act, to an individual who no later than the first day of
25the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph provides

1sufficient evidence to the dietetics and nutrition care services affiliated credentialing
2board that the individual was registered as a registered dietitian with the
3commission on dietetic registration of the American Dietetic Association on the
4effective date of this act.
AB440, s. 65 5Section 65. Effective date.
AB440,19,76 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
7publication.
AB440,19,88 (End)
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