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Committee approves licensure bill for dietitians, qualified nutritionists after contested Sunrise review
Summary
House Finance advanced a bill to license registered dietitians and qualified nutritionists to provide medical nutrition therapy after lengthy, often contentious testimony for and against regulation.
House Bill 12‑20 would create a licensure framework for registered dietitians and qualified nutritionists to provide medical nutrition therapy (MNT). Sponsors and many health‑care witnesses told the committee that licensure is needed for insurance reimbursement, oversight and to expand patient access to evidence‑based MNT.
Representative Viv McCormick, sponsor of the bill, said licensure will allow practitioners who deliver MNT to integrate with health‑care teams, gain billing privileges and work under regulated standards. “This will help Coloradans have access to qualified providers trained to deliver medical nutrition therapy,” McCormick said.
Supporters included registered dietitians from the…
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