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Committee supports interstate compact enabling dietitians’ multistate practice and telehealth
Summary
Senate Bill 317 would join a multistate compact for dietitians, allowing licensed dietitians meeting home-state requirements to practice in other member states and easing telehealth delivery; the committee recommended the bill unanimously.
The Senate Business and Labor Standing Committee on Feb. 26 favorably recommended Senate Bill 317, a compact measure to facilitate multistate practice for licensed dietitians.
Senator Vickers presented the bill and said it would mirror other health‑licensing compacts: participating dietitians who meet Utah’s licensure standards could practice in other compact states without obtaining separate licenses. Gina Ward, representing the Utah Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, said Utah has about 1,400 dietitians and that many larger hospital systems use telehealth across state lines to follow patients who return to their home states.
Ward said the compact does not change Utah’s licensing requirements (such as the credentialing and registration standards dietitians already meet) but makes portability easier for clinicians and supports rural access to nutrition services. Committee members asked whether remote members were present; a senator on the line moved the motion and the committee approved the bill unanimously.
