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Subcommittee advances bill modernizing dietetics licensure and enabling interstate compact participation
Summary
House Bill 185, which updates Georgia’s Dietetics Practice Act, narrows the scope of medical nutrition therapy licensure and authorizes Georgia to join an interstate licensure compact for dietitians; supporters said the changes increase access to medical nutrition therapy and help military spouses and mobile practitioners.
The Economic Development & Tourism subcommittee advanced House Bill 185, a measure that updates Georgia’s Dietetics Practice Act and authorizes the state to participate in an interstate licensure compact for dietitians.
Sponsor (name not specified) told the committee the statute—originating in 1994—has not kept pace with developments in nutrition therapy and dietetics. Robin Stegall, a registered dietitian in private practice for 16 years and chair of the Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Government Affairs Committee, told members the…
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