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Committee OKs expansion of dietitians board and two-year sunset extension
Summary
SB2579 increases the Board of Dietitians and Nutritionists Examiners from five to nine members (including licensed dietitians, a physician, and one public member), sets term limits and extends the board's sunset by two years; the committee approved the bill and forwarded it to Senate Health and Welfare.
Chairman Jackson described SB2579, which would expand the Board of Dietitians and Nutritionists Examiners from five to nine members, specifying composition: five licensed dietitians, two additional licensed dietitians, one licensed physician, and one public member not licensed as a health care professional. "The bill will increase the number of board members, from 5 to 9," the chairman said.
The bill also caps service at two successive executive terms, maintains rule-making authority in conjunction with the Department of Health, and updates licensed practices. The committee recessed briefly to confirm a cosponsor and then approved the bill by roll call (8 ayes, 1 absent), forwarding it to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
