HB 25-1220: Regulation of Medical Nutrition Therapy

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act authorizes the director (director) of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies (division) to license dietitians and nutritionists if they meet the requirements specified by the act and the rules adopted by the director pursuant to the act. On and after September 1, 2026, an individual is prohibited from engaging in or offering to provide medical nutrition therapy unless the individual is licensed by the director. The act creates the dietetics and nutrition advisory committee in the division, which is responsible for advising the director in the regulation of medical nutrition therapy and the implementation of the act. An individual who desires to practice as a dietitian must file with the director: An application for a license; Proof of completion of educational requirements and supervised practice experience; and Proof of compliance with examination requirements or proof of holding a valid, current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. An individual who desires to practice as a nutritionist must file with the director: An application for a license; Proof of completion of educational requirements and supervised practice experience; and Proof of compliance with examination requirements. Until September 1, 2028, the director may waive the examination requirement and may grant a nutritionist license to an applicant who meets specified criteria. The director may deny or refuse to renew a license, suspend or revoke a license, or impose probationary conditions on a license. The director may also issue warnings to or seek injunctive relief against a licensee or applicant for licensure who has engaged in specified grounds for discipline or unprofessional conduct. The director may issue a provisional license to practice as a dietitian or a nutritionist upon the filing of an application with the appropriate fees, submission of evidence of successful completion of the educational and supervised practice requirements, and submission of evidence that the individual has applied to take the required licensing examination. The act exempts specified individuals from the licensing requirements established by the act. An individual who practices or offers or attempts to practice as a dietitian or nutritionist without being licensed pursuant to the act and who is not exempted from licensure commits a class 2 misdemeanor. The director shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the act. The act is scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2035. Before the repeal, the functions of the director in regulating dietitians and nutritionists are scheduled for review in accordance with the sunset law. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $100,584 from the division of professions and occupations cash fund to the department of regulatory agencies to implement the act. VETOED by Governor 5/23/2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. May 23, 2025Governor Vetoed
2. May 19, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
3. May 19, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
4. May 19, 2025Sent to the Governor
5. May 7, 2025House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6. May 6, 2025Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
7. May 6, 2025House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
8. May 5, 2025Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
9. May 2, 2025Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
10. May 2, 2025Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
11. May 2, 2025Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
12. May 1, 2025House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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