16 Tex. Admin. Code § 116.140

Current through Reg. 49, No. 50; December 13, 2024

Section 116.140 - Areas of Expertise

The profession of dietetics includes six primary areas of expertise: clinical, educational, management, consultation, community and research; and includes without limitation the development, management, and provision of nutrition services, as follows:

(1) planning, developing, controlling, and evaluating food service systems;

(2) coordinating and integrating clinical and administrative aspects of dietetics to provide quality nutrition care;

(3) establishing and maintaining standards of food production, service, sanitation, safety, and security;

(4) planning, conducting, and evaluating educational programs relating to nutrition care;

(5) developing menu patterns and evaluating them for nutritional adequacy;

(6) planning layout designs and determining equipment requirements for food service facilities;

(7) developing specifications for the procurement of food and food service equipment and supplies;

(8) developing and implementing plans of nutrition care for individuals based on assessment of nutrition needs;

(9) counseling individuals, families, and groups in nutrition principles, dietary plans, and food selection and economics;

(10) communicating appropriate diet history and nutrition intervention data through medical record systems;

(11) participating with physicians and allied health personnel as the provider of nutrition care;

(12) planning, conducting or participating in, and interpreting, evaluating, and utilizing pertinent current research related to nutrition care;

(13) providing consultation and nutrition care to community groups and identifying and evaluating needs to establish priorities for community nutrition programs;

(14) publishing and evaluating technical and lay food and nutrition publications for all age, socioeconomic, and ethnic groups; and

(15) planning, conducting, and evaluating dietary studies and participating in nutrition and epidemiologic studies with a nutrition component.

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 116.140

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 25, June 17, 2016, TexReg 4487, eff. 10/1/2016