This bill enacts the Dietitian Licensure Compact Act (compact).
This bill:
- describes the purpose of the compact;
- defines terms;
- establishes member state requirements for the compact;
- describes requirements to receive a compact privilege license, which allows a licensee to practice in states that are members of the compact;
- describes requirements to change the state of an individual license;
- provides for an active military member and the spouse of an active military member to retain a license while the military member is on active duty;
- establishes what adverse action a home state and another member may take against an individual licensee;
- establishes the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission (commission);
- directs for a coordinated data system;
- establishes rulemaking procedures for the commission;
- establishes oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement under the compact;
- establishes when the compact comes into effect, how a state may withdraw, and how the compact is amended; and
- provides that the compact supersedes conflicting state law.