<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 36-10B-5 - Nutrition or dietetics practice--Nutrition care services. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059929Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2059929SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059929CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059929Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2059929DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059929Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2059929000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059929SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059929SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-10B-5"><span class="s2059929SENU">36-10B-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059929SENU">. </span><span class="s2059929CL">Nutrition or dietetics practice--Nutrition care services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal-000000"><span class="s2059929DefaultParagraphFont">A practice in nutrition or dietetics involves the integration and application of scientific principles of food, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, management, and behavioral and social science to achieve and maintain the health of people. The primary function of a nutrition and dietetic practice is the provision of the following nutrition care services:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal-000001"><span class="s2059929DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Assessing the nutritional needs of individuals and groups;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal-000001"><span class="s2059929DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Establishing priorities, goals, and objectives that meet nutritional needs;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal-000001"><span class="s2059929DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Providing nutrition counseling in health and disease;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal-000001"><span class="s2059929DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Developing, implementing, and managing nutrition care systems; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal-000001"><span class="s2059929DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Evaluating, making changes in, and maintaining appropriate standards of quality in nutrition care.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059929000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059929Normal"><span class="s2059929SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059929SCL-000003"> SL 1996, ch 240, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>