North Dakota Code § 43-44-10

Persons excepted from license requirement
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This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of:
1. A licensed health care practitioner duly licensed in accordance with title 43 who is 
acting within the scope of the individual's licensed profession, consistent with the 
accepted standards of the practitioner's profession, if the practitioner does not 
represent the practitioner as a licensed registered dietitian, nutritionist, or licensed 
nutritionist.
2. A student or trainee, working under the onsite supervision of a qualified supervisor 
while fulfilling an experience requirement or pursuing a course of study to meet the 
licensure requirements of section 43 -44-07 or 43 -44-08, for a time period of no more 
than five years after the student or trainee completed the course requirements for 
licensure and the student or trainee is designated by a title that clearly indicates that 
individual's status as a student or trainee.
3. An individual providing support activities related to medical nutrition therapy, if the 
individual works under the general supervision of a registered dietitian licensed by this 
board, licensed nutritionist licensed by this board, or other health care practitioner 
licensed by the appropriate North Dakota board whose licensed scope of practice 
includes the provision of nutrition care services for the purpose of managing a disease 
or medical condition.
4. An individual providing nutrition care services for the purpose of treating or managing 
a disease or medical condition as a duty of serving in the armed forces.
5. A foreign practitioner providing nutrition care services for the purpose of treating or 
managing a disease or medical condition in this state if the practitioner is acting within 
the scope of practice designated by the foreign practitioner's license and by this title 
without obtaining a license if the services are provided through a remote means and 
are a continuation of an existing relationship between the foreign practitioner and the 
individual receiving the services which was formed in the state or jurisdiction in which 
the foreign practitioner is currently licensed.
6. A foreign practitioner providing nutrition care services for the purpose of treating or 
managing a disease or medical condition in this state if the practitioner is acting within 
the scope of practice designated by the foreign practitioner's license and this title 
without obtaining a license if the services are provided in consultation with a person 
licensed by the board and if the foreign practitioner has no direct communication in this 
state with the individual receiving the services except in the presence of the individual 
licensed by the board. Both the foreign practitioner and the individual licensed by the 
board are responsible for the services provided.
7. An educator who is in the employ of a federal, state, county, or municipal agency, or 
other political subdivision, or an elementary or secondary school, or an accredited 
institution of higher education insofar as the activities and services are part of the 
duties of the employee's position and do not involve provision of medical nutrition 
therapy; or who is in the employ or service of a nonprofit organization approved by the 
board.
8. An individual having received a baccalaureate degree in home economics or family 
and consumer sciences , if the individual does not represent that the individual is a 
licensed registered dietitian, nutritionist, or licensed nutritionist, insofar as the services 
and activities are within the scope of that individual's education and training.
9. An individual who markets or distributes food, food materials, herbs, or dietary 
supplements, or any individual who engages in the advising of the use of those 
products, or the preparation of those products, or the counseling of individuals or 
groups in the selection of products to meet normal nutritional needs, if that individual 
does not represent that individual is a licensed registered dietitian , nutritionist, or 
licensed nutritionist.

10. An individual from providing nutrition information, individualized nutrition 
recommendations, health coaching, holistic and wellness education, guidance, 
motivation, behavior change management, nonmedical weight control, or other 
nutrition care services if the services do not constitute medical nutrition therapy and 
the individual does not hold the individual out as a licensed registered dietitian, 
nutritionist, or licensed nutritionist or as a provider of medical nutrition therapy or 
otherwise violate provisions of this chapter.
11. An individual providing medical weight control services for individuals with prediabetes 
or obesity:
a. Under a program of instruction approved in writing by one of the following:
(1) A licensed registered dietitian or licensed nutritionist in this state;
(2) A dietitian nutritionist or nutritionist licensed in another state that has 
licensure requirements at least as stringent as the licensure requirements 
under this chapter, as determined by the board;
(3) A registered dietitian nutritionist; or
(4) A certified nutrition specialist; or
b. As part of a plan of care overseen by a health care practitioner licensed in this 
state and acting within the scope of the individual's licensed profession, 
consistent with the accepted standards of the practitioner's profession to provide 
nutrition care services for the purpose of treatment or management of a disease 
or medical condition.
12. An individual who provides nutrition care services without remuneration to family 
members.

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