Minnesota Administrative Rules

3250.0140 SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS.

A.

Continuing education cycles shall run every three years, beginning December 1, 1997.

B.

Each dietitian or nutritionist licensed on or before December 1, 1997, shall obtain 45 continuing education units by November 30, 2000, in order to annually renew a license for the period December 1, 2000, through November 30, 2003. Thereafter, each dietitian or nutritionist shall obtain 45 units every three years as a condition of annual license renewal.

C.

Each dietitian or nutritionist licensed after December 1, 1997, shall be responsible for obtaining a proportion of the requisite continuing education units for the continuing education cycle in which that person enters as follows:

(1)

if licensed during the first year of the cycle, for example, between December 1, 1997, and November 30, 1998, the individual shall obtain 30 units by the end of the cycle;

(2)

if licensed during the second year of the cycle, for example, between December 1, 1998, and November 30, 1999, the individual shall obtain 15 units by the end of the cycle; and

(3)

if licensed during the third year of the cycle, for example, between December 1, 1999, and November 30, 2000, the individual is exempt from obtaining any units by the end of the cycle.

Thereafter, the individual shall obtain 45 units during each three-year cycle.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 148.623; 214.06; 214.12

History:

22 SR 595

Published Electronically:

October 19, 2000