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Providers
Chapter 11
Section 3.14
Registered
Dietitian (RD)
Issue Date: May 25, 2011
Revision: C-8, August 28, 2017
2.0 POLICY
2.1 An
RD must be licensed by the state in which the care is provided and
must be under the supervision of a physician who is overseeing the
episode of treatment or the covered program of services.
2.2 Effective May
25, 2011, an RD may provide Diabetes Self-Management
Training (DSMT) via an accredited DSMT program when the dietitian
meets all of the following criteria:
2.2.1 Has received at least a bachelor’s
degree from an accredited U.S. college or university;
2.2.2 Has been accredited by the
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ commission for a Didactic Program
in Dietetics;
2.2.3 Has passed the Registration
Examination for Dietitians as specified by state licensure; and
2.2.4 Is under the supervision of
a physician who is overseeing the DSMT program.
2.3 Effective December
23, 2017, an RD may provide medical nutritional therapy (also referred
to as medical nutritional counseling) required in the administration
of the medically necessary foods, services and supplies, and medically
necessary vitamins authorized in Chapter 8, Section 7.2 or when medically necessary
for other authorized covered services.
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