Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 31-2-3 - Code of Ethics3.1. A licensed dietitian shall provide professional services with objectivity and with respect to the dietetic and nutritional needs and values of an individual.3.2. A licensed dietitian shall avoid discrimination on the basis of factors that are irrelevant to provision of professional services, including, but not limited to: race, creed, sex, age or handicap.3.3. A licensed dietitian shall accurately present professional qualifications and credentials.3.4. A licensed dietitian shall permit the use of his or her name for the purpose of certifying that dietetic and nutritional services have been rendered only if the licensed dietitian has provided or supervised those services.3.5. A licensed dietitian shall remain free of conflict of interest while fulfilling the objectives and maintaining the integrity of the dietetic profession.3.6. A licensed dietitian shall advance and promote the profession while maintaining professional judgement, honesty, integrity and trust to colleagues, clients, and the public.3.7. A licensed dietitian shall promote or endorse products only in a manner that is true and not misleading.3.8. A licensed dietitian shall evaluate the dietetic and nutritional needs of individuals and groups based upon appropriate biochemical, physical, and dietary data.3.9. A licensed dietitian shall advise and assist individuals and groups on appropriate nutrition intake as components of preventive, curative, and restorative health care by integrating information about nutrition assessment with information on food and other sources of nutrition and meal preparation consistent with the individual's or group's cultural background and socio-economic status. 3.10. A licensed dietitian shall integrate and apply scientific principles of food, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology and management, and the behavioral and social sciences in achieving and maintaining the health of people through the life cycle and in the treatment of disease.3.11. A licensed dietitian shall implement methods of practice to include nutrition assessments; development, implementation, management and evaluation of nutrition care plans, nutrition counseling and education; and the development and administration of nutrition care standards and systems.3.12. A licensed dietitian shall establish standards to include:3.12.a. Assessing dietetic and nutritional needs of individuals and groups, and determining resources and constraints in the practice setting;3.12.b. Establishing priorities, goals and objectives that meet dietetic and nutritional needs that are consistent with available resources and constraints;3.12.c. Providing dietetic and nutritional counseling in health and disease;3.12.d. Developing, implementing, managing and evaluating appropriate dietetic and nutritional care systems; and3.12.e. Developing, evaluating, altering and maintaining appropriate standards of quality in food and dietetic and nutritional care services.