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North Carolina Board of Dietetics / Nutrition | August, 2001 |
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PO Box 1509  Garner, NC 27529-1509 919/779-7154 Fax 919/779-5642 | ||
The North Carolina Board of Dietetics is grateful to the over 1500 licensees who continue to support licensure by renewing their license and who work to protect the health, welfare and safety of the public by reporting unlicensed individuals. This fiscal yer we are celebrating the passage of Senate Bill 157, the successful completion of amended rules published in the North Carolina Administrative Code, and the continued efforts to strengthen communication with licensees and NCDA members through the NCDA Liaison, the website, The Link, and this newsletter. The Board welcomes your comments and suggestions for meeting these important goals and working hard to enhance the recognition of LDNs in North Carolina as the nutrition experts.
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LEGISLATURE! I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the NCDA members who successfully lobbied for ht passage of the Senate Bill 157. The NCDA Board worked veryt hard to insure that legislators were personally contacted for support. Many thanks to Johnnie Jackson, RD, LDN, who serves as the NCDA Liaison the NCBDN Board, for her tireless work in coordinating the lobbying activities for dietitians from across the state. NCBDN has accomplished all of the goals set at the beginning of the 2000-2001 fiscal year. The law has been amended to insure that the needs of licensees are met both now ant in the future. The rules that govern the practice of dietetics set forth in Chapter 17 of the North Carolina Administrative Code have also been amended to more clearly support the law. In addition to law and rule changes, over 300 weight control programs have been reviewed and approved by the Board. There has been action taken against several weight control services that have violated the law. Most recently, there was an article in the Triangle Business Journal about the violation of the Dietetics Practice Act by Wade Harris, owner of Phase II Fitness. As a result of the litigation, Mr. Harris and persona trainers at Phase Ii Fitness have been ordered by the Office of the Attorney General to discontinue the provision of nutrition care services in all of their locations in the Triangle area. If you know of weight control programs that have not been reviewed, please contact the Board office. The Board is also continuing to update the website. The web address is www.ncbdn.org. Newsletters |
will be published on the web each quarter and licensee will also be able to access archived newsletters. In addition to newsletters, licensees will be able to access the law, most of the rules and some policies and procedures of the Board. There will be information on how to file a complaint with a link to the Compliance Investigator. Complaints may be filed online and sent directly to the Compliance Investigator for review. On Behalf of the Board, I wish everyone a safe and wonderful summer! | ||
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Shelia Garner, RD, CDE, LDN | |||
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The licensure renewal period for 2001 is over. There have been several questions about the renewal fee, the late fee and the reinstatement fee. While the Board realizes that it may be difficult to keep abreast of all of the professional obligations that dietitians have, it is a government agency that must uphold the law governing the practice of dietetics. Below are the sections of the law and rules governing the renewal process.
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All licenses expire on March 31 each year. A late fee of $50 plus the $50 renewal fee (a total of $100) must be paid between March 31 and May 31 each year to renew an expired license. After May 31, a license is considered lapsed. A $50 renewal fee, a $50 late fee and a $25 issuance fee ( a total of $125) must be paid after May 31 in 9order to reinstate a license. If a person chooses not to renew or reinstate a license. If a person chooses not to renew or reinstate a license, the licensure certificate must be returned to the Board office. CDMs or Recent Grads? Unlicensed personnel aiding in the practice of dietetics must work under the supervision of a LDN. According to the rules in the North Carolina Administrative Code, supervision means that a LDN shall be available for consultation on nutrition care services being performed by the unlicensed person being supervised. The supervising LDN must directly examine, evaluate, and approve the acts or functions of the unlicensed person. The supervising LDN and/or the facility where the nutrition care services rare performed decide and document the functions included in the scope of employment or contract of unlicensed persons |
providing nutrition care services, weight control services, and nutrition education. When considering what activities should be delegated to unlicensed persons and the amount of supervision necessary, it is important to review variables such as the knowledge and skills of the unlicensed person, the stability and acuity of the client's condition, and the established policies, procedures and channels of communication which lend support to nutrition care activities being provided by the unlicensed person. These rules will be published on the web site. However, if you would like a copy of the rules that govern the practice of unlicensed persons aiding in the practice of dietetics, please contact the Board office. You can reach Laurie Shaw, Executive Secretary, and the Board office in the following ways. P.O. Box 1509 Garner, NC 27529 800-849-2936 919-779-7154 919-779-5642 (FAX) E-mail: laurieshaw@yahoo.com 919-831-0303 800-878-1312 (FAX) E-mail Kdovel@aol.com |
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Below is a list of those persons that are no longer licensed and any action needed by the Board to close the former licensee's file. Please call or email the Board office if you know how to contact those that have not been located. According to Chapter 17 of the North Carolina Administrative Code, 21; .0110, all license certificates are the property of the Board and must be returned to the Board office to prevent violation of the law.
| Name | License Number | Reason | Action needed by Board |
| Rose Marie Bard-Kile, RD | L000241 | Failure to renew | Return Certificate |
| Dauna Trought Bertram, RD | L001029 | Failed to renew* | Return Certificate |
| Elva Wood Bonnin, RD | L000670 | Retired | Return Certificate |
| Colleen S. Bucher, RD | L001893 | Unable to locate | Assistance in locating |
| John D. Carney, RD | L001956 | Failure to renew | Return Certificate |
| Aimee Lenhart Cassulo, RD | L001361 | Unable to locate | Assistance in locating |
| Josephine A. Cialone, RD | L000280 | Failure to renew* | Return Certificate |
| Dawn Greene Coffin, RD | L001711 | Unable to locate | Assistance in locating |
| Diana M. Coleman, RD | L000895 | Failure to renew | Return Certificate |
| Pamela A. Eberle, RD | L001426 | Failure to renew | Return Certificate |
| Christina L. Fowler, RD | L001839 | Unable to locate* | Assistance in locating |
| Wendy Johnson-Taylor, RD | L000976 | Unable to locate | Assistance in locating |
| Mindy S. Nichols, RD | L001536 | Unable to locate | Assistance in locating |
| Keagendo Jane Nyagah, RD | L001584 | Failure to renew* | Return Certificate |
| Marion S. Pierce, RD | L000513 | Failure to renew | Return Certificate |
| Melissa M. Poleski, RD | L001619 | Unable to locate | Assistance in locating |
| Gena R. Rankin, RD | L000621 | Failure to renew | Return Certificate |
| Sally Gibbs Shook, RD | L00071 | Retired | Return Certificate |
| Marcella A. Smith, RD | L000606 | Failure to renew | Return Certificate |
| Elizabeth B. Thompson, RD | L001923 | Failure to renew* | Return Certificate |
| Tammi R. Wolosuk, RD | L001922 | Unable to locate | Assistance in locating |
* According to the Board's records, these former licensees work in positions that are exempt from licensure.
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North Carolina Board of Dietetics / Nutrition PO Box 1509 Garner, North Carolina 27529-1509 |