Section 12.02. Requirements for nutritional counseling certification.

 

(1)  The board shall grant a certificate for nutritional counseling to a licensed chiropractor who does all of the following:

(a) Submits an application for a certificate to the department on a form provided by the department.

(b) Pays the fee specified in s. 446.02 (2) (c) , Stats.

(c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has completed any of the following:

1. Received a postgraduate degree in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition or dietetics conferred by a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting body listed as nationally recognized by the secretary of the federal department of education.

2. Received diplomate status in human nutrition conferred by a college of chiropractic accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) or approved by the board or by an agency approved by the United States office of education or its successor.

3. Received a postgraduate degree in human nutrition conferred by a foreign school determined to be equivalent to an accredited college of chiropractic by the CCE or approved by the board or another board approved accrediting agency, indicating that the applicant has graduated from a program that is substantially equivalent to a postgraduate or diplomate program under subd. 1. or 2.

4. Received a degree from or otherwise successfully completed a postgraduate program after December 1, 2006 consisting of a minimum of 48 hours in human nutrition that is approved by the board as provided in s. Chir 12.03 , after December 1, 2006.

History: CR 06-051 : cr. Register November 2006 No. 611 , eff. 12-1-06.

Note

Application forms are available on request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at: http://dsps.wi.gov . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1