PURPOSE: This rule complies with section 536.023(3), RSMo, which requires each agency to adopt, as a rule, a description of its operation and the methods and procedures whereby the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests.

1. (1) The purpose of the committee is to regulate the use of the title licensed dietitian LD, or LDN, to protect the public from misuse or misrepresentation of that title and to implement and sustain a system for the examination and licensure of dietitians in this state.
2. (2) The director of the Division of Professional Registration or a designated representative of the division shall be responsible for keeping minutes of committee proceedings and perform other duties as directed by the committee and/or the division.
3. (3) Committee meetings will generally consist of establishing requirements for issuance and renewal of licenses, reviewing applications, interviewing applicants, investigating complaints and inquiries, and determining disciplinary actions regarding licensed dietitians.
4. (4) The public may obtain information from the committee or make submissions or requests by writing the executive director of the committee at 3605 Missouri Boulevard, PO Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or by electronic mail (E-mail) at diet@ mail.state.mo.us.
5. (5) Unless otherwise provided by the statutes or regulations, all meetings of the committee may be conducted according to Robert’s Rules of Order.

AUTHORITY: sections 324.200, 324.203, 324.225, and 324.228, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 115-1.010. Original rule filed March 15, 2000, effective Sept. 30, 2000. Moved to 20 CSR 2115-1.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed May 11, 2018, effective Nov. 30, 2018. *Original authority: 324.200, RSMo 1998, amended 2004, 2008, 2018; 324.203, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2004, 2008; 324.225, RSMo 1998; 324.228, RSMo 1998, amended 1999.