Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists

The purpose of the Board of Dietitians and Nutritionists is to administer and enforce the statutory authority and to monitor the needs of the consuming public. The board licenses all eligible candidates for entry into the profession of dietetics and nutrition. It recommends appropriate changes in the law to assure fairness and equality. The board conducts formal hearings when necessary and prosecutes by due process any violators of KRS 310.

The board is a self-supporting agency and receives no general fund tax appropriation. It is funded entirely through fees assessed for licensing its professionals.

This office will no longer be issuing licensure cards. Interested parties are urged to use our online verification system to verify the status of a license. If you have any questions concerning this matter, contact Karen Lockett at 502-564-3296, ext. 222 or e-mail karenl.lockett@ky.gov.

• Online Verification System

SB 158 was passed by the General Assembly and signed into law during 2008.  This legislation relates to retired or inactive status and voluntary relinquishment of a license or certificate.  The board will promulgate the Kentucky Administrative Regulation (KAR) to establish conditions for granting retired or inactive status, to establish procedures to permit a licensee or certificate holder to voluntarily relinquish a license or certificate, and to establish conditions to reinstate a voluntarily relinquished license or certificate.   Requests pertaining to this legislation will not be processed by the board until the KAR is implemented.

Following board meetings please allow up to two weeks for follow-up correspondence. If you have not received written correspondence from the board two weeks after the meeting, feel free to call. Please be advised that application results will not be given over the phone.

Individuals wishing to speak at the board meeting must submit a written request to the board office at P.O. Box 1360, Frankfort, KY 40602 no later than 10 days prior to the meeting in order to be placed on the agenda.

Unless otherwise noted, all board meetings are held at the Division of Occupations and Professions, 911 Leawood Drive, Frankfort, Ky. immediately following the 8:30 a.m. committee meeting. 

Effective immediately all applications and documentation must be received in the board office five business days prior to the board meeting date to be put on the agenda. If this deadline is not met, it will automatically be added to the next month's agenda.

Kentucky Dietetic Association
P.O. Box 23555
Lexington, KY  40523-3555
http://www.kyeatright.org  

e-mail: ajgrizzell@insightbb.com
Phone / Fax: 895-245-0717

The American Dietetic Association (ADA)
Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Phone:  1-800-877, ext.1600
Fax: 312-899-4772
http://www.eatright.org 

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Phone:  312-899-0040,  ext. 5500
Fax:  312-899-4772
http://www.cdrnet.org