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Subject: NCBDN Winter Newsletter
Date: Thursday, December 31, 2015 7:58:00 AM
NCBDN Newsletter
Newsletter, vol. 21, January 2016
In this issue:
1. Online License Renewal Opens 1/1
2. Requesting a License Verification
3. Complaint Criteria
4. Inactive Status
License Renewal Begins 1/1/16 at Noon
Happy New Year! Online renewal will open on January 1st at noon and runs through
March 31st at midnight. Visit www.ncbdn.org/renew to renew your license quickly and
easily. Remember that when renewing online you will need to log-in using your LDN
license number, not your RD number, and the last four digits of your Social Security
Number, which will serve as your PIN.
To retrieve your license number, if you are unsure of it, you may use our online
verification tool. Just enter your name, or partial name, and the results will give you
your license number so that you may renew online.
Email and postcard reminders will be sent periodically throughout the renewal season.
Please note, you do not “lose” any time on your current license by renewing before the
March 31st deadline – all licenses are renewed through March 31st of the following
year. Renewal after March 31st (but before May 31st) will incur an additional $75 late
fee for a total of $150. Unless you take action to renew, relinquish, or go inactive, after
May 31st your license will be considered Lapsed.
1. Paper renewal forms will NOT be sent out to all licensees. We are requesting
that whenever possible, licensees renew online at ncbdn.org/renew. If you
require a paper form, please click here and print out the Renewal form from
our website. If you do not have access to a printer, and thus still require a
paper form to be sent to you, please contact our office at 919-388-1931.
2. Note: The Board address has changed. If you are not renewing online,
please ensure you mail the renewal form to 140 Preston Executive Drive, Suite
205-C, Cary, NC 27513. The correct address is on the renewal form itself, but
may not be on the plastic ID card you have in your possession. Ensure any
employers who are issuing payment for your licensure fees are notified of the
Board’s new address.
3. Please remember it is your duty to uphold the Code of Ethics detailed in 21
NCAC 17.0114 when answering the legal questions asked on your license
renewal application. The Board will consider it a violation of North Carolina
General Statute §90-363 if you do not truthfully answer these questions,
regardless of whether you are renewing online or by paper. There is a
comment area directly after these questions in order for those answering “yes”
to detail any necessary information, and continue to renew online. If you have
questions regarding the legal questions asked, please contact our office.
4. To ensure you receive important updates regarding your license and license
renewal information, please unblock noreply@ncbdn.org, info@ncbdn.org,
and receipts@ncbdn.org or add them to your safe sender list.
5. As always, in order to ensure that you receive renewal correspondence, we ask
that you take immediate action to update your contact information. This
includes both your email address and mailing address. Failure to receive
renewal notice is not justification for late renewal or a lapsed license. Click
here to change your contact information on our website 24/7.
Requesting a License Verification
Annually, we receive hundreds of requests to provide licensees a letter of license
verification to another state where they may be applying for licensure either for a job
duty, or to relocate. On our website, under License Verification, there is a License
Verification form that must be completed in order for our office staff to fulfill these
requests. If the requesting state has a specific form for our office to complete, please
send it accompanied by the NC License Verification request form. There is no charge
for a license verification at this time, and our office aims to complete all requests
within one to three days, although this is not guaranteed. Please click here to visit the
License Verification page to familiarize yourself with this process.
Complaint Criteria
The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is charged with the mission of
protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of North Carolina from
harmful nutrition practice by providing for the licensure and regulation of persons
engaged in the practice of dietetics/nutrition and by establishing educational
standards for those persons. The Board has a duty to investigate all complaints that it
receives alleging violation of Article 25 of Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General
Statutes (the Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act) and/or the rules of the Board. The
General Statutes of North Carolina and the Administrative Code establish protocols
for the review of complaints and set grounds for possible disciplinary action.
With the mission of the Board in mind it is important to ensure that all complaints
submitted are submitted out of concern for the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
When you encounter a possible violation of the Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act we
encourage you to review our Guideline A, which provides guidance regarding legal
nutrition activities of unlicensed persons who are not otherwise exempt. This
document can also be a helpful tool that you may choose to use to educate others on
the requirements of the law. If your concerns are not mediated through education we
encourage you to consider the following factors, which are some of the factors the
Board considers when determining how to proceed, once all information regarding a
complaint is received. These factors are also outlined in the above referenced
Guideline A.
· whether the person has disclaimed his or her lack of credentials or licensure;
· whether the person has held himself or herself out as having an advanced level
of expertise, education, or training on matters of dietetics/nutrition;
· whether the person’s information, guidance or encouragement has been
tailored to the recipient based on his or her individual needs or
circumstances;
· any relationship between the person and the recipient of information,
guidance, or encouragement prior to the receipt of such services;
· whether the person charges or receives a fee or other consideration for the
providing of information, guidance, or encouragement;
· which party (i.e., the person providing or the person receiving information,
guidance, or encouragement) sought out the relationship;
· whether the person provided information, guidance, or encouragement to
achieve a specific outcome, goal, or objective that he or she played a role in
developing or establishing for the recipient of such services;
· whether the information, guidance, or encouragement is based on historical or
methodological studies or research conducted by experts in the field and/or
on scientific studies published in peer-reviewed medical or nutritional
journals or publications;
· whether the information, guidance, or encouragement is offered to a healthy
population or to individuals with medical conditions, such as diabetes,
hypertension, or heart disease;
· the circumstances surrounding the interaction (e.g., whether the interaction
was in person, whether the interaction took place in a formal or office setting
and whether the interaction was one way—like a book, article or blog entry—
or two way—like a conversation); and
· whether there is a potential for North Carolina citizens to be harmed by the
person’s activities.
The Board takes all complaints seriously; thus, if you, or someone you know, is
considering filing a complaint with the NCBDN, but you are unsure of whether or not
the act that concerns you is in violation of the NC Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act, we
encourage you to contact our office before filing so that we may discuss the situation,
clarify the law, and provide you guidance.
For more information regarding complaints, please visit our Filing a Complaint page,
which you can find here.
Inactive Status
Some licensees may be unaware of what Inactive Status means, and how to change
their status to Inactive. Inactive Status means you have placed your license “on hold.”
Once Inactive, you do not need to pay the yearly renewal fee until you would like to
reactivate (please call the office to reactivate as the form is not online). Typically,
Inactive Status is for those licensees who may choose to not practice or volunteer in
the field for a period of time but anticipate at some point returning to practice or
volunteer in North Carolina again. For example, you may take a few years off to raise
children, you may take a position that is exempt from licensure, or possibly be
deployed by the military. These are just examples.
During the time you are Inactive, you are required to maintain your continuing
education as required by your category of licensure, but do not need to submit any
fees. Inactive Status is something you must formally request by completing the form
found here, and returning your original licensure certificate. Please contact our office
at info@ncbdn.org if you have any questions about whether you should request
Inactive Status. NOTE: you may only request Inactive Status while you are
still active, before your license expires on March 31st.
North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition
140 Preston Executive Drive, Suite 205-C
Cary, NC 27513
www.ncbdn.org
919-388-1931
info@ncbdn.org
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