Dietitian License Renewal Pa

Failure to receive the notice for renewal will not relieve you of the responsibility of renewing your license by the expiration date.

Dietitian license renewal pa. Welcome to the pennsylvania licensing system pals pals can help you apply for renew and check your professional license. State licensure agency map and contact list find licensure information about individual states using the academy s licensure map or by. Information on state licensure and certification is provided here as a service to dietetics professionals and state licensure boards. License renewals renewal applications are typically opened 30 60 days prior to expiration dates.

Dietitian nutritionist ldn login to start your renewal process. Your pennsylvania dietitian nutritionist state license must be renewed biennially. An ldn may request that his license be placed on inactive status. This section cited in 49 pa.

The licensee will not be required to remit the biennial renewal fee during the period when the license is on inactive status. And you must submit documentation of at least 30 board approved continuing professional education credits to be eligible for license renewal. A notice for renewal will be sent biennially prior to the expiration date of the current license or certification. Additionally effective with the first license renewal after january 1 2015 all health related licensees applying for the renewal of a license issued by the board shall be required to complete at least 2 hours of board approved continuing education in child abuse recognition and reporting requirements as a condition of renewal.

Forty seven states puerto rico and the district of columbia currently have statutory provisions regulating the dietetics profession or associated titles such as dietitian and nutritionist. You will receive a notice for renewal from the state prior to the expiration of your license. The center for nutrition advocacy a national organization has referred to pennsylvania s dietetic licensing law as licensure without exclusive scope of practice http. Please make sure you allow enough time for processing.

Pennsylvania extends license renewal deadlines for chiropractors dietitian nutritionists and pharmacists. They are known as licensed dietitian nutritionists or ldns. It is required that you update your address with the board within 14 days of any change. Renewal deadlines for certain professions whose licenses were scheduled to expire between april 30 and june 30 2020.

Code 21 705 relating to fees. Pennsylvania dietitians and nutritionists are under the jurisdiction of the pennsylvania state board of nursing. Code 21 723 relating to license renewal. In pennsylvania registered dietitians nutritionists rdns and clinical nutrition specialists cnss can apply for a professional license on the pennsylvania department of state s online pennsylvania licensing system pals.