Guam Statutes

Medical nutrition therapy is a medical treatment. Like other non-physician practitioners providing medical treatments, registered dietitian nutritionists generally can practice MNT because of licensure and certification laws, which provide authority for RDNs to provide this medical service. It is with this understanding that the Academy strongly recommends — unless there is an applicable exception or exemption or a state does not provide for licensure or certification requirements — practitioners hold licensure or certification in all states where the practitioner's clients or patients are located when services are provided.

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Licensure (or Certification) by Endorsement of RDN Credential/Exemptions

§ 122103. Waiver of Examination Requirements; Licensure by Endorsement.

The Board may grant a license to any person who is currently registered as a Registered Dietitian by the CDR, or who is currently recognized as a diplomate of the American Board of Nutrition or as a Certified Nutrition Specialist with the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists.

Licensure (or Certification) by Reciprocity or Endorsement of Another License

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Temporary/Provisional Licensure (or Certification)

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Exceptions/Exemptions

§ 122105. Persons and Practices Not Affected.

Nothing in this Article shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of:

(a) any person licensed or certified on Guam by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified, or any person under the supervision of the licensee or certified individual when rendering services within the scope of the profession or occupation of the licensee or certificant; and any person with a bachelor’s degree in home economics or health education from furnishing nutrition information incidental to the practice of that person's profession;

(b) any dietitian or nutritionist serving in the Armed Forces or the Public Health Service of the United States, or employed by the Veterans Administration when performing duties associated with that service or employment;

(c) any person pursuing a supervised course of study leading to a degree or certificate in dietetics or nutrition at an accredited education program, if the person is designated by a title which clearly indicates the person’s status as a student or trainee;

(d) any person when acting under the direction and supervision of a person licensed under this Article, in the execution of a plan of treatment authorized by the licensed person;

(e) an educator who is employed by a nonprofit organization approved by the Board; a Federal, territorial, or other political subdivision; an elementary or secondary school; or an accredited institution of higher education, insofar as the activities and services of the educator are part of such employment;

(f) any person who markets or distributes food, food materials, or dietary supplements, or any person who engages in the explanation of the use and benefits of those products, or the preparation of those products, as long as that person does not represent oneself as a licensed dietitian or licensed nutritionist, and provides to the client a disclaimer, in writing, stating such; or

(g) any person who provides general or gratuitous nutrition information, as long as the provider does not represent oneself as a licensed dietitian, or licensed nutritionist, and provides to the client a disclaimer stating such.

Updated August 2023

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