Sec. 10. "Medically prescribed diet" means a diet that is:
(1) prescribed when specific food or nutrient levels need to be monitored or altered, or both, as a component of a treatment regimen for an individual whose health status is impaired or at risk due to disease, injury, or surgery; and
(2) performed as initiated by or in consultation with a physician licensed to practice medicine in Indiana or ordered by a licensed dietitian.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.131-2015, SEC.2; P.L.90-2019, SEC.21.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
25-14.5-1-1. Applicability of Definitions
25-14.5-1-5. "Commission on Dietetic Registration"
25-14.5-1-8.8. "Licensed Dietitian"
25-14.5-1-9. "Medical Nutrition Therapy"
25-14.5-1-10. "Medically Prescribed Diet"
25-14.5-1-11. "National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies"
25-14.5-1-12. "Nutrition Therapy Services"
25-14.5-1-13. "Practice Experience"