OAR 834-030-0000: Licensed Dietitian Application Requirements

An individual applying for licensure as a licensed dietitian must: (1) Meet the requirements of OAR 331 division 30. (2) Submit a completed application form prescribed by the Office, which must contain the information listed in OAR 331-030-0000 and be accompanied by the application fees. (3) In addition to requirements listed in subsections (1) and (2) of this rule, an applicant must provide documentation of one of the following pathways: (a) Licensure Pathway 1 — Qualification through examination. An applicant must: (A) Provide official transcripts demonstrating that the individual holds a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. in human nutrition, dietetics, foods and nutrition or food systems management, pursuant to ORS 691.435; (B) Submit evidence of a passing score on the CDR examination, which may have been taken no more than three years preceding the date of the application; (C) Submit evidence of having completed 900 hours of a board approved program of dietetic experience under the supervision of a licensed dietitian; (D) Pay all license fees; (b) Licensure Pathway 2 — Qualification through reciprocity pursuant to ORS 691.445(3)(b). Notwithstanding OAR 834-030-0000(3)(a)(A), (B) and (C), an applicant who is currently licensed under the laws of any other state or territory in the United States must: (A) Fulfill all requirements of subsections (1), (2) and (3)(a)(D) of this rule; and (B) Demonstrate to the Office’s satisfaction that the requirements to obtain the applicant’s license from another state or territory were not less than those of ORS 691.435. (c) Licensure Pathway 3 — Qualification through equivalency pursuant to ORS 691.445(3)(a). Notwithstanding OAR 834-030-0000(3)(a)(A), (B) and (C), an applicant who is currently registered with CDR must: (A) Fulfill all requirements of subsections (1), (2) and (3)(a)(D) of this rule; and (B) Submit proof of current, valid CDR registration.