76th (2011) Session
Opinions
View all submitted comments for each bill by the most recent, by votes for, or by votes against.
| AB289 | ||
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| Against | Hoping the Governer will VETO this bill. Restricts the right to earn a living and the right of free speech. There are no lawsuits that would suggest this bill to be rightful. Unemployment will rise significantly and lots of people will be put out of business. Thank you for your consideration. | Jun-07-2011 |
| Against | thats total crap. The ADA's corporate sponsors soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, cereal manufacturers General Mills and Kellogg’s, candy maker Mars. None of these companies makes nutritional products!!! Why does the the ADA, which claims to protect the consumer against poorly qualified nutritionists, reject nutritionists with advanced degrees from fully accredited institutions. PROTECT MY RIGHT TO SEEK ADVICE FROM PEOPLE I WANT IT FROM!!!!!!!!!!! | Jun-07-2011 |
| Against | No and NO! | Jun-07-2011 |
| Against | This is against my freedom of speech and I will not follow it. You can show up on my doorstep if you want to find the first person not following this anti-American bill. As a metabolic typing adviser, Chek Practitioner, Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, and NSCA Certified Personal Trainer, I will not stop helping my clients with nutrition. I have a right to give recommendations on nutrition. The nutrition I practice makes the ADA look like complete morons and I would be willing to debate any nutritionist on their completely flawed position and I have more science then you can logically debate against. This is against the constitution and against my freedoms of speech. I swore on the constitution and while I'm no longer in the military I consider myself still sworn to protect the constitution against enemy's both foreign and DOMESTIC!!!!!! I will not bow down to any agency such as the ADA. According to the alliance for natural health ADA, "lists among its corporate sponsors soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, cereal manufacturers General Mills and Kellogg’s, candy maker Mars, and Unilever, the multinational corporation that owns many of the world’s consumer products brands in foods and beverages." This is the organization who claims to be the only agency with the right to give nutrition advice??????? The same companies that poison our children with chemicals?????? You need to take a serious look at what your signing into law. | Jun-07-2011 |
| Against | The authority of the board to waive requirements does not specify what would be acceptable as substitute requirements. Criminal actions for violating rules within AB289, do not seem to allow for substancial due process for those found in violation for certain acts. The State of Nevada can not have criminal acts based on the rules of the Amercian Dietetics association.. In addition to taking away freedoms from Nevadans for choosing their type of healthcare as well as taking jobs and supplemental incomes away from Nevadans who are already hit hard by the economy. | Jun-06-2011 |
| For | Jun-04-2011 | |
| Against | Jun-01-2011 | |
| Against | May-31-2011 | |
| Against | May-31-2011 | |
| Against | As a pharmacist this would prevent me from giving information to my customers about anything that is health food related. This would effectively put all the health food stores out of business. To hire a licensed dietitian for $40,000 to $50,000 a year is nuts. How can you give a monopoly to a group of people that have their own agenda. This to me sounds like politicians out of touch with the wishes of the poeple of Nevada.I would vote the people out of office who votes for this bill. This is nuts. It's corruption period | May-31-2011 |
| Against | If the American Dietary Association had a handle on nutrition this country wouldnt be so low on the health lists of the world, there would not be an obesity epidemic nor the out of control levels of heart disease, diabetes and degenerative disease. Fact is it is a turf issue and the sponsors of the ADA include the corporate food giants whose foods promote poor health. Passing this bill insults the citizens of Nevada and proves the politicians are shills for corporate money. | May-31-2011 |
| Against | May-31-2011 | |
| Against | May-31-2011 | |
| Against | Please do NOT support this assault against our health freedoms. The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has sponsored legislation in over 40 states. These bills usually lump dietitians and nutritionists into one licensing scheme, and require nutritionists to complete a dietitian program in order to practice nutritional therapy. Even if the nutritionist holds a Masters or a PhD in nutrition, the nutritionist is still required to complete registration through the ADA in order to keep practicing. This is the organization that lists among its corporate sponsors soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, cereal manufacturers General Mills and Kellogg’s, candy maker Mars, and Unilever, the multinational corporation that owns many of the world’s consumer products brands in foods and beverages. The ADA’s legislative manipulations are able to go undetected because it takes years for a bill to go through the regulatory phase and be implemented—so few people become aware of the full consequences of the law. Moreover, the ADA hasn’t yet “pulled the trigger” sending out cease-and-desist letters to nutritionists everywhere telling them they can no longer practice—but you can rest assured this will happen, as soon as the organization has its monopoly firmly established. In the meantime they go on to lobby for new legislation in other states. | May-31-2011 |
| Against | This bill is unconstitutional. It will drive the alternative health care industry out of Nevada and compromise great revenues for our state from health food stores like Whole Foods and Sunflower. Furthermore, those poor people who rely upon natural alternative health care because they are terribly allerigic to antibiotics will suffer from not being able to get their herbs and medicines. Many people will be sick and die because of this horrible horrible bill. The house should be ashamed of passing this! | May-30-2011 |
| Against | May-30-2011 | |
| Against | May-28-2011 | |
| Against | I am absolutely against this bill. It must not pass. If AB289 passes 100% of businesses in the wellness community will leave Nevada for fear of not being able to be licensed. AB289 restricts our US Constitutional rights for Freedom of Speech to discuss nutrition, food, herbs and supplements. It will interfere with the free-market commerce of the wellness community. This is not the purview of any senate or assembly person to dictate to us. This violates our constitutional rights. Vote against it please. | May-27-2011 |
| Against | May-27-2011 | |
| Against | May-27-2011 | |
| Against | May-27-2011 | |
| Against | May-27-2011 | |
| Against | May-27-2011 | |
| Against | May-27-2011 | |
| Against | Please vote NO. This will restrict citizens access to nutritional advice and restrict natural health practioners to give nutritional recommendations to their clients. | May-27-2011 |
| Against | May-27-2011 | |
| Against | May-26-2011 | |
| Against | May-26-2011 | |
| For | As amended, this bill is acceptable. | May-26-2011 |
| Against | May-26-2011 | |
| Against | May-26-2011 | |
| Against | May-26-2011 | |
| Against | This bill is ridcules!!!!!!!!!!s | May-26-2011 |
| Against | May-26-2011 | |
| Against | May-25-2011 | |
| Against | Why are you doing this? MD's are not God's. There are natural ways to heal, soothe people who are hurting. Don't do this. | May-25-2011 |
| Against | Why are you doing this? MD's are not God's. There are natural ways to heal, soothe people who are hurting. Don't do this. | May-25-2011 |
| Against | May-25-2011 | |
| Against | I believe in freedom to choose!!!!!! | May-25-2011 |
| Against | It is unconstitutional. It would take away our rights for natural health care | May-25-2011 |
| Against | May-25-2011 | |
| Against | May-25-2011 | |
| Against | May-25-2011 | |
| Against | It is not appropriate for you to decide which supplements consumers take. | May-25-2011 |
| Against | This bill is against our basic rights | May-25-2011 |
| Against | Ridiculous | May-24-2011 |
| Against | DO NOT REMOVE SUPPLEMENTS FROM OUR STORES!!! KILL THIS HORRIBLE BILL!! | May-24-2011 |
| Against | Kill the bill. People should have the freedom and right to decide how to take care of themselves. | May-24-2011 |
| Against | I don't want my vitamins regulated by the government. | May-24-2011 |
| Against | May-24-2011 | |
| Against | I would like for my family and myself to have the right to choose the path of my health. | May-24-2011 |
| Against | The Citizens of Nevada should not be limited in their choice of vitamins and be forced to go to a medical practitioner for a prescription! We are against this bill! | May-24-2011 |
| Against | May-24-2011 | |
| Against | It is absurd to think natural practices would be unlawful for those individuals who are SEEKING these people out. We as a free society should be given these choice for ourselves. To many products coming from phamaceuticals are damaging people and the physicians perscribing them know this and are doing it anyway. We have only been off the natural path for maybe 100 years. When the only thing we have relied on prior is natural remedies. REALLY?? You seriously think we as a FREE nation are going to put up with the government forcing their wants in front of our needs any longer?? We are natural beings and our bodies will respond to natural quicker than syntetic. There are people who are getting degrees in these fields looking to help people just like doctors and your going to tell the future naturopaths, natural dieticians and herbalists that the knowledge, education & degrees they are aquiring in the same colleges teaching future doctors isnt good enough? Thats ridiculous and a contradiction in the educational fields. Thats telling the people who want to be a natural healer or natural supplement distributor/educator you can get this degree, business licence, education but well put you in jail for trying to practice or do business with it. Get a clue. If you get enough AGAINST's this should be a wake up call, if you care to listen. | May-24-2011 |
| Against | Let's just take poision rather than natural herbs and vitamins used for hundreds of years. | May-24-2011 |
| Against | This taking away my God Given Freedoms and it will not pass | May-24-2011 |
| Against | STOP THIS BILL. BAD LEGISLATION. LET THEM SELF GOVERN. ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. TAKE OUT ALL THE OTHER PROFESSIONS AND TRADES. DIETICIANS SHOULD STAND ALONE FOR THIS. THE REST OF US WANT NO PART OF THIS BILL. | May-24-2011 |
| Against | May-24-2011 | |
| Against | May-24-2011 | |
| Against | This bill cannot take my rights away to choose nutritional supplements. This is crossing the line with individual constitutional rights. I have a rigtht to eat and think as I please. | May-24-2011 |
| Against | We were planning on retiring in Nevada and if this bill passes and is signed, we and many others will NOT move to your state. This is not NaziGermany or a police country. Stop this ludicrous behavior and stop taking away our personal freedoms. I will lead a revolt for all retirees to LEAVE NEvada and others not to move in! | May-24-2011 |
| Against | We should have a choice where we buy our supplements from | May-24-2011 |
| For | May-24-2011 | |
| Against | May-24-2011 | |
| Against | May-24-2011 | |
| Against | THIS IS RIDICULOUS REGULATION AND AN AFFRONT TO OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. MY GRANDMOTHER IS A CRIMINAL ACCORDING TO THIS BILL. | May-23-2011 |
| Against | I thought Nevada was better than this. You will put many small business owners out of business and endanger the freedom of health and speech that we all should enjoy. | May-23-2011 |
| Against | I can take care of my own body thanks. More disgraceful pandering to health care zealots and lobbyists who pay you cash to "listen" to their views/do as they tell you. Disgraceful. Phrasing it to look like you're doing anything for the protection of your constituents. That this is even in consideration is reason enough to move the hell out of this state. Go eat a mustangburger, you disgraces. | May-23-2011 |
| Against | I believe the consumer must have a choice to take care of their own health. We do not need more regulation, we need more choice. | May-23-2011 |
| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | Kill this bill! | May-23-2011 |
| Against | Kill this Bill. | May-23-2011 |
| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | I do not want the limited traditional way of looking at health to be incorporated into my alternative healthcare choices. I want the right to choose anyone I SEE FIT to be my dietitian. I don't want the state to decide this for me. | May-23-2011 |
| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | This is bad law. Requiring licenses restricts competition and protects large corporations that can afford the time and cost of the licensing procedure. It also restricts my choice to go to the provider I prefer. | May-23-2011 |
| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | informed choice by all citizens about their God Given right to choose their type of health care is beig violated by this insnae bill! | May-23-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | As a medical student, I would like the public to have options to take supplements. There is a severely myopic culture in American medicine that neglects educating doctors, dieticians, and traditional medical personnel in supplements and medicinal herbs. Most drugs are derived from plant life and purified. The regulation should fall to the FDA to regulate quality and proper handling of manufactured supplementation, such as strength of the supplement and cleanliness of preparation, and preventing fraud (i.e. providing B12 supplementation for human use versus bacterial use). Otherwise many herbal supplementation takes root from cultures or one's heritage. Trampling on familial heritage from lack of exposure and understanding by a poorly educated medical society is an ignorant and intolerant action. This bill cannot be well implemented in today's medical society. There should be open dialog between a patient and their doctor and the FDA managing malfeasance by a supplementation company. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | Please do not pass this bill..we are entitled to take supplements, & do alternative measures to stay healthy. We are not breaking any laws. We are not taking drugs, nor are we selling drugs!!!!! | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | Pull or kill this bill which is about taking away my (and others) personal choice and power | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| For | Many supplements being offered to the public without Rx, regulation, monitoring, or oversight can be just as potent FDA regulated pharmaceuticals. The bill should happen for the sake of public safety alone. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | When I finally found something that would actually help me regain my health, the relief and happiness was wonderful! Now you want to take away my privilege of being healthy and well with this terrible bill. Please use your intelligence to take this bill off the agenda. It is a terrible slam against something wonderful and good. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | as a healthcare professional this would KILL ME. I am already OVERWHELMED with patient issues and concerns. this would be disastrous for the economy as well as overwhelm us to the brink of leaving this state!!!!!!!!!!! KILL THIS BILL. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | This bill is a huge mistake. It forces those who wish to increase health and fight obesity to spend money on a doctor or dietician. It is a huge mistake and a crime against health and longevity. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | Please don't take away the health care resources that have come to enrich many of your constituents lives. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | FREEDOM OF CHOICE!!!! If the people are allowed to consume products that are terrible for them (Coke, sugar laced products, fructose, junk food) then those who are interested in consuming healthy products and suppletments should have the same freedom. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | Kill this bill! It violates our rights! | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | This is the same thing as someone giving a cucumber to someone and then going to jail because they told this person that it was good for them. Where can this line be drawn w/out becoming Nazi's? Fiber is good for you. Even some of your weeds in your back yard are medicinal for you. Ok, so does that mean you're going to take me to jail because I want to share my knowledge of what HISTORY had proven to work but people just FORGOT? Give the people a break. Don't pass this bill. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | Please do not pass this bill! If someone wants to go to a local health store and pick up some vitamins they should have the choice to do so! | May-22-2011 |
| Against | I don't believe I need a licensed dietitian to give me advice about supplements. There is so much information available elsewhere that I can determine for myself if a supplement or other dietary information is safe or not. I need less government in my health decisions, not more! Don't take away my freedom to choose. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | Don't make my vitamins harder and more expensive to purchase. Who's idea was this anyway? | May-22-2011 |
| Against | It is unreasonable | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | I have the constitutional right to chose for myself how I support my health. I have the right to choose the supplements that I feel are best from me and the practitioner or store that I purchase them from or if I mix my own supplements from knowledge I have gained from other sources. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | Dear Governor, Its important that this bill is not passed as it severely restricts our rights to choose how we care for our health. It also threatens the livelihood of these practitioners and health food stores. We are counting on you and supporting our rights as citizens to be able to choose what kinds of vitamins, supplements can support our overall health and well being. Thank You So Much!!!! | May-22-2011 |
| Against | Government has no right to take away our choices regarding supplements. Such blanketing legislation is too overpowering and infringes on our personal freedoms. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | This bill is just not clear enough and should be killed. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | Passage of this bill would mean that I no longer would have affordable options for supplements and vitamins. Pharmaceuticals are expensive enough. Please do not make the mistake of making supplements and vitamins fall under the same category as pharmaceuticals. Leave this alone. The needs to the have the choice of what they choose to purchase, where they choose to purchase it and for it be priced competitively as a result of having options. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | It appeared during the May 11th meeting that we were being led to believe that this bill does not impact anyone but dieticians licensing. I am still someone who trusts in the word of another and hope for the same from our government. What a disappointment to see this "revised" bill. Do not pass this bill! NV is already in massive trouble. Do you want to lose more viable and voting citizens? This bill will not stop practitioners from doing what they are called to do, they will move somewhere else to do it and those who want these services will go outside the state to get it. It is just not a smart thing for NV to pass this bill. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-22-2011 | |
| Against | I am in complete opposition to this bill SB412 and AB289. I am a Licensed Massage Therapist in NV, a Licensed Massage Therapist in Missouri, hold an Inactive Massage Therapist License in UT, and a Licensed Massage Practitioner in Washington (State). I am on the faculty of the Northwest Academy of Healing Arts in Tacoma and have a very good background in my field and in some other complementary integrative modalities as well. I spent 20 years in the USAF and retired in 1994 as a Lt. Colonel. I have been professionally trained as a Counselor and have a Master's Degree with a double major in Human Relations Psychology and Business Administration from Webster University in St. Louis, MO. In addition to my formal university degree training, I have invested several years and over $100,000 becoming educated as a 'bodyworker' which included training in Acupuncture, Nutrition, Massage Therapy, training as a Chiropractic Paraprofessional from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO, and a specialty of CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute in Palm Beach, FL. I'm not some uneducated and uninformed person off the street that has no idea what I am talking about! Since I am licensed by the NV State Board of Massage, the bills don't impact me severely; however, I can see hundreds of competent and well qualified individuals being put out of business and losing their livelihoods because of this bill. The loss to the public will be staggering. I can foresee that it will cause a large number of people to give up on Nevada as a place that they want to live & have already heard a few people state that if this law is passed, they will have no choice but to move to a new state and give up on Nevada as a good place to live! We have a shortage of competent medical people in this state already and many of the great ones have given up and moved away because of the high cost of liability insurance for their professions. Does our State Legislature | May-22-2011 |
| Against | Are you people serious? At what point are you going to leave government and state out of what the people choose for themselves. For what they deem to be healthy and out of the jurisdiction and political views and money making strategies, (schemes). Enough is enough! Another opportunity for another agancy to line the pockets and manipulate the system of the people that choose it. You're out of your frickin minds if you think that I would for one minute support this bill. | May-22-2011 |
| Against | May-21-2011 | |
| Against | I feel that as an American citizen and a free thinker, that we should have the right to choose what we put into our bodies freely, without having to experience giving our power to doctors and pharmacy's. Natural Healing is a right that is being made into a privilege by the Powers that Be. I say Choose Love. Thank you kindly for your time and attention, Phoenix | May-21-2011 |
| Against | May-21-2011 | |
| Against | We adults allow us to make choices for ourselves. | May-21-2011 |
| Against | May-21-2011 | |
| Against | Many NV residents will lose jobs and freedoms. Passing this bill will distory the "American Dream" for thousands of people. | May-21-2011 |
| Against | Doctors study medicine, this is crazy to put them in charge! Dr.'S and Medication is the cause of the problems I sought out holistic alternatives to fix, to pass this bill would be handing over key to the car to the blind! | May-21-2011 |
| Against | Individual choice! | May-21-2011 |
| Against | May-20-2011 | |
| Against | I believe this bill should be not be passed. It is too restrictive and will hurt small businesses. | May-20-2011 |
| Against | May-20-2011 | |
| Against | May-19-2011 | |
| Against | May-19-2011 | |
| Against | May-19-2011 | |
| Against | May-19-2011 | |
| Against | May-19-2011 | |
| Against | Nevadans have the right to freely choose their alternative health care options! As a holistic practitioner who is licensed and follows the laws, I LOVE my job and help scores of people DAILY. Please squash this bill. Focus on what really matters in our state. Education, jobs, safety! | May-18-2011 |
| Against | May-18-2011 | |
| Against | May-18-2011 | |
| Against | May-18-2011 | |
| Against | This bill reaches far beyond the originators intent "to protect the people" and attempts to regulate the unlicensed who could stand to lose their livelihoods. As well, Nevadans stand to lose their freedom to choose from an array of nutritional information alternatives. Moreover, this bill attempts to legislate speech and override our First Amendment. Proponents promise this is not the case, but the intent and the letter do not agree. The language of the bill is too vague. The proposed Board would be given cart blanche to interpret the inexplicit “letter” at will. As it reads, the unlicensed would be subject to unwarranted penalties. It's clear that dieticians would like to be recognized as the only ones allowed to call themselves nutritionist, an attempt to place themselves above all others. I believe they will find, as dieticians have found in other states where they have been licensed, that the application and licensing fees proposed will be burdensome, and that their licensure will have little impact on the public. Lastly, as SB 412 is concerned with the licensure of those practicing Complementary and Integetrative Medicine, of which dieticians have been included, they could have be licensed under SB 412 and saved themselves the trouble of introducing a separate bill. I oppose this bill as it stands. Amendments would not likely make it agreeable to those of us who cherish our basic freedoms. | May-18-2011 |
| Against | May-17-2011 | |
| Against | May-17-2011 | |
| Against | May-17-2011 | |
| Against | This is tantamount to the AMA setting standards for doctors. We have other associations for physicians and surgeons. We have Clinical Nutritionists--are they to be regulated by the State Board of Dietetics? 92% of Registered Dietitians work in institutional settings. Socialized medicine in action. Nutritionists should not be shut out by bureaucrats, and standards for human nutrition which are set by the United Nations! This is the United States of America. We do not answer to the UN--at least we SHOULD NOT. | May-16-2011 |
| Against | May-16-2011 | |
| Against | May-16-2011 | |
| For | May-16-2011 | |
| For | May-15-2011 | |
| Against | This bill seems to have everyone's best interests at heart, however I am concerned. People should have a right to choose what they would like to utilize. The "board" usually entails some sort of political affiliation. This should not be the case when it comes to nutrition. | May-14-2011 |
| Against | May-14-2011 | |
| Against | No more nanny laws. I am an informed consumer and I don't need the government telling me what to do or not to do. We need less government, not more. We need fewer laws and more education. What we absolutely don't need are more people being imprisoned for idiotic reasons. Incarceration should be for violent people who cannot live in society. Not the guy next door who tells you to eat more spinach. GET OUT OF MY HEALTHCARE. | May-14-2011 |
| Against | I am a Registered Dietitian living in Nevada. This bill is tantamount to a tax on Registered Dietitians. There is no point in having a State License when all Registered Dietitians are licensed by a national entity, the American Dietetics Association. This is just a way to take money from a group (Registered Dietitians) that do not make a lot of money. With an average salary of under $35,000 per year any additional fee is an undue burden on Registered Dietitians. Do not support this bill! | May-14-2011 |
| For | May-13-2011 | |
| For | May-13-2011 | |
| Against | May-13-2011 | |
| For | I am a registed dental hygienist and know several dieticians who work at the hospital. They are dealing with saving lives of some of these people, especially babies and i think they should be licensed. | May-13-2011 |
| Against | May-13-2011 | |
| Against | This is a very bad bill. Highly educated nutritionists will be excluded from practicing even though they have far more educations than dietitions. In North Carolina a Nutiontionist with a doctorate degree and years of practice has been denied a license because she did not have one specific low level class. She had covered the material in that low level class in a class at a much higher level. Please do not pass this bill. | May-13-2011 |
| For | As with any other licensed healthcare profession, there are minimum requirements that all practitioners must meet in order to become licensed. These requirements are based on objective standards gleaned from mountains of evidence and which are designed to protect the consumer of licensed services. Anyone who wishes to practice as a licensed professional is free to satisfy these requirements and become licensed. Nobody is going to be excluded provided they meet the set requirements. Anyone objecting to this bill is probably a non-dietitian who doesn't want to do the work required to become licensed. I can't imagine that any consumer would object to a measure that would protect them from receiving poor service from an unqualified professional. | May-13-2011 |
| For | May-13-2011 | |
| Against | May-12-2011 | |
| For | This is requested by the professional group--Registered Dietitians. As long as it is revenue neutral and these professionals regulate themselves, I support it and so should the legislators. | May-12-2011 |
| Against | Dietetics is about diet, not in the same class as the need for licensure for medicine or dentistry. No one is falsely representing themselves as a dietitian to get a job in a hospital or nursing home kitchen. This is solely the work of certified dietians. This bill is predatory upon all other sources of nutritional information and healthcare practitioners. In the last twenty years dietians have learned that the health food industry was right about eating whole grains and avoiding overly processed food. Thank you, I want to be able to continue to choose my sources of nutritonal information. | May-12-2011 |
| For | May-12-2011 | |
| For | May-12-2011 | |
| Against | I do not feel that this bill is in the best interest of the american people and is unconstitutional as it takes away our right to discuss and maintain our health in the way we individuals see fit. This bill supports a socialistic society and government. I would not want to see this bill passed and spread out to other states. | May-12-2011 |
| Against | I think I got the freedom to make my own choices about my Health care' | May-12-2011 |
| Against | May-12-2011 | |
| Against | I am wildly against it!!! | May-12-2011 |
| Against | Absolutely against this bill. | May-12-2011 |
| Against | No objection to the licensing of RD's, but just not happy with some of the other language. Will see what amendments survive. | May-12-2011 |
| Against | My sister, who is a Doctor of Osteopathy made me aware of this bill and the consequences of it - bad bad bad idea! | May-12-2011 |
| Against | May-12-2011 | |
| Against | I prefer to able to choose my own diet and nutrition and discuss these alternatives with anyone without the fear of criminal repercussions. This bill seems to create a nutritional information monopoly. It is never a good idea to concentrate so much power in a single place. | May-11-2011 |
| Against | If you want to license Dietitians - that's fine. But this bill goes way beyond that and is an egregious power grab that will not only greatly diminish the choices of residents of the state of Nevada but grant powers to a board to criminalize law abiding citizens of Nevada that make a living helping others. This would also ultimately create a monopoly for licensed dietitians being the only ones allowed to discuss even food choices. The information that you show here does not really describe the real powers that this board will have regarding those that are not licensed dietitians. | May-11-2011 |
| Against | This Bill haas the potential to restrict any discuussion of nutrition, supplements and herbal alternatives to a chosen few. It could infringe on our first amendment rights to Freedom of Speech. As currently written this bill is an abomination. | May-11-2011 |
| Against | I attended the meeting in Las Vegas on 11may11. I spite of the assurances from the bill sponsor and the chair of the committee that the bill would only apply to dieticians, I have reservations. This bill is flawed. The exemtion cited that would protect my first amendment rights ( Sec 9,d) excludes a person who furnishes nutrition information if the person is not engaged in the " practice of dietetics". Returning to section 6 Practice of dietetics means the perfomance of ANY act in the nutrition care process including, without limitation, assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, COUNSELING ETC. My interpretation of this is I would be committing a mismdemeanor if I discussed herbal alternatives with anyone without a dietican certification and license | May-11-2011 |
| For | May-11-2011 | |
| Against | I am not a registered dietitian, but informed in nutrition. The Research based curricula that I teach is peer reviewed and ready for the community. With proper training of the curricula I am well capable to convey the writers thoughts. The research is done and we are often informed of updates in which we share with the community. I am against bill AB289 | May-11-2011 |
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| For | Seems that it is only reasonable for the State to monitor and license anyone who is engaging in the practice of dietetics. | May-11-2011 |
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| Against | We do not need government legislation. This bill is not a good bill all the way around. What will it do to retailers and what expense to enforce more regulations. Cut spending and regulations please. | May-11-2011 |
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| For | This would be a great bill. There are too many people/organizations "practicing" dietetics without current & thorough knowledge. | May-11-2011 |
| For | As a critical care dietitian working as a part of a Trauma team in the ICU I am the only health care professional on the team who is not licensed. This bill would ensure "licensed dietitians" met the qualifications to provide such care. | May-11-2011 |
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| Against | Why are you attacking people who make their living helping people. | May-11-2011 |
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| For | As a Doctor of Pharmacy I believe Bill AB289 will enhance patient care and enhance patient outcomes. Currently there is no minimum standard for Dieticians in the hospital or patient care setting, even though they have great enfluence on patient nutritional care while in the hospital or even a long-term care facility. By providing for the licensure of dieticians, AB289 will enhance patient care and patient outcomes. Thank you for your time. | May-11-2011 |
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| Against | I'v worked in the community for two years along with other colleagues teaching research based nutrition programs, part of the job is to research and be knowlegable about the science of nutrition and the curriculum that has already been written and we teach, I do not support AB289 to push out one professional to secure anothers professional position. | May-11-2011 |
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| For | I am in favor of this bill, Cheryl Kapalka, Clinical Nutrition manager at Valley hospital, 702-388-4811 | May-11-2011 |
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| Against | This bill is an example of the pharmaceutical companies mission to have every man, woman & child on prescription drugs. I am the only one who can decide what I will eat, & consume for the betterment of my health. The state makes alot of money on sales tax for dietary supplements. This bill will just make us purchase our supplements out of state. No State Board of Dietetics is needed. | May-11-2011 |
| Against | Those with much higher education in Nutrition are fully qualified to give nutritional counseling. Sitting for the ADA exam is not an accurate way to measure qualifications for giving nutritional counseling. The ADA is sponsored by Coke, Pepsi, General Mills, and Kelloggs to name a few of the junk food producing companies. I think that says shows how reputable their standards are. | May-11-2011 |
| Against | "Dietetics” as defined in the bill encompasses a wide range of nutrition services including performing nutritional assessments and nutrition monitoring, counseling and evaluation, all of which fall under the scope of practice of any qualified and self-respecting nutritionist. Furthermore, the bill explicitly states that individuals cannot use the words “licensed nutritionist” or “LN” unless they complete the program for dietitians—which also requires completion of the ADA exam. | May-11-2011 |
| Against | For thousands of years the men and women of the planet have been capable of feeding themselves the proper diet. The Legislature of the the State of Nevada has designed a bill that interferes with my diet, and has found a way to increase the funds going into the State coffers, without a tax increase. As well as to create a new bureaucracy. More do nothing friends and relatives of the elected officials. | May-11-2011 |
| Against | Governor Sandoval, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy, Michael A. Schneider, remaining members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy, and the entire Nevada State Senate and Assembly: I would like to bring to the forefront a few aspects of the situation that will most probably be brought about by the passage of Assembly Bill No. 289, “Enacts provisions relating to the practice of dietetics,” that, for all of my research into the matter, including reportage in the media, do not appear to have been discussed or even considered. As written and amended, as of this date (May 10th), many feel that the passage of the bill would inadvertently and indirectly outlaw businesses that sell or promote vitamin, mineral, and herbal food supplements by prohibiting the business owners and their employees from discussing a customer’s needs regarding those supplements. While I am not an attorney, judge, or even a paralegal assistant, my reading of the bill, as it is posted on the Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System (NELIS), forces me to concur with their interpretation, specifically by the unintended omission of some critical wording within the bill. Consider, if you will, the range of businesses affected by such a measure: Not only would this affect vitamin and nutritional supplements wholesalers and retailers, but it would include many health foods stores and restaurants that provide supplements on their shelves as a convenience to their customers. The same is true of sports equipment retailers and membership-driven athletic clubs and gyms. Furthermore, there are supermarkets and “big box” retailers like Costco, Wal-Mart, and K-Mart who carry such products. Pharmacies, at the very least, would be required to move all such products into their “cage” where other controlled substances are kept. Many do not have the room to do so without significant and costly renovation and would simply discontinue carrying th | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | Nutritionists are NOT the same as Dietitians, and just as they have a separate organisation, they should not be required to obtain a dietitians license. A nutritionist is a Medically qualified specialist, who is not bound to the ADA and their 'big pharmacy' attitudes. Unlike dietitians, nutrionists are free to cover the whole range of vitamins,supplements and natural healing practices; which many people would rather have available to them. | May-10-2011 |
| Against | I am a resident of Clark County,and a registered voter. I chose Alternative Health Care as the method to treat my healthcare issues, and I am most certianly not going to remain living in a state that doesn't allow me the FREEDOM TO CHOOSE from whom or where I purchase my nutritional supplements, vitamins and herbs from. How is it legal or constitutuoonal to deny me my right to choose how I care for myself.......There are many nutrition p rofessionals, some of the most highly educationed and well respected professionals in the field of nutrition, who provide expert advice to consumers.... This bill will greatly limits the practice of other nutiotional professionals. I want the choice to be mine... STOP THIS BILL VOTE NO | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | Inadequate protection for marketers of health foods and dietary supplements. | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | My colleagues and I have been teaching research based nutrition information for more than 15 years in an educational setting. We are not registered dietitians, but we are knowledgeable about the science of nutrition and the curricular we teach. I do not support AB289 for purposes of job security. | May-10-2011 |
| Against | Horrible bill. Please stop it! | May-10-2011 |
| Against | Create a NV version of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign? I think not. Keep the State Board of Dietetics OUT of my diet. I was once a nutrition major in college. I switched to Chemistry. Although you may believe I am stupid, I most certainly am NOT. I have raised three healthy daughters who do me proud. They ask me for the recipes of their childhood every week. I made an effort to serve balanced meals to my family, in addition to working full-time. IT HAS PAID OFF. I don't need a State Board making nutrition decisions for me, or my family. | May-10-2011 |
| For | As a registered dietitian in private practice over 25 years, I am in favor of licensure for dietitians. | May-10-2011 |
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| For | There are too many people in the community who fall prey to people calling themselves "nutritionists" who have no education in the field of nutrition and who are only out to make a profit from unsuspecting people. I fully support the licensing of dietitians. Most states already have this legistlature in place. | May-10-2011 |
| For | please pass this. | May-10-2011 |
| For | Licensure for dietitians is needed to protect the public from unqualified practitioners. Please support AB289!!!! | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | This bill will stiffle competition and allow the state to implement another hidden tax through licensing. Stop all this regulation and meddling in the open market | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | AB 289 denies consumers access to expert advice from nutritionists, some of the most highly educated and well-respected professionals in the field of nutrition. As the bill is currently worded only a licensed dietitian shall practice dietetics. "Dietetics" as defined in the bill encompasses a wide range of nutrition services including performing nutritional assessments and nutrition monitoring, counseling and evaluation, all of which fall in the scope of practice of any highly qualified and self respecting nutritionist. Furthermore, the bill explicitly states that an individual cannot use the words "licensed nutritionist" or "L.N" unless they complete the program for dietitians. The negative implications of AB 289 are far reaching. It is bad for an already struggling Nevada economy. This bill would effectively eliminate an entire profession and removes all competition in the field of nutrition services. | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | VOTE NO on AB289. Creating a new Regulatory Board to license and regulate dieticians is just adding cost and bureaucracy without adding value. It looks like this is an attempt to steer money to the 'right' programs and the 'right' schools. Vote NO on this bad piece of legislation. | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | This is a ploy by wealthy pharmaceutical interests controlling the FDA to take the earth's gifts to humanity in the form of healing foods, patent them, and prohibit sale and circulation of these beneficial products to people. In light of the many environmental concerns, such as radiation, we are facing, it is imperative that people maintain open access to relatively inexpensive, safe, and non-prescription modes of treatment. Please, for the health of the common people, indigenous people and others for whom herbs and vitamins are an integrated way for them to stay healthy, and for the sake of children, do not let corporate interests have precedence over the health of the people of Nevada. | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | As a mother of four children, I feel the responsibility to care for my children in the best way possible. I am a well educated mother with an MBA in International Finance. I am not anti-doctor or anti-medicine. However, I fully support herbal supplements, plant-based health remedies, and essential oils to keep my family healthy. We have been able to save hundreds of dollars in our family's budget by using herbs with wisdom and prudence. We now visit the doctor for well checks rather than regular sick visits. Please, vote NO on AB 289 and NO on SB412. | May-10-2011 |
| Against | We do not need this. Dietitions know nothing about natural health supplements. People who sell them are trained in them. Vote NO. | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | Stop taking away our freedom of choice. | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | Stop trying to manage and regulate things that don't need regulation! | May-09-2011 |
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| Against | While I do think that Dietitians should be licensed, I am concerned with the overly broad definition, especially as it pertains to herbs and supplements. According to this bill, if I tell my neighbor that I had a good response to using an herb to assist with my cold (and they might like it as well), I am commiting a crime. I know that there is an exception for people who sell food and food supplements, but this is still too restrictive of a measure. This will have a negative impact on my small business people who market and sell supplements as a primary or secondary business. Overall, I think that your definition of "dietetics" is too broad and will negatively impact the lives and income of Nevadans. This negative economic impact is never desirable, and certainly not now. | May-09-2011 |
| Against | The legislature is creating needless statutes designed to compel the behavior of and deprive the hard working Nevadans of their hard earned money by creating fee's that support another layer of dysfunctional bureaucracy. You cannot fill the budget deficit on the backs of those who can least afford it. | May-08-2011 |
| Against | Please stop attempting to limit our freedom as it realtes to seeking out advice regarding nutritional choices and/or supplemetation, under the guise of "protecting" us. I love NV, but am wondering if I need to move because of your desire to limit MY freedom to seek natural/homeopathic solutions regarding MY health. What is happening here?! | May-08-2011 |
| Against | This bill goes beyond that stated scope and will interfere with our ability to obtain and take supplements for our health | May-08-2011 |
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| Against | More Government intervention we don't need. | May-07-2011 |
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| Against | This is the medical community's way of limiting my choices for health care. I can make these choices without the intervention of the state. Thank you. | May-06-2011 |
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| Against | So we need to have another board and pay out more money to let someone else decide who I can see concerning my own health? The government is already top heavy telling me what I can or cannot do. No way. | May-04-2011 |
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| Against | It will increase the deficit, increase our government and increase unemployment. Even if Nevada could afford another board, the fact that this bill will be a hardship on small businesses, and actually drive some of them OUT of business, along with related jobs, would make me VOTE "NO". A further deciding factor would be the violation of my right to choose if this bill was passed. Please DO NOT PASS this bill. | May-03-2011 |
| Against | I find this proposed legislation to be horrific infringement on my personal freedom. By God's grace I am in excellent health, mainly thanks to all the wonderful advise I have received and followed through the years from the kinds of alternative health professionals this bill would muzzle. I have never consulted a lisenced dietician, but have gotten plenty of very valuable advice. Enough with the nanny state already!!! And please respect that I can make my own informed choices. | May-03-2011 |
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| For | May 03, 2011 To Whom it may concern, I am a Health and Wellness professional and I'm seeking your support for Assembly Bill No. 289, "Enacts provision relating to the practice of dietetics." Specifically, this legislation is an act providing for the licensure of dietitians. Nutrition plays an important role in health, and in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. The role of nutrition has expanded in the last 3 decades, and continues to expand, as research and clinical studies demonstrate the role of nutrition and medical nutrition therapy in disease prevention and treatment. Health promotion including medical nutrition therapy will play an increasing role in the healthcare arena to improve quality of life for our citizens and to improve cost control efforts. Preventive care is some of the least expensive care we can deliver and in this day of budget crunch, cost effectiveness is key. Successful medical nutrition therapy requires a practitioner with knowledge in physiology, nutrition, cultural practices, communication, and behavior change strategies. The registered dietitian is the food and nutrition expert with training in these areas and is uniquely qualified to provide the public with nutrition education and participate in treating both acute and chronic disease through medical nutrition therapy. The registered dietitian holds a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in nutrition from an accredited university, has completed at least 1200 hours of supervised practice, has passed a standardized national exam, and participates in continuing professional education. The registered dietitian through training and experience provides citizens and patients with evidence-based information and nutrition therapy. Dietitians work closely with their prescribing physicians to provide quality care for their patients. This legislation is being brought forward by dietitians who, as part of the health care team, support high standards of dietetic practi | May-03-2011 |
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| Against | This bill as with SB412 is an attempt of the government to restrict those of us who chose not to take drugs with horrendous side-effects from finding alternative sources of treatment. This bill would in effect close down natural food stores, vitamin stores, etc. It has taken allopathic doctors years to recognize what foods are heart-healthy, what diets are healthy for some and not for others. Most doctors have a very limited knowledge of nutrition, herbs, and supplements and have very little time to keep up with recent studies, etc. I depend on those who interest and expertise is in nutrition and the latest information on what is available and "works." There is such a strong bias against alternative medicine in this country--and especially in this state. I have the right to choose whom I go to for assistance in my own health care and the right to choose what I put into my body to manage my health. The state does not have that right...nor does a board of "licensed nutritionists." I'm sorry, but the content of this bill seems to have been heavily influenced by one or all of our drug companies. | May-01-2011 |
| Against | If a person works within the medical system ie. hospitals and Dr.s offices as a dietician, why does the State of Nevada need to have a special Board to regulate what is already regulated? This is micro managing something that everyone should be able to share with their family and friends. Diet is important and I do not want to be fined for sharing health information with my family. If I have a wonderful recipe that is great for diabetics will I be fined for sharing it? No NO No No........ | May-01-2011 |
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| Against | I appreciate our basic freedoms too much to legislate against another. Please allow my family the freedom to seek detetic advice from as many resources as are available to us without fear of persecution. Thank you for protecting our inherent freedom to use the wisdom of our neighbors and friends to better the nutrition of our families. | May-01-2011 |
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| Against | I am against this bill. It would severely limit an individuals right to select a person to assist them with their own health care needs. Diet and nutrition is the foundation of good health. I have found many lay people to be much more knowledgeable in this area than licensed doctors and nurse practitioners. Please reject this bill as it places unnecessary restrictions on my right to choose the person I believe has the best knowledge to help me with my own healthcare situation. | Apr-29-2011 |
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| For | yes, I am for licencing dieticians. | Apr-28-2011 |
| For | strongly support the licensure of dietitians to ensure science based nutrition informations are dessiminated to the citizens of Nevada, only by qualified nutrition experts which are the dietitians and not from paraprofessionals with no education in Nutrition science. | Apr-27-2011 |
| For | Please support this bill. | Apr-27-2011 |
| Against | Hospital food. Need I say more? | Apr-27-2011 |
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| For | This is extremely important. I remember the day before Acupunturists could practice and were not required to be licensed. Thank goodness Legislators recognized it was important they be licensed requiring strict requirements that had to be adhered to. The same holds true to have Dietitians licensed preventing people who were/are not properly trained to engage in the practice of dietetics. | Apr-27-2011 |
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| For | I am a pediatric dietitian at St Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno. | Apr-27-2011 |
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| For | Insurance companies only recognize Registered Dietitians to give patients Medical Nutrition Therapy and be reimbursed for their services, just as other licensed health professionals in hospitals, skilled nursing settings and rehabilitation facilities...would patients at these places feel comfortable having a GNC employee or Whole Foods worker do the same? There MUST be a CLEAR dividing line on what is accepted and practiced. | Apr-27-2011 |
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| Against | PLEASE SEE COMMENTS I MADE UNDER SB412 | Apr-26-2011 |
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| Against | please stop attacking the citizens of this state on behalf of BIG business.YOUR JOB is to SERVE all of the people.we the people have the right to seek counsel or advice from anyone WE CHOOSE........ | Apr-26-2011 |
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| Against | Not even trained dieticians can be certain of a proper diet - look how the USDA Food Pyramid has changed in the past 5 years! Old diets prescribed for Diabetics made their condidtions WORSE! Obesity in children? Before TV, video games, FaceBook and the Internet an HOUR of Physical Education USED TO BE REQUIRED in Jr. and Sr. High schools - what does the President now recommend??? AN HOUR OF EXERCISE! Imagine THAT! Will this bill make parents criminals for recommending that their children eat their veges???? Get Government the h__l OUT of our lives. Scientific research used to be reliable but now dances to the tune of those funding the research. If MD's and "Dieticians" had the same kind of training as people preparing rations for livestock people might be able to have some confidence in them. This is yet another attempt to "control" people for their own good. Vote NO on AB 289 no matter WHAT 34 OTHER States think is good! | Apr-21-2011 |
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| Against | To my knowledge a lot less people have died attempting to supplement their diet to regain their health than taking physician prescribed drugs. While nutritionists can be helpful neither do they have all the answers. People need the ability to research, access knowledge and be able to have access to supplements for their diets grown in depleted soils lacking the nutrients needed to maintain health. Another State Board isn't needed - freedom of personal action unfettered by another government regulatory board is the right of the people. | Apr-19-2011 |
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| For | Why Licensure? It is important to point out that 34 States currently have licensure laws for RD's. Just this past week, Wyoming passed SF0093 (Dietetics Licensure). Licensure for the RD will: * Establish minimum educational and experience criteria, ensuring that only qualified, trained professionals provide nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy to individuals requiring or seeking nutrition care or information. * Provide regulation of persons engaged in the practice of dietetics and nutrition - further protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public. * Eliminate confusion when consumers seek a qualified nutrition professional. * Increase public and financial access to nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy which may have a positive impact on professional opportunities for the licensed registered dietitians in the future. | Apr-15-2011 |
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| Against | don't take away our "freedom of speech" or our choice! | Apr-13-2011 |
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| For | People have the right to know that they are getting evidence based nutritional advice. As dietitians we are considered the nutrition experts and deserve the right for our scope of practice to be protected. | Apr-12-2011 |
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| For | I support the licensure of Registered dietitians in Nevada. | Apr-12-2011 |
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| For | I support the licensure of Registered dietitians in Nevada | Apr-11-2011 |
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| For | This is important to protect Nevada consumers. | Apr-11-2011 |
| For | Licensure for the RD will: Establish minimum educational and experience criteria, ensuring that only qualified, trained professionals provide nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy to individuals requiring or seeking nutrition care or information. Provide regulation of persons engaged in the practice of dietetics and nutrition - further protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public. Eliminate confusion when consumers seek a qualified nutrition professional. Increase public and financial access to nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy which may have a positive impact on professional opportunities for the licensed registered dietitians in the future. As a constituent and healthcare professional I ask you to seriously consider this very important bill. | Apr-11-2011 |
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| For | The public needs to be able to determine who is a reputable provider of nutrition services! | Apr-11-2011 |
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| Against | Will permit teachers to teach health education and he is a principal. | Apr-11-2011 |
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| For | Nutrition should be regulated. Food is medicine. If an non nutrition professional gives the incorrect advice this could cause harm or serious illness which will increase more medical cost. | Apr-11-2011 |
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| Against | Please allow us to make our own decisions for our body and health.... ONLY doctors and dieticians can give out nutritional information is ridiculous when MDs are not required to take nutritional education and most don't!!!!! | Apr-11-2011 |
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| For | This will support the safety of individuals seeking and needing nutrition assistance. | Apr-11-2011 |
| For | This bill is critical to preserving integrity and credibility for nutritionists and dietitians in the state. This bill is very important to protect the public from snake oil salespersons, protecting their health and preventing the sale of products not supported by evidence based and scientifically sound research. | Apr-11-2011 |
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| For | At a time when obesity and poor nutrition intake is related to every chronic disease state, it is more important than ever for our population in Nevada to receive qualified and science based nutrition counseling. | Apr-11-2011 |
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| Against | This bill is bad as it would stop naturopaths, homeopaths, herbalists, health food store personnel, and other alternative/complimentary health care practitioners from providing the kind of services and therapies that many people find very helpful for their conditions. | Apr-08-2011 |
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| For | I've been an RD for 15 years and do a variety of things in the hospital setting including education on therapeutic diets for the heart, lund disease, diabetes and weight loss. I also work with very ill patients making sure their nutritional needs are met in order to heal and recover. I really believe it's time NV recognizes our skills and expertise in medical nutrition therapy. | Apr-08-2011 |
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| For | Licensure is an extremely important part of legitimizing any discipline. No one can practice medicine, Social Work, Psychology, Nursing, or even drive without a license. Bill AB289 will give credence to the practice of dietetics and recognize the benefits of licensed practioners in this field. | Apr-07-2011 |
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| For | As a registered physical therapist in the state of Nevada who works with a great dietician, I believe this is a definite positive step for this profession and for health care in general. I strongly urge you to support this bill. | Apr-07-2011 |
| Against | my experience with dietians they never provide nutritional meals. To high in fat and salt. | Apr-07-2011 |
| For | If this bill is not passed then you are again cutting corners and impacting patient safety. | Apr-07-2011 |
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| For | Registered Dietitians must meet academic and professional requirements including earning a bachelor's degree, completing a supervised practice program and passing a registration examination. Completion of these items distinguishes them as a medical nutrition expert. In working as a Registered Dietitian for the past five years, I support this bill and feel it is essential for the consistency and continuity of our profession. | Apr-06-2011 |
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| For | No person who has "some" training in nutrition without licensure should be practicing medical nutrition therapy. We need actual people with training, not some nut job who thinks they know and went to herbology school. This isn't the standard of practice for people who do not subscribe to understudied, underresearched ways of medicine and not endorsed by the medical community here in this country. We need to protect patients from wacko medicinalists. | Apr-06-2011 |
| Against | This will do nothing that the American Dietetic Association doesn't already do except take more money out of practitioner's pockets and divert it to the Nevada Dietetic Association. | Apr-06-2011 |
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| For | Please support this bill to help protect the public from untrained nutrition professionals! | Apr-06-2011 |
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| Against | bill would outlaw freedom of speech of all non-dietitians, and reduce the choice of the individual, forcing to use a government mandated health care specialists. Would passage of this bill cause restaurants that place dietetic information on their menus criminals? | Apr-01-2011 |
| Against | It's our choice to gather nutritional information from sources other than medical practioners | Apr-01-2011 |
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| Against | STOP REMOVING OUR FREEDOMS.. | Apr-01-2011 |
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| Against | I do not believe this bill is in the best and highest good. I do not want this bill. I feel it will cause far more harm, than good. | Apr-01-2011 |
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| Against | The owners of health food stores will be hampered by this bill. | Mar-31-2011 |
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| For | As a Registered Dietitian, I support this bill. | Mar-30-2011 |
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| For | We need to have registered dieticians in the Wellness programs that are approved for funding by insurance companies. | Mar-29-2011 |
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| Against | If I would have taken the med. the Dr told me to I would have been sicker. | Mar-28-2011 |
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| For | Good morning, and thank you for the opportnity to comment. I am a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator in Las Vegas. I have been in private practice for 10 years, following 5 years employment in the hospital setting and 5 years with a large HMO. I support AB289 which will establish minimum educational and experience criteria for professionals in this very important area of health care today. There is much confusion in the public about who is qualified to provide them with accurate, unb | Mar-28-2011 |
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| For | The public deserves the protection afforded by licensure of dietitians as nutrition professionals providing appropriate information about nutrition and health. | Mar-27-2011 |
| For | I am supportive of this legislation. I am familiar with several cases where nutritionists have claimed to be dieticians, so this would help to curb that practice. It would also create a much needed state board to oversee the profession. | Mar-27-2011 |
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| For | I will have to base this off of my personal experience. My natural Dr has changed my life in a good way!!! | Mar-25-2011 |
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| Against | Another unnecessary layer of government regulation. Please retain my right to choose who I go to for nutritional advice. | Mar-25-2011 |
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| For | As a registered dietitian I support this bill. | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | please pass | Mar-25-2011 |
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| For | Dieticians should be held to the same standards as other health professionals. A licensure program would vet interested individuals and insure that they are truly qualified. | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | As a registered nurse I support this bill. | Mar-25-2011 |
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| For | This bill is important to protect the public. Registered/Licensed dietitians have the educational background to safely direct people with Medical Nutrition Therapy. I work in a local hospital and have seen people admitted following ill advise. | Mar-25-2011 |
| Against | Aren't dietitians the poeple who give us hospital food? | Mar-24-2011 |
| Against | In 1995 a bill similar to this one failed (SB193) due in part to opposition from chiropractors and acupuncturists because they also give nutritional advice. The same problem remains as it did in then. Giving nutritional advice is an integral part of many health professions and vocations. In the real world common people seek many different sources to help learn about their nutritional needs. Nutrition is a huge subject to define with thousands of ideas and concepts about what it is and how to get nutri | Mar-24-2011 |
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| Against | it is wrong to limit those who can give nutrition advise and info. to a select dietitians and a select few- This bill needs to be stopped. Many people should be free to talk about nutrition and give advise to clients and the public- naturopaths, chefs, herbalists, cerified nutrition consultants, colon therapists, homeopathic practitioners, educators, Care Takers, Ayurvedic practitioners-- there are too many to list-- this bill will infringe on our right to choose what practitioner, or educator we wish to | Mar-24-2011 |
| For | As a physician working with several registered dietitians it is shocking for them as professionals not to already have licensure. Registered Dietitians deserve the respect to be the ONLY nutrition experts because of their extensive training vs people who call themsevles "nutritionists". RD's have earned a bachelor’s degree with course work approved by ADA’s Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics.Completed an accredited, supervised practice program at a health-care facility, community agency or foodserv | Mar-24-2011 |
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| For | Important to set the standards. We wouldn't want a financial planner working without the appropriate security licenses or real estate agents without a real estate license. We are talking about people's health and being board certified is critical to the safety of all in the state of Nevada. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | I am a registered dietitian in Henderson, NV and I support this bill | Mar-23-2011 |
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| For | I am a registered dietitian. I have lived and worked in Nevada for almost 21 years. We have an entitlement act for dietitians on the NRS. When I was president of the Nevada Dietetic Association a few years ago it was brought to our attention that there were a couple of infringements of that entitlement. I addressed both issues with varying success. Licensing dietitians more clearly defines scope of practice and allows the citizens of Nevada the opportunity to know where to seek for reliable medical n | Mar-23-2011 |
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| Against | It is absolutely ridiculous to implement another board and set of regulations at excessive cost to the state in these hard times. This bill also seeks to restrict an individual's ability to seek information to "main stream" sources. Licensd does not mean accurate or correct. I vehemently oppose this bill | Mar-22-2011 |
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