Policy & Advocacy

SDAND’s Public Policy Panel serves local and national policy efforts.

Dietitian Licensure Compact

Dietetic Licensure Compact Legislation will be filed this year in South Dakota. The Dietitian Licensure Compact is an interstate occupational licensure compact. Interstate Compacts are constitutionally authorized, legally binding, legislatively enacted contracts among states. The Dietitian Licensure Compact seeks to provide licensees with opportunities for multistate practice and increase mobility for individuals who are relocating, improve public safety and promote workforce development by reducing unnecessary licensure burdens.

Questions related to the Compact in South Dakota can be sent to eatrightsdand@gmail.com. Learn more about the Dietitian Licensure Compact, including what it means for the future of the profession at DietitiansCompact.org.

DietitianCompact.org

Public Policy Panel Members

Public Policy Coordinator: Kendra Kattlemann
State Policy Specialist: Megan EisenVos
Nutrition Services Payment Specialist: Karen Klinkner
House of Delegates: Charlotte Rommereim
Consumer Protection Coordinator: DeLaine Rasmussen

STATE POLICY

The State Policy Specialist monitors local laws and legislative efforts that affect RDNs in South Dakota, as well as plans a state policy event in Pierre each year to promote the RDN to local lawmakers. The Consumer Protection Liaison handles reports and concerns related to state licensure, and the Nutrition Services Payment Specialist/Reimbursement Representative handles all inquiries related to reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Therapy, including reimbursement with SD Medicaid.

National POLICY

The Public Policy Coordinator and Public Policy Coordinator-Elect, along with the House of Delegates Representative monitor national issues that affect local RDNs such as the Farm Bill (dining programs), diabetes prevention and more. The Public Policy Coordinator also plans local interactions with congressional delegates as well as travels to Washington, D.C. each year for the Nutrition and Dietetics Advocacy Summit and meets with our national representative and senators.