HB317 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mark GidleyRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Interstate compact; dieticians
Summary: HB317 would let Alabama join the Dietitian Licensure Compact to standardize licensing and allow dietitians to practice across member states with a portable compact privilege.
What This Bill Does
The bill would authorize the Alabama Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition Practice to join the Dietitian Licensure Compact. It creates a shared data system and a Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission to manage multistate practice, license information, and disciplinary data. To get a compact privilege, a dietitian must hold a home-state license, meet education and exam requirements (ACEND-accredited program and CDR exam), complete supervised practice hours, and pay required fees; the privilege stays valid as long as the home-state license is active, and renewal follows the home-state schedule. It also establishes rules for continuing education, remote-state practice, adverse actions, and enforcement across member states, plus procedures related to military members and state withdrawals.

Who It Affects
Group 1: Alabama-licensed dietitians and applicants in Alabama, who would be able to practice in other member states using a compact privilege, while maintaining their Alabama license and complying with compact rules.
Group 2: Dietitians licensed in other member states who could obtain a compact privilege to practice in Alabama, subject to meeting home-state requirements, background checks, and participation in the shared data and enforcement system.

Key Provisions
Adoption of the Dietitian Licensure Compact in Alabama, including establishing the Compact Commission and a unified data system to share licensure, investigations, and disciplinary actions across member states.
Establishment of the Compact Privilege, detailing how to obtain and maintain it (home-state license, ACEND-approved education, 1000 hours of supervised practice, credentialing exam, background checks, fees) and clarifying that continuing education obligations apply to the home state, not the remote state.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Occupational Licensing Boards