SB207 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kirk HatcherSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Interstate compact; dieticians

Summary

SB207 authorizes Alabama to join the Dietitian Licensure Compact, creating a framework for uniform licensure rules and portable practice for dietitians across member states while preserving Alabama's licensing authority.

What This Bill Does

It adds Chapter 34B to Title 34 to adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and establishes the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission. It allows Alabama-licensed dietitians who meet home-state requirements to obtain a compact privilege to practice in other member states and to be regulated by both home-state and remote-state rules. It establishes a shared data system for licensure and disciplinary information, requires criminal history checks for compact privilege applicants, and outlines how adverse actions and investigations are handled across states. It also sets up rules for fees, enforcement, dispute resolution, and the process by which states join or leave the compact; the act takes effect on October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• Licensed dietitians in Alabama who meet home-state requirements can practice in other member states through a compact privilege, subject to home- and remote-state rules.
• Alabama's Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition Practice and the state licensing authority will administer, enforce, and coordinate compact-related activities, data sharing, and authority over home-state actions.

Key Provisions

• Adds Chapter 34B to Title 34 to adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact in Alabama.
• Creates the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission and outlines its structure, powers, and operations.
• Allows qualified Alabama licensees to obtain a compact privilege to practice in other member states while maintaining a home-state license.
• Establishes a centralized data system to share licensure, investigations, and adverse actions among member states.
• Requires criminal history background checks for compact privilege applicants and alignment of compact privilege renewal with home-state license renewal.
• Details how adverse actions, encumbrances, and investigations are handled across states, including joint investigations and revocation of compact privileges when the home-state license is encumbered.
• Provides for the process by which a licensee can obtain a new home-state license based on a compact privilege and clarifies rules for military members and their spouses.
• Sets up disciplinary, dispute resolution, and enforcement mechanisms, including potential legal action and the need for compliance with rules and bylaws.

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