OK SB615

Expands the definition of "dietetics" to include specific nutrition services: nutrition assessment, establishing nutritional goals, nutrition counseling, developing nutrition care plans, and maintaining quality standards in food and nutrition

Adds nine new grounds for license suspension or revocation, including failure to refer patients when appropriate, substance abuse affecting competency, felony conviction, fraud, gross negligence, mental incompetence, ethics violations, and out-of-state license revocation

Establishes criminal penalties for unlicensed practice or violations: misdemeanor conviction with fines of $50 to $500 per day of violation

Allows the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to recover costs of disciplinary proceedings from violators, including investigator fees, attorney fees, and hearing costs

Effective date: November 1, 2016