The NJ Dietitician Bill Up for Vote Next Week

[Guest guest]

And one more urgent issue that residents in NJ really can't ignore.

 

Maia

 

From the Vitamin Lawyer:

 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

NJ DietitiansBill Still a Threat to Health Freedom

 

Here is where you can send a message about No Restrictions on

Nutritional Free Speech to your state legislators, no matter your

state of residence:

 

salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/56...n.jsp

 

In NJ you can also contact your NJ legislator at:

www.njleg.state.nj.us/

 

This just in from New Jersey -

 

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October 1, 2008 - This week is the last week in which we can try to

influence an assembly committee to oppose the proposed Dietitians

Monopoly Bill, A2933 . This bill has already passed in the Assembly

Health and Senior Services Committee last month on the 15th and one

more committee must pass it before it is sent to the senate for their

committee approvals - where we will have to begin all over again to

oppose it. If successful in the senate we will hold a rally before

the final vote as our last effort .

 

Next Monday , October 6th, 2008, the final assembly committee to hear

Bill A2933 will be the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Please

contact all the appropriations committee members listed below and ask

them to oppose bill A2 933. Call them and Email them -- information

below.

 

Tell the assembly people that this bill is not only exclusionary and

making natural health businesses and practitioners illegal , but will

be expensive for the state to monitor and enforce. Remind them that

when t his bill passed in Ohio that about 800 practitioners were

initially arrested and hundreds of lives and businesses were

destroyed by those who had to enforce the bill. There are no

practitioners left in Ohio other than dietitians and few health shops

other than the medically approved GNC.

 

Read more at:

vitaminlawyerhealthfreedom.blogspot.com/

[Guest guest]

After receiving this post about the “Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act” (NOT

the Dietitians Monopoly Bill as it was referred  to in the last message), I felt

compelled to reply. 

I am a Registered Dietitian in the state of New Jersey.  I am also part of this

particular list-serv because many aspects of alternative health (healing with

food, herbs, supplements, etc) are very much part of my field.   I would like

you all to know before I continue further, that my purpose of this message is

not to convince you to feel  a certain way, but to educate you as to the

truthfulness of what is been purposed by the state of New Jersey.  Also, I want

you not be assured that I benefit no personal gain by your acceptance or

rejection of this bill.

With that being said, allow me to explain the facts (rather than opinions) of

this bill.  New Jersey is currently only one of 4 states in the nation that does

not require licensure of nutrition professionals.  Put into other words – you,

me, your five year of brother – all of us can legally refer to ourselves and

market ourselves “nutritionists” or “dietitians” or whatever similar word we

choose.  In the 46 other states in the country, this is illegal.  Under the new

proposed bill, only people who have completed the required educational

experience, proven their knowledge through an exam, and continue to prove their

learning through continuing education can call themselves a “nutritionist” or

“dietitian”, etc.

 In other medical professions this is also expected and accepted – I cannot call

myself a Medical Doctor, Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, etc.  Outside of

the medical professions I cannot call myself a Certified Personal Accountant or

an FBI Agent etc…you get the point.  Why should non-nutrition professionals be

able to proclaim themselves as such?  Requiring only qualified professionals to

hold the titles relevant to their field allows the public to know that when they

seek out professionals such as doctors, lawyers, etc, these people hold certain

degrees and are qualified to practice in their field.

This new bill WILL NOT prohibit the public from accessing nutrition supplements,

facts or information.  It will, however, allow the public to know that the

nutrition advice and information they are receiving comes from a professional

with a qualified background who is basing their advice on proven (peer reviewed,

published) research, and not on the drive for profits in a money rich industry. 

It will allow the citizens of New Jersey to feel confident they are receiving

safe advice and information from knowledgeable nutrition experts.  

If you have further questions about his bill, I encourage you to visit the

website www.assemblydems.com or use a search engine to locate current articles

about the bill.  With the presidential election approaching, I hope you are

already doing that rather than allowing email messages or personal blogs to

influence your political views.  However, if you have any questions about his

bill in NJ, feel free to contact me.

 

Thanks for reading. 

Colleen

 

--- On Fri, 10/3/08, Maia Lynda Leibowitz <maialynda wrote:

 

Maia Lynda Leibowitz <maialynda

The NJ Dietitician Bill Up for Vote Next Week

 

Friday, October 3, 2008, 7:36 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

And one more urgent issue that residents in NJ really can't ignore.

 

Maia

 

From the Vitamin Lawyer:

 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

NJ DietitiansBill Still a Threat to Health Freedom

 

Here is where you can send a message about No Restrictions on

Nutritional Free Speech to your state legislators, no matter your

state of residence:

 

salsa.democracyinac tion.org/ o/56...n. jsp

 

In NJ you can also contact your NJ legislator at:

www.njleg.state. nj.us/

 

This just in from New Jersey -

 

------------ -

October 1, 2008 - This week is the last week in which we can try to

influence an assembly committee to oppose the proposed Dietitians

Monopoly Bill, A2933 . This bill has already passed in the Assembly

Health and Senior Services Committee last month on the 15th and one

more committee must pass it before it is sent to the senate for their

committee approvals - where we will have to begin all over again to

oppose it. If successful in the senate we will hold a rally before

the final vote as our last effort .

 

Next Monday , October 6th, 2008, the final assembly committee to hear

Bill A2933 will be the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Please

contact all the appropriations committee members listed below and ask

them to oppose bill A2 933. Call them and Email them -- information

below.

 

Tell the assembly people that this bill is not only exclusionary and

making natural health businesses and practitioners illegal , but will

be expensive for the state to monitor and enforce. Remind them that

when t his bill passed in Ohio that about 800 practitioners were

initially arrested and hundreds of lives and businesses were

destroyed by those who had to enforce the bill. There are no

practitioners left in Ohio other than dietitians and few health shops

other than the medically approved GNC.

 

Read more at:

vitaminlawyerhealth freedom.blogspot .com/