Under Georgia law, only a person licensed or “otherwise authorized to practice” shall be engaged in the practice of “medical nutrition therapy ” and exemptes…
“An individual who provides individualized nutrition recommendations for general health and wellness and the prevention of chronic disease, health coaching, holistic and wellness education, guidance, motivation, behavior change management, services for nonmedical weight control, or other nutrition care services, provided that such services do not constitute medical nutrition therapy.”
Note: This expanded practitioner exemption language was crafted by the Holistic Council years ago. We’re glad to see that after over a decade of lobbying, state legislatures are using pro-free speech, pro-practitioner choice language that reflects recent US Supreme Court decisions and the collective expectations of the marketplace.
Source HB185