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New laws in Louisiana and Texas will soon require clinicians to complete continuing medical education (CME) courses in nutrition. Under guidance of the state’s medical board, Louisiana physicians and physician assistants will be required to complete at least 1 hour of nutrition and metabolic health CME every 4 years. Physicians, nurses, dietitians, and allied health professionals in Texas who submit an application for licensure renewal will need to complete nutrition CME first. Professional boards responsible for these health professions will be on task to operationalize the educational requirements in Texas.
And this too: In Texas, the bill that was signed into law also requires that foods containing any of a list of 44 ingredients (eg, bleached flour, citrus red 2, sodium lauryl sulfate, etc.) must have a warning label. The laws make access to existing sources of funding for the institutions contingent on the prescribed nutrition-education requirements, perhaps forecasting that other states may enact similar CME rules for clinicians.