Dietitians may only set up practice after having applied to have the practice registered by the competent authority in the special municipality or county (city) at the place of practice and obtaining the practice license.
Practicing dietitians shall receive continuing education and submit documentary proof of completed continued education every six years to renew their practice license.
Regulations regarding qualifications, conditions, and documentation to be enclosed to the practice license application, issue, change and reissue of practice license as mentioned in the first paragraph, practice license renewal as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, and other items to be adhered to shall be formulated by the competent central authority.
Regulations regarding contents, credits, implementation, documentary proof of completed continued education and other items to be adhered to shall be formulated by the competent central authority.

In any of the following circumstances, the practice license shall not be issued; any license already issued shall be revoked or cancelled:
1. A dietitian certificate has been revoked or cancelled.
2. A dietitian practice license was cancelled within one year.
3. The dietitian has been determined by a team of specialist physicians, dietitians and scholars/experts invited by the municipal or county (city) competent authority to be unable to practice due to objective facts.
After the cause listed in subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph is eliminated, the dietitian may still apply for practice license in accordance with this Act.

A practicing dietitian should join the dietitian association in the locality of practice.
The dietitian association is not entitled to refuse any membership application filed by an applicant possessing the eligible qualification.

A dietitian shall practice in one work place which can be a medical care institution, nutrition counseling institution, school, or any other institution or place accredited by the competent authority. This restriction does not include support between the institutions and places, or an approval has been obtained from the competent authority.

Dietitians discontinuing or suspending practice shall submit a report to the issuing authority within thirty days after practice is discontinued or suspended.
The aforementioned practice discontinuing period should not exceed one year. Where practice is discontinued for more than a year, a practice suspending application should be processed.
Where a dietitian changes the place of practice or restores practice, the regulations governing practice herein provided shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Upon the demise of the dietitian, the dietitian practice license shall be revoked by the issuing authority.

Tasks of a dietitian are as follows:
1. Conducting a nutritional assessment of the health conditions of particular individuals;
2. Providing nutritional consultation and designing a diet plan catering to the nutritional needs of particular individuals;
3. Designing a diet plan and conducting nutrition supervision of the meal preparation and supply based on the needs of a specific population;
4. Designing a therapeutic diet plan and conducting nutrition supervision of the meal preparation and supply.
The specific population referred in the Subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph means a population that needs to receive permanent meal supplies from a group meal-supplying facility. The related regulations of the classification, number of individuals, number of meals, and dietitian employment shall be formulated by the competent central authority.

1.A dietitian should execute his/her professional job in person and shall not be substituted by a non-dietitian.
2.A dietitian who carries out his/her job via telecommunication shall only do so after being reported to and approved by the competent authority in the special municipality or county (city) at the place of practice registration.
3.Regulations regarding implementation conditions of telecommunication, data to be enclosed, and other items to be adhered to in the preceding paragraph shall be formulated by the competent central authority.

A dietitian should make a record during implementation of his/her tasks. A dietitian working in a medical care institution should also make an abstract of his/her records which shall be included in the patient’s medical records.
The aforementioned records and the diagnosis, consultation, or medical advice related records of the physician should be preserved on file at a designated suitable venue for at least five years by the dedicated personnel of the facility under which the dietitian is employed.
The format and contents of the records and record abstract stated in Paragraph 1 shall be formulated by the competent central authority.

A dietitian who is subject to questioning by a health, justice, or police authority shall not submit a false explanation or report.

The dietitian and the employees of a nutrition counseling institution shall be prohibited from disclosing any private information they may have acquired or encountered at work.