* § 264. Provision of information related to coursework and training
in nutrition. 1. The department shall develop, maintain, and distribute
to licensed physicians in the state a resource library related to
continuing medical education courses and training opportunities
regarding nutrition, which may include but not be limited to plant-based
nutrition, clinically proven methods for the prevention, reversal, and
treatment of diet-related illnesses, and informational resources
regarding racial disparities in outcomes for diet-related diseases.

2. The resource library shall be made publicly available on the
department's website, and shall be updated and redistributed no less
frequently than every two years via email.

3. In compiling such resources, the department shall consult with
organizations representative of professions, institutions of higher
education, and those with expertise in nutrition and the prevention,
reversal, and treatment of diet-related illnesses.

4. The department shall conduct a follow-up survey three years after
the first distribution of the resource library to ascertain what
proportion of physicians in the state voluntarily enrolled in nutrition
continuing medical education courses and trainings to determine best
practices for delivering information about the availability of such
courses and trainings. The department shall make a report on the results
of such survey available to the public on the department's website.

* NB Effective and Repealed June 1, 2024