Standards &
Guidelines

Note:  This website provides current and updated information. Should there be a difference with documentation previously distributed to members, it is up to the members to source the latest version posted on the College website.

Code of ethics

• Code of Ethics

Standards

• Standard for Dietitians Practicing Through Delegation of Controlled Acts
• Standards & Guidelines for Professional Practice: Conflict of Interest
• Consent to Treatment and for the Collection Use and Disclosure of Personal Health Information
• Professional Practice Standards for Record Keeping
• Collecting Capillary Blood Samples through Skin Pricking & Monitoring the Blood Readings (Point of Care Testing)
• Framework for Standards of Professional Practice
• College's Definition of Practising Dietetics (updated policy, June 2022)

accreditation and Competency Standards

• Accreditation Standards for Dietetic Education Programs in Canada 2014
• Integrated Competencies for Dietetic Education and Practice (ICDEP) 2013
• Competencies for Dysphagia Assessment and Management in Dietetic Practice (June 2017)

Guidelines, Policies & Position Statements

• Pandemic Policy & Planning Guide, 2020
• Registration Requirements for Interjurisdictional Practice
• Collaborative Care Professional Practice Guidelines (2019)
• Boundary Guidelines for Professional Therapeutic RD-Client Relationships
• Record Keeping Guidelines
• Medical Assistance in Dying for Registered Dietitians in Ontario
• Dysphagia Policy
• Transparency Policy – Suitability to Practice
• Privacy of Personal Information Dietetic Practice Tool Kit
• Infection Control for Regulated Healthcare Professionals
• Medical Waste Disposal Guidelines
• Guidelines for Supervising Dietetic Learners