Preliminary Review of Complaint

The chair of the Ethics Committee, legal counsel for The American Dietetic Association, and appropriate staff will review the complaint to determine if all the required information has been submitted by the complainant and whether an ethics question is involved.

If a complaint is made regarding an alleged violation of the Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics and a similar complaint is already under consideration regarding the same individual by a state licensure board of examiners, an administrative body, or a court of law, the Ethics Committee will not process the complaint until a final decision has been issued.