Competent professional authority
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 1786 — as used in this section
“Competent professional authority” means physicians, nutritionists, registered nurses, dietitians, or State or local medically trained health officials, or persons designated by physicians or State or local medically trained health officials, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, as being competent professionally to evaluate nutritional risk.