The Standards of Professional Practice were developed by the Standards of Practice Task Force: Debbie R. Brakke, RD, chair; Sylvia Escott-Stump, MA, RD; Beth McCoy, MS, MA, RD, CS; Carol Flynn, MBA, RD; Pat Babjak; and Darlene Dougherty, MS, RD, consultant. Also contributing to this article were Joe Bryk, PhD; Amy Inman-Felton, RD; Janet Jaques, MSN, MBA; Patrick Lockett, RD; and Susan Torjussen who were with the Quality Management and Research Team, of The American Dietetic Association al the time the standards were developed. Address correspondence to: Patrick Lockett, RD, Quality Management and Research Team, The American Dietetic Association, 216 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60606-6995.