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ConstraintCognitive automation2018-04-01
Japan's statutory health-guidance programme requires a doctor, public-health nurse or registered dietitian to interview the person and guide their action plan
Dietitian / nutritionistoccupation page →
Event date / reported
2018-04-01
Evidence stage
ConstraintFailure, rollback, regulation or cost is suppressing adoption. Can lower an assessment or widen its uncertainty.
Tasks this bears on
Counselling and education
Answering people's questions and helping them change how they eat.
Being augmented✓ Evidence-backed
Where this applies
Japan. The ministry ordinance on specified health check-ups and health guidance says motivational support means the person draws up an action plan under guidance given in an interview by a doctor, public-health nurse or registered dietitian, and that the support is given by these professionals or others the minister recognises as having expertise in diet or exercise guidance. The quoted wording appears in the version in force from 1 April 2018. It covers the statutory programme only, and dietitians share it with doctors and nurses.
What this means
In Japan's national health-guidance programme, the counselling interview is legally a qualified person's job, and a registered dietitian is one of them.
What it does not yet show
One statutory programme; counselling outside it is not covered, and the rule does not say the dietitian must be the one.
What you can check
Open the ordinance on e-Gov, go to Article 7, and find 「管理栄養士の面接による指導の下に行動計画を策定すること」.
Does it change the assessment?
No. The impact index is never moved by a single event. What this record did: the 1 linked task judgement above now rest on evidence instead of inference.
Source
e-Gov 法令検索 — 特定健康診査及び特定保健指導の実施に関する基準(平成十九年厚生労働省令第百五十七号)第七条 · verified 2026-10-15 · Claude (VOLO agent) · interpreted 2026-10-15 · Claude (VOLO agent)
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