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NamingSystem: Nutrition Care Process Terminology

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/NCPT

Version: 20260827

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Active as of 2026-08-27

Responsible: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (published via the electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology (eNCPT) subscription platform)

Computable Name: NCPT

Copyright/Legal: The Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) is strictly protected by copyright owned by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

NCPT is distributed under a paid subscription through the eNCPT. Use of NCPT content beyond reference/citation purposes requires a license from the Academy.

NCPT is a standardized terminology that supports the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), a systematic approach used by registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered (NDTRs) to provide nutrition care. NCPT is organized around the four steps of the NCP; Nutrition Assessment, Nutrition Diagnosis, Nutrition Intervention, and Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation, and provides standardized terms and a hierarchy to document nutrition care consistently in electronic health records.

NCPT is maintained by the Academy's NCPT Committee and is mapped to SNOMED CT and LOINC to support interoperable, coded documentation of nutrition care.

NCPT is published and made accessible to subscribers through the Academy's electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology (eNCPT) platform at ncpro.org. eNCPT is the access/delivery platform for NCPT, not a separate terminology.

For more information, see https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/nutrition-care-process/ncp-terminology

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Summary

Defining URL

http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/NCPT

Version

20260827

Name

NCPT

Title

Nutrition Care Process Terminology

Status

active

Definition

NCPT is a standardized terminology that supports the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), a systematic approach used by registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered (NDTRs) to provide nutrition care. NCPT is organized around the four steps of the NCP; Nutrition Assessment, Nutrition Diagnosis, Nutrition Intervention, and Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation, and provides standardized terms and a hierarchy to document nutrition care consistently in electronic health records.

NCPT is maintained by the Academy's NCPT Committee and is mapped to SNOMED CT and LOINC to support interoperable, coded documentation of nutrition care.

NCPT is published and made accessible to subscribers through the Academy's electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology (eNCPT) platform at ncpro.org. eNCPT is the access/delivery platform for NCPT, not a separate terminology.

For more information, see https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/nutrition-care-process/ncp-terminology

Publisher

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (published via the electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology (eNCPT) subscription platform)

Copyright

The Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) is strictly protected by copyright owned by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

NCPT is distributed under a paid subscription through the eNCPT. Use of NCPT content beyond reference/citation purposes requires a license from the Academy.