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STATE LICENSURE
The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and state licensure boards are separate entities. Questions related to licensure should be directed to the appropriate state licensure board/agency, which can be found below.
CDR and the Academy recommend that nutrition and dietetic practitioners obtain and maintain the appropriate license or certification in every state where their patients/clients are located at the time services are provided - unless exemptions apply or a state does not regulate the profession through licensure or certification. More information can be found here by clicking on the applicable state on the left side of the page or within the state’s licensure statute.
To have your exam results sent to a state licensing board/agency, email cdrexams@eatright.org.
Additional resources:
- CDR’s Practice Tools related to Licensure, Regulations and Telehealth
- CDR’s telehealth webpage
- Academy’s licensure/telehealth webpage
- Dietitian Licensure Compact: The Council of State Government
Licensure Statutes and Board Info by State
Arizona
- Board/Agency Website: N/A
- Statute: N/A
- Regulation: N/A
California
- Board/Agency Website: N/A
- Statute
- Regulation: N/A
Colorado
- Board/Agency Website - N/A
- Statute
- Regulation: N/A
Connecticut
- Board/Agency Website
- Statute
- Regulation: N/A
District of Columbia
Louisiana
Maryland
- Board/Agency Website
- Statute
- Regulation
Enter 10.56.01.01 in the search box. For subsequent entries, change the last two digits to ".02," ".03," etc.
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Board/Agency Website
- Statute: N/A
- Regulation: N/A
Minnesota
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Board/Agency Website
- Statute: Enter '45:16B-1' in the search box at the top left. The desired link should be in the first few search results. To see additional parts of the statute, click 'Next Doc' directly above the main display window.
- Regulation: N/A
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Virginia
- Board/Agency Website: N/A
- Statute
- Regulation: N/A
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
American Samoa
- Board/Agency Website: N/A
- Statute
The law suggests that licensure is required, but a board has not been created to establish a licensure process. American Samoa appears to currently allow Registered Dietitians to practice nutrition and dietetics without obtaining licensure - Regulation
See regulations A.S.C.R. §§ 31.0402, 31.0403, 31.0421, 31.0423, 31.0425, & 31.0426
Guam
- Board/Agency Website: N/A
- Statute
- Regulation: N/A
Northern Mariana Islands
- Board/Agency Website: N/A
- Statute: N/A
- Regulation: N/A
Puerto Rico
- Board/Agency Website
- Statute (Of note, dietitian/nutritionist are licensed under the Board of Nursing)
- Regulation: 1993 Regulations; 1994 Regulations
Virgin Islands
- Board/Agency Website: N/A
- Statute: N/A
- Regulation: N/A