Section 701.251. License Required; Commission Registration

TX Occ Code § 701.251 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 701.251. LICENSE REQUIRED; COMMISSION REGISTRATION. (a) In this section, "Commission on Dietetic Registration" means the commission that is a member of the National Commission on Health Certifying Agencies.

(b) Unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter, a person may not:

(1) use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title "licensed dietitian" or "provisional licensed dietitian" or use the letters "LD" or "PLD"; or

(2) use a facsimile of those titles to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed dietitian or provisional licensed dietitian.

(c) Unless the person is a dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, a person may not:

(1) use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title "registered dietitian" or use the letters "RD"; or

(2) use a facsimile of that title to indicate or imply that the person is a dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.