Tex. Occ. Code § 701.251 · Subchapter F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
LICENSE REQUIRED; COMMISSION REGISTRATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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 use the letters "LD"; or
(2) use a facsimile of that title to indicate or imply that the person is a 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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 482 (S.B. 627), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.701.htm
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