STATE LICENSURE
The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and state licensure boards are separate entities. Questions related to licensure must be directed to the credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioner’s specific state licensure board or state agency. See below links to each state for Board/Agency, Statute and Regulation.
Practice Tips: CDR Certification vs State Licensure: What is the Difference? explores the nuances between the CDR certification - the RDN credential, and state licensure.
Exam results for state licensure: Requests for exam results to be sent to a state licensing board/agency - Email: cdrexams@eatright.org.
For credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners providing telehealth services, see Telehealth information.
RDN Licensure Compact: For more information and updates, visit 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