Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle M. REGULATION OF OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Chapter 701. DIETITIANS |
Subchapter F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS |
Sec. 701.251. LICENSE REQUIRED; COMMISSION REGISTRATION
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(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.