{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-701.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 701.251","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED; COMMISSION REGISTRATION.","body":"(a) In this section, \"Commission on Dietetic Registration\" means the commission that is a member of the National Commission on Health Certifying Agencies.\n(b) Unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter, a person may not:\n(1) use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title \"licensed dietitian\" or use the letters \"LD\"; or\n(2) use a facsimile of that title to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed dietitian.\n(c) Unless the person is a dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, a person may not:\n(1) use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title \"registered dietitian\" or use the letters \"RD\"; or\n(2) use a facsimile of that title to indicate or imply that the person is a dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 482 (S.B. 627), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE M. REGULATION OF OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS","CHAPTER 701. DIETITIANS","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.701.htm#701.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"aa171004dff14c698b2b401dee5cafdcd23d38bf79345cb5060e96c2346b220f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-701.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-701.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}