0470-01-.03
Necessity Of Licensure
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0470-01-.03
(1)
It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed in the manner prescribed in T.C.A. §§ 63-25-
101, et seq., to represent himself as a dietitian or a nutritionist or to hold himself out to the
public as being licensed by means of using a title on signs, mailboxes, address plates,
stationery, announcements, telephone listings, calling cards, or other instruments of
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professional identification or to use such titles as “dietitian/nutritionist,” “licensed dietitian,”
“licensed nutritionist” or such letters as “L.D.N.,” “L.D.” or “L.N.”
(2)
Dietitian/Nutritionist is one of the healing arts and as such the practice of which is restricted to
those persons credentialed by the Board. Persons engaging in the practice of
dietetics/nutrition without being credentialed or expressly exempted by the law are in violation
of T.C.A. § 63-1-123.
(3)
Nothing in these rules shall be construed to constrict or limit the practice of those individuals
set forth in T.C.A. § 63-25-104.