Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 5-402

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Except as otherwise provided under this title, a person may not represent or imply to the public by use of the title “licensed dietitian-nutritionist”, by other title, by description of services, methods, or procedures that the person is authorized to practice dietetics in the State.

(b) Unless authorized to practice dietetics under this title, a person may not use the words or terms “dietitian-nutritionist”, “licensed dietitian-nutritionist”, “LDN”, “dietitian”, “licensed dietitian”, “D”, “LD”, “nutritionist”, “licensed nutritionist”, or “LN”.