New Jersey Statutes 45:16B-13. Licensure required for use of certain titles
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:16B-13
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
13. No person, business entity or its employees, agents, or representatives shall use the titles, “dietitian nutritionist,” “nutritionist,” “dietitian,” “dietician,” “nutrition counselor,” “nutrition specialist,” “LDN,” “LD,” “LN,” “nutritional therapy practitioner,” “nutritional therapy consultant,” “certified nutrition therapy practitioner,” “master nutrition therapist,” “licensed dietitian nutritionist,” “licensed nutritionist” or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating one as a provider of medical nutrition therapy or as licensed under P.L.2019, c.331 (C. 45:16B-1 et al.), unless licensed to practice dietetics and nutrition under the provisions of P.L.2019, c.331 (C. 45:16B-1 et al.). A dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration may use the title registered dietitian or registered dietitian nutritionist and the designation RD or RDN, and a nutritionist certified by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists may use the title Certified Nutrition Specialist and the designation CNS , and an individual may use any lawfully earned federally trademarked title.
L.2019, c.331, s.13.