# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 5. Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionists

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 5-102

The purpose of this title is to protect the lives and health of the people of this State by:

(1) Setting standards for the practice of dietetics; and

(2) Limiting the use of the title "licensed dietitian-nutritionist" to individuals who meet those standards.

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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)