Verified October 9, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What dietitians miss in Arkansas
- The board has cut its fees to a few dollars (a $6 new license and a $3 renewal) through June 30, 2027.
- A nonresident dietitian licensed in a state with equally strict rules may practice for up to 180 consecutive working days without an Arkansas license.
- Arkansas is one of the few states that renews dietitian licenses every year.
Does Arkansas license dietitians?
No one may practice or offer to practice dietetics in Arkansas without a license, unless a statutory exemption applies. The board licenses applicants who show current CDR registration, and every renewal again requires a current CDR card.
- License
- Licensed Dietitian (LD)
- Practice is restricted to credential holders
Citation: A.C.A. § 17-83-101 et seq. (Dietetics Practice Act)
Is Arkansas in the Dietitian Compact?
Arkansas has enacted the Dietitian Licensure Compact (2025), but no state issues compact privileges yet. Until they start, practicing here takes the state's own credential.
- Compact enacted, not issuing yet
Can a dietitian licensed elsewhere get a Arkansas credential by endorsement?
Reciprocity is available to dietitians licensed in states whose standards are not lower than Arkansas's. In practice the standard application rests on a current CDR card plus a notarized applicant page.
- Endorsement or registration-based route
- Current CDR registration required
Citation: A.C.A. §§ 17-83-303(2), 17-83-305
Does Arkansas have a jurisprudence exam?
Licensure rests on CDR registration; the board's requirements list no state exam.
- No state jurisprudence exam
Telehealth dietitians and Arkansas
AND's telehealth chart lists licensure as the required step, under Arkansas's telemedicine statute (A.C.A. 17-80-404) and the board's telemedicine rules.
Does Arkansas offer a provisional permit for new graduates?
A provisional license lets a graduate who has completed every step to sit for the RD exam work under a licensed dietitian, who co-signs notes. It lasts 18 months and may be renewed once with an explanation.
- Provisional permit available
Does Arkansas credential non-RD nutritionists?
Arkansas has no nutritionist license. The act exempts healthcare professionals and nutritionists practicing dietetics without a license, as long as they avoid the dietitian titles.
- No separate nutritionist credential
How often does a Arkansas dietitian credential renew?
Licenses renew every year with 12 hours of CDR-approved continuing education and a current CDR card. Late renewals carry added fees that grow with delay, and a license lapsed over a year requires a new application.
- Renews every year
- 12 CE hours per cycle
Licensing in Arkansas?
For a license, we prepare every supporting document and a question-by-question guide, request your verifications, and track it to a decision; you complete, sign and submit the application. License by endorsement is $599 per state.