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 Georgia
- Practicing after April 30 of a renewal year on an unrenewed license counts as unlicensed practice, and the license is administratively revoked.
- Reinstating a license that has lapsed two years or more requires two professional references, one from a current RD.
- Georgia offers a no-fee volunteer license for unpaid work serving indigent patients.
Does Georgia license dietitians?
Georgia licenses dietitians, and its rules treat practice without a current license as unlawful, with each day a separate violation. The board may license without examination a current RD or a dietitian licensed in a state with substantially equal requirements.
- License
- Licensed Dietitian (LD)
- Practice is restricted to credential holders
Citation: O.C.G.A. § 43-11A-1 et seq.; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 157
Is Georgia in the Dietitian Compact?
Georgia has enacted the Dietitian Licensure Compact (2026), 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 Georgia credential by endorsement?
License without examination is open to holders of a valid dietitian license from a state with substantially equal or greater requirements, and to anyone currently registered as an RD with CDR. Every applicant also submits a secure and verifiable document and an affidavit of citizenship.
- Endorsement or registration-based route
- CDR registration not required
Citation: O.C.G.A. § 43-11A-8; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 157-4-.01
Does Georgia have a jurisprudence exam?
Exam applicants pass a board-approved exam; RDs and endorsement applicants are licensed without one. The rules name no state law exam.
- No state jurisprudence exam
Telehealth dietitians and Georgia
No telehealth registration. A nonresident RD may practice in Georgia for five days without a license, or up to 30 days a year if licensed in a state with substantially equal requirements.
Does Georgia offer a provisional permit for new graduates?
A provisional permit lets an exam applicant practice as a Provisionally Licensed Dietitian (PLD) under a Georgia licensed dietitian, with monthly on-site visits and weekly check-ins. It lasts one year and is never issued to anyone who has failed a board exam.
- Provisional permit available
Does Georgia credential non-RD nutritionists?
Georgia has no nutritionist license. People with a nutrition master's or doctorate are exempt from the act as long as they do not use the title "dietitian."
- No separate nutritionist credential
How often does a Georgia dietitian credential renew?
All licenses expire March 31 of even-numbered years, with late renewal through April 30. Renewal requires 30 continuing education units per two-year cycle; anyone licensed in the second year of the cycle is exempt that cycle.
- Renews every 2 years
- 30 CE hours per cycle
Licensing in Georgia?
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.