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 New Mexico
- New Mexico renews every year, not every two years.
- Initial applicants need a background check run within the past 90 days.
- The statute as quoted by the Academy in 2023 marked each section "Repealed effective July 1, 2028," so the act faces a sunset review.
Does New Mexico license dietitians?
New Mexico bars anyone without a license from engaging in nutrition or dietetics practice or using the dietitian, nutritionist or nutrition associate titles. A dietitian applicant shows current CDR registration, or a license from a state with standards at least as stringent.
- License
- Licensed Dietitian; Licensed Nutritionist; Licensed Nutrition Associate
- Practice is restricted to credential holders
Citation: NMSA 1978, 61-7A (Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Act); 16.14 NMAC
Is New Mexico in the Dietitian Compact?
New Mexico is not a Dietitian Compact member.
- Not a compact member
Can a dietitian licensed elsewhere get a New Mexico credential by endorsement?
The board may license a dietitian, nutritionist or nutrition associate licensed in another state whose standards are no less stringent. Applicants send each license and a verification from every state where they hold or held one.
- Endorsement or registration-based route
- Current CDR registration required
Citation: NMSA 1978, 61-7A-8; 16.14.3.8 NMAC
Does New Mexico have a jurisprudence exam?
Dietitians qualify through the CDR exam that comes with registration. No state jurisprudence exam was confirmed.
Telehealth dietitians and New Mexico
No telehealth registration exists. The Academy lists New Mexico's Telehealth Act as requiring licensure for telehealth to patients in the state.
Does New Mexico offer a provisional permit for new graduates?
A provisional permit to practice as a dietitian or nutritionist can issue once the application is complete except for the exam. A dietitian applicant shows completion of the education and experience CDR requires for registration.
- Provisional permit available
Does New Mexico credential non-RD nutritionists?
New Mexico licenses nutritionists (a master's or doctorate in nutrition plus a board-approved exam) and nutrition associates (a bachelor's degree, DPD-level coursework and an approved exam, practicing under a New Mexico licensee).
- Nutritionist credential
How often does a New Mexico dietitian credential renew?
Licenses renew every year. Dietitians meet the continuing education rule by verifying current CDR registration; nutritionists and nutrition associates need 15 clock hours a year or current CDR registration. A license not renewed within 30 days of expiration lapses.
- Renews every year
Licensing in New Mexico?
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.
Sources
- compact (New Mexico not listed)
- compact ("No Active Legislation")
- credential (61-7A-4, 61-7A-7), endorsement (61-7A-8), provisional (61-7A-9), notes (2028 repeal date)
- cdrRequired, endorsement, notes (background check within 90 days)
- nutritionist (nutritionist license)
- nutritionist (nutrition associate license)
- provisional
- provisional (dietitian education and experience)
- renewal.cycleYears (annual renewal)
- renewal.summary (lapse after 30 days)
- renewal.summary (CDR registration; 15 hours for nutritionists)
- board
- telehealth