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 North Dakota
- North Dakota's license title is "licensed registered dietitian" (LRD), not LD or LDN.
- An out-of-state dietitian can practice up to 30 days a year with board approval, without a full license.
- The board may require a statewide and nationwide criminal history check for licensure or renewal. Active-duty military and spouses stationed in North Dakota pay no license fees.
Does North Dakota license dietitians?
North Dakota bars anyone without a license from providing medical nutrition therapy, paid or not, and reserves titles including dietitian, nutritionist, nutrition counselor, LRD, LDN and LN. A dietitian applicant needs CDR-approved education and experience, the CDR exam and current CDR registration.
- License
- Licensed Registered Dietitian (LRD); Licensed Nutritionist (LN)
- Practice is restricted to credential holders
Citation: N.D.C.C. 43-44
Is North Dakota in the Dietitian Compact?
North Dakota 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 North Dakota credential by endorsement?
The board must license an applicant with a current, unrestricted dietitian or nutritionist license from a state whose requirements it considers at least as stringent. It may also waive the exam, education and experience requirements for a CDR-certified applicant.
- Endorsement or registration-based route
- Current CDR registration required
Citation: N.D.C.C. 43-44-09; 43-44-13
Does North Dakota have a jurisprudence exam?
Dietitians qualify through the CDR exam. No state jurisprudence exam was confirmed.
Telehealth dietitians and North Dakota
No telehealth registration exists, and telehealth providers are subject to all licensing rules. On written application, an out-of-state licensee may provide medical nutrition therapy without a North Dakota license for up to 30 days a year. The statute sets a $25 fee unless the board sets another by rule.
Does North Dakota offer a provisional permit for new graduates?
A provisional license is available with the first application for the exam, for graduates within five years of finishing academic and supervised practice. Holders practice under a licensed dietitian or nutritionist; it ends on a failed exam and can be renewed once.
- Provisional permit available
Does North Dakota credential non-RD nutritionists?
A licensed nutritionist route requires a master's or doctoral nutrition degree, supervised practice and an approved exam such as the CNS exam. Nutritionists renew with board-approved continuing education.
- Nutritionist credential
How often does a North Dakota dietitian credential renew?
A license expires one year after it is issued. Late renewal is allowed up to one year after expiration, with a late fee. Statute caps every board fee at $250.
- Renews every year
Licensing in North Dakota?
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 (North Dakota, 2025)
- compact (SB 2223 enacted)
- credential (43-44-06), cdrRequired (43-44-08), nutritionist (43-44-07), endorsement (43-44-09, 43-44-13), provisional (43-44-12), telehealth (43-44-19, 43-44-20), renewal (43-44-05, 43-44-14), notes (43-44-21 background checks, fee waiver)
- board
- telehealth (licensure)