Section 3.1. Dietitian-Nutritionist License Required.--(a) It shall be unlawful for any individual to hold himself or herself forth as a licensed dietitian-nutritionist unless he or she shall first have obtained a license pursuant to this act. Only individuals who have received licenses as licensed dietitian-nutritionists pursuant to this act may use the letters "L.D.N." in connection with their names.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or preclude third-party insurance reimbursement. Nothing herein shall preclude an insurer or other third-party payor from requiring that a licensed dietitian-nutritionist obtain a referral from a licensed physician, dentist or podiatrist or that a licensed dietitian-nutritionist file an evaluation and treatment plan with the insurer or third-party payor as a precondition of reimbursement.
(3.1 added June 29, 2002, P.L.651, No.99)
Compiler's Note: Section 4 of Act 48 of 2007 provided that subsection (b) is repealed insofar as it is inconsistent with the amendment of section 8.2 and the addition of section 8.7.