Sec. 20-206p. Use of title.
Sec. 20-206p. Use of title. No person who is not certified by the Department of
Public Health as a dietitian-nutritionist shall represent himself as being so certified or
use in connection with his name the term "Connecticut Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist",
"Connecticut Certified Dietitian", "Connecticut Certified Nutritionist", or the letters
"C.D.-N.", "C.D.", "C.N." or any other letters, words or insignia indicating or implying
that he is a certified dietitian-nutritionist in this state. Any person who violates the
provisions of this section or who obtains or attempts to obtain certification as a dietitian-nutritionist by any wilful misrepresentation or any fraudulent representation shall be
fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or
both. Failure to renew a certificate in a timely manner shall not constitute a violation
for the purposes of this section.
(P.A. 94-210, S. 15; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.