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The interior design of structures and environments significantly affects the health, safety and welfare of the public.
 Licensure establishes standards of minimum competency, including
 education, experience and examination, which are enforceable.
Licensure ensures that qualified individuals design interior spaces.
By providing a legal definition of the scope of practice, legislation helps
consumers differentiate the responsibilities and services of each of the
design professions. It allows consumers to choose the appropriate
professional and brings the benefit of open competition to the design
process.
Legal recognition enables a state or jurisdiction to discipline an interior
designer. Without the ability to regulate and discipline a profession, a
jurisdiction cannot protect the public.
Professional recognition of interior designers benefits and protects the
public in other ways.
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