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LPN/LVN work list: Connecticut

What an LPN/LVN has to do to work in Connecticut. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.

Pick your home state to see which route applies. Both are listed below.

Connecticut: Nurse Licensure Compact state

State Board of Nursing · portal.ct.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

Source quotation
Effective Oct. 1, 2025, the State of Connecticut implemented its participation in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).

portal.ct.gov · State Board of Nursing

Route A: practise on your multistate licence

For a nurse whose home state and Connecticut are both compact states in force, holding a multistate licence.

  1. Look yourself up on Nursys QuickConfirm. NCSBN: “If you already have a license and you are unsure if your license is single-state or multistate, use Quick Confirm at nursys.com at no cost.”

    NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

    Source quotation
    If you already have a license and you are unsure if your license is single-state or multistate, use Quick Confirm at nursys.com at no cost.

    nursecompact.com · NCSBN

  2. Only the compact state you actually live in can issue your multistate licence. NCSBN: “If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.”

    NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

    Source quotation
    If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.

    nursecompact.com · NCSBN

  3. NCSBN defines the privilege to practise as the authority “permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state”.

    NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

    Source quotation
    permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state

    nursecompact.com · NCSBN

  4. Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here

    Conditions & source context

    An eligible visiting RN/LPN with a current home-state multistate license may use privilege; changing primary residence or holding only a single-state license changes the route.

    State statute · cga.ct.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical/vocational nursing issued by a home state to a resident in such state shall be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered nurse (RN) or as a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/VN), under a multistate licensure privilege, in each party state.

    cga.ct.gov · State statute

If you move for good, not just for a contract: NCSBN says “when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement” and “You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.”

NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

Source quotation
You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.

nursecompact.com · NCSBN

Route B: get a Connecticut licence by endorsement

For everyone else. Each step comes from Connecticut’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.

    • RN: current out-of-state RN license, completed online application and fee

      Detail
      Arrange verification of every current or expired RN license directly from the source. Nurses from jurisdictions not requiring NCLEX must use the CT examination route and do not qualify for this temporary permit. CT DPH describes Nursys for participating boards and direct written verification for nonparticipating boards.

    • LPN: transcript and Verification of Theory and Clinical Instruction Form directly from nursing school

      Detail
      At least 1,500 hours of theory/clinical instruction, at least half clinical; stated work-experience substitution may cover deficiencies.

    • LPN: Work Experience Verification Form, verification of all current/expired LPN licenses, online application with photograph and fee

      Detail
      Foreign-school LPN applicants need the stated CGFNS Professional Report; Canadian examination/language exceptions have separate conditions.
    Conditions & source context

    Requirements are separated by license type. Current official Canadian and foreign-education instructions control those applicant groups.

    State Board of Nursing · portal.ct.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Verification of all RN licenses held, current or expired.

    portal.ct.gov · State Board of Nursing

  2. Per
    application
    By license

    • RN

      Amount
      180

    • LPN

      Amount
      150
    Conditions & source context

    RN application $180; LPN application $150.

    State Board of Nursing · portal.ct.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    A completed application and fee in the amount of $180.00.

    portal.ct.gov · State Board of Nursing

  3. Required
    No
    State check
    No
    FBI check
    No
    Fingerprints
    No
    Self disclosure
    Yes
    Conditions & source context

    Connecticut DPH reviews applicants with a criminal or disciplinary background case by case under Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-14 (the act's relation to practice, how long ago, rehabilitation); eligibility can't be decided before a complete application is in. A single-state license by endorsement has no fingerprint step on DPH's pages; fingerprints (state and FBI) are required only to convert to a multistate compact license.

    State Board of Nursing · portal.ct.gov · checked 14 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    the Department has the authority to deny licensure to an individual who has committed or been found guilty of committing a felony

    portal.ct.gov · State Board of Nursing

  4. Available
    Yes
    By license

    • RN

      Duration (days)
      120
      Renewable
      No
      Eligibility
      Current valid RN license in another US state/territory; examination-route exception does not qualify.
      Issuance expectation
      15 business days after completed online application is received and approved.

    • LPN

      Duration (days)
      120
      Renewable
      No
      Eligibility
      Current valid US state/territory LPN license with substantially similar or higher requirements; school transcript and theory/clinical form received directly.
      Issuance expectation
      Within 15 business days once complete.
    Conditions & source context

    Endorsement permits; this is not an NCLEX applicant or examination temporary permit. The published issuance timing is not the full-license timeline.

    State Board of Nursing · portal.ct.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Applicants who hold a current, valid registered nurse license in another U.S. state or territory are eligible for a 120-day, non-renewable temporary permit

    portal.ct.gov · State Board of Nursing

    • RN

      Mandated topics

      • Screening for PTSD, suicide risk, depression and grief; suicide prevention training

        Hours
        2
        Frequency
        At the applicable renewal after January 1, 2022, then once every six years
        Scope
        Actively practicing in Connecticut

    • LPN

      Mandated topics

      • Screening for PTSD, suicide risk, depression and grief; suicide prevention training

        Hours
        2
        Frequency
        At the applicable renewal after January 1, 2022, then once every six years
        Scope
        Actively practicing in Connecticut
    Conditions & source context

    Two contact hours are not an annual CE total. The published two-hour combined topic requirement recurs every six years; each contact hour is at least 50 minutes.

    State Board of Nursing · portal.ct.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses actively practicing in Connecticut and applying for license renewal after January 1, 2022, and once every six years thereafter, are required to complete two contact hours of training or education

    portal.ct.gov · State Board of Nursing

  6. Online renewal required
    Yes
    Renewal fee usd by license
    RN
    110
    LPN
    70
    Ce attestation
    Yes
    Ce records retained years
    3
    Grace period days
    90
    Void on day after expiration
    91
    Conditions & source context

    DPH expressly permits practice and renewal during its 90-day grace period; on day 91 the license is void and reinstatement is required.

    State Board of Nursing · portal.ct.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Online renewal is required for physicians, dentists, nurses

    portal.ct.gov · State Board of Nursing

  7. Our Connecticut record has nothing sourced for LPN/LVNs on: where to apply, licence verification, any jurisprudence exam, processing time. Get those from the board directly: portal.ct.gov.

    NCSBN · ncsbn.org · checked 9 Oct 2026

Built from the Connecticut nursing licensing record and the compact status table. A step appears only when the record has a sourced answer for it; anything else points to the board. Informational only: confirm with the board of nursing before you apply.