Title 20 — Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-89. Salaries and expenses. Section 20-89 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4425; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 25.)

Sec. 20-90. Duties of board. (a) The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing shall have the following duties: (1) Hear and decide matters concerning suspension or revocation of licensure; (2) adjudicate complaints filed against practitioners licensed under this chapter a…

Sec. 20-90a. Pilot program offering licensed practical nursing education and training. Application process. Review and consideration by board. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a public or independent institution of higher education that (1) is accredited as a d…

Sec. 20-91. Awards in aid of nursing education. Section 20-91 is repealed. (1951, 1953, S. 2228d; 1959, P.A. 563, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 389, 610; P.A. 88-207, S. 6.)

Sec. 20-91a. Federal funds. The State Board of Examiners for Nursing is designated as the state agency to receive and administer federal funds which may become available for nursing education. (1959, P.A. 563, S. 2.)

Sec. 20-92. Examinations. The Department of Public Health, with the advice and consent of the board shall prescribe examinations for applicants for licensure as registered nurses and licensed practical nurses under the provisions of this chapter, to determine their qualifications…

Sec. 20-93. Qualifications for examination. Licensure. Fee. Any person who shows to the satisfaction of the department that he or she holds a degree, diploma or certificate from an accredited institution evidencing satisfactory completion of a nursing program approved by said boa…

Sec. 20-94. Licensure without examination. Limited period for licensure without examination for advanced practice registered nurses. Temporary permit. (a)(1) Any registered nurse who is licensed at the time of application in another state of the United States, the District of Col…

Sec. 20-94a. Licensure as advanced practice registered nurse. (a) The Department of Public Health may issue an advanced practice registered nurse license to a person seeking to perform the activities described in subsection (b) of section 20-87a, upon receipt of a fee of two hund…

Sec. 20-94b. Nurse anesthetists. Prescriptive authority. An advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to section 20-94a and maintaining current certification from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists may prescribe, dispense and administer drugs, including con…

Sec. 20-94c. Advanced practice registered nurses. Professional liability insurance required. (a) Each person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under the provisions of section 20-94a who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability in…

Sec. 20-94d. Advanced practice registered nurses. Continuing education. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Contact hour” means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education and activities; (3) “Department” means the …

Sec. 20-94e. Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. Training or education requirement. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Contact hour” means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education and activities; and (2) “Registration period” means the one-year period for wh…

Sec. 20-95. Use of title “registered nurse”. A graduate nurse who has received such certificate of registration shall be known as a “registered nurse” and no other person shall assume such title or use the abbreviation “R.N.” or any other words, letters or figures which indicate …

Sec. 20-96. Licensure as practical nurse. Examinations. Any person who holds a certificate from a nursing program approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, which program consists of not less than twelve months' instruction in the care of the si…

Sec. 20-97. Licensure without examination. Temporary permit. (a) Any person who is licensed at the time of application as a licensed practical nurse, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under a different designation, in another state of the United States, the Dist…

Sec. 20-98. Use of title “practical nurse”. A person who has received such a certificate shall be known as a “licensed practical nurse” and no other person shall assume such title, the title “practical nurse” or the title “trained attendant” or use the abbreviations “L.P.N.”, “P.…

Sec. 20-99. Improper professional conduct. Hearing. Appeal. Prohibited conduct. (a) The Board of Examiners for Nursing shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges of conduct which fails to conform to the accepted standards of the nursing profession brought against persons license…

Sec. 20-99a. Regulations. The Department of Public Health shall, with the advice and assistance of the board, adopt regulations necessary for the implementation of this chapter. (P.A. 89-389, S. 6, 22; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.) History: P.A. 93-381 repla…

Sec. 20-99b. Nurse Licensure Compact. On and after October 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028, the Nurse Licensure Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The …

Sec. 20-99c. Criminal history records check for multistate license. On and after October 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028, the Commissioner of Public Health shall require each person applying to the Department of Public Health for a multistate license, as defined in section 20-99b,…

Sec. 20-99d. Converting multistate license to single-state license. (a) As used in this section, “home state”, “licensing board”, “multistate license” and “single-state license” have the same meanings as provided in section 20-99b. (b) Nothing in section 20-99b shall prohibit a h…

Sec. 20-103. Dental commissioners. Section 20-103 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4439; P.A. 77-169, S. 1, 3; 77-614, S. 395, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 119, 136.)

Sec. 20-103a. State Dental Commission. (a) The State Dental Commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, six of whom shall be practitioners in dentistry residing in this state who are in good standing in their prof…

Secs. 20-104 and 20-105. Qualifications and duties; regulations. Compensation; counsel. Sections 20-104 and 20-105 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4440, 4441; 1953, S. 2229d; 1957, P.A. 253, S. 1; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; 1959, P.A. 91; 616, S. 30, 31, 78; February, 1965, P.…

Sec. 20-106. License. No person shall engage in the practice of dentistry or dental medicine unless such person has first obtained a license from the Department of Public Health. (1949 Rev., S. 4446; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 32; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 149, 176; P.A. …

Sec. 20-106a. Designation of limited practice. No licensed and registered dentist shall designate in any manner that he has limited his practice to one of the specialty areas of dentistry expressly approved by the American Dental Association unless such dentist has completed two …

Sec. 20-107. Application for license. Graduates of foreign dental schools. (a) Each application for a license to practice dentistry shall be submitted by the applicant and no license shall be issued to any person unless he or she presents (1) a diploma or other certificate of gra…

Sec. 20-108. Examination of applicants in lieu of one year of postdoctoral general practice or residency program. The State Dental Commission may, with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, accept and approve the results of clinical or practical examinations, subject …

Sec. 20-109. Fee for examination. Upon the payment of a fee of five hundred sixty-five dollars by an applicant, the Department of Public Health, under the supervision of the dental commissioners shall examine applicants. All examinations shall be given at least once per year and …

Sec. 20-110. Licenses to out-of-state applicants. The Department of Public Health may, upon receipt of an application and a fee of five hundred sixty-five dollars, issue a license without examination to a practicing dentist in another state or territory who (1) holds a current va…

Secs. 20-111 to 20-111c and 20-112. Dental hygienists; definitions; scope of practice; continuing education. Application for license; requirements; fee. Examination of applicants. Licensure without examination; fee. Unlicensed registered assistants. Sections 20-111 to 20-111c, in…

Sec. 20-112a. Dental assistants and expanded function dental assistants. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Direct supervision” means a licensed dentist has authorized certain procedures to be performed on a patient by a dental assistant or an expanded function dental assistant wi…

Sec. 20-113. Display of license. The license for the current year shall be displayed conspicuously in the office, place of business or place of employment of each licensee. Each licensed dentist shall forthwith notify the department of any change of address or employment subseque…

Sec. 20-113a. Renewal of licenses. Licenses issued under this chapter shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88. (P.A. 80-484, S. 42, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 30, 71.) History: P.A. 81-471 deleted reference to certificates.

Sec. 20-113b. Renewal of license by person who practices dentistry for no fee. Any person who practices dentistry for no fee, for at least one hundred hours per year at a public health facility, as defined in section 20-126l, and does not otherwise engage in the practice of denti…

Sec. 20-114. Disciplinary action by Dental Commission concerning dentists and dental hygienists. (a) The Dental Commission may take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 for any of the following causes: (1) The presentation to the department of any diploma, license or ce…

Secs. 20-115 to 20-117. Complaints against dentists or dental hygienists. Grievance committee. Restoration of licenses. Sections 20-115 to 20-117, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4451, 4452; 1953, S. 2234d; 1957, P.A. 182, S. 1; 192, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 39, 40; 1963,…

Sec. 20-118. Dentist removing from state. Any licensed dentist changing his residence or place of business to another state shall, upon application to the dental commissioners, receive a certificate which shall state that he is a licensed dentist in this state; and such certifica…

Sec. 20-119. Employer to file list of dentists and hygienists with commission. Section 20-119 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4443; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 41; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 27; P.A. 92-35, S. 10.)

Sec. 20-120. Practice of dentistry in clinics, schools of dentistry and state institutions. (a) Any graduate of a recognized dental college may practice dentistry in a clinic for a period not exceeding six months, provided such graduate obtains the written consent and approval of…

Sec. 20-121. Operation of dental offices. Section 20-121 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4459; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 42; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 28; P.A. 74-92; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-122. Ownership and operation of offices by unlicensed persons or by corporations. Penalty. Exception. (a) No person, except a licensed and registered dentist, and no corporation, except a professional service corporation organized and existing under chapter 594a for the p…

Sec. 20-122a. Work authorization for unlicensed person. No dentist shall use the services of any person not licensed to practice dentistry in this state, or the services of any partnership, corporation or association, to construct, alter, repair or duplicate any denture, plate, b…

Sec. 20-122b. Subwork authorization. Failure of dentist to provide written authorization. (a) If upon receiving such written authorization an unlicensed person, partnership, corporation or association, hereinafter referred to as “contractor”, engages another person, partnership, …

Sec. 20-122c. Inspection of authorization files by Department of Public Health. The Department of Public Health or its authorized agent may inspect the written authorization files of any licensed dentist or unlicensed person, partnership, organization or association to determine …

Sec. 20-123. Scope of practice of dentistry. Activities restricted to licensed dentists. Extended scope of practice for graduates of post-doctoral dental training programs. Penalties. Exceptions. (a) No person shall engage in the practice of dentistry unless he or she is licensed…

Sec. 20-123a. Anesthesia and sedation: Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 20-123b: (1) “Deep sedation” means a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which (A) a person cannot be easily aroused but responds purposefully following repeated or painful st…

Sec. 20-123b. Permit for use of anesthesia required. Exception. Regulations. (a) On and after the effective date of the regulations adopted in accordance with subsection (e) of this section, no dentist licensed under this chapter shall use moderate sedation, deep sedation or gene…

Sec. 20-123c. Point-of-service test for HbA1c percentage. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Point-of-service test” means diagnostic testing performed at the site where patients will receive care or treatment; and (2) “HbA1c percentage” means the proportion of hemoglobin to which …