Connecticut Continuing Education Requirements

In order to recertify, a nurse's aide must document one, eight (8) hour shift for compensation as a CNA or in a position providing direct personal/nursing care during the two year period immediatley preceding the current expiration date. 

Please check with your facility/employer to ensure your continuing education courses are accepted. 

Please arrange for your employer to complete and submit the employment verification form.

RNs shall earn two (2) contact hours of continuing education every six (6) years and renew their license annually.

The two (2) required contact hours of training or education must be on:

• Screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, AND
• Suicide prevention training.

APRNs shall earn fifty (50) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.

Continuing education shall be in an area of the APRN’s practice; reflect the professional needs of the licensee in order to meet the health care needs of the public; include at least five (5) contact hours of training or education in pharmacotherapeutics; and include at least one contact hour of training or education in each of the following topics:

• Diseases, including, but not limited to, acquired immune deficiency syndrome and  human immunodeficiency virus
• Risk management
• Sexual assault
• Domestic violence
• Cultural competency
• Substance abuse

No less than two (2) contact hours of training or education during the first renewal period in which continuing education is required and not less than once every six (6) years thereafter in the topic of:

• Mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans
  • Including determining whether a patient is a veteran or family member of a veteran
  • Screening for conditions such as:
    • Post-traumatic stress disorder
    • Risk of suicide
    • Depression and grief
    • Suicide prevention training

No less than two (2) contact hours of training or education during the first renewal period in which continuing education is required and not less than once every six (6) years thereafter in diagnosing and treating cognitive or mental health conditions, including, but not limited to:

• Alzheimer's disease
• Dementia
• Delirium
• Related cognitive impairments
• Geriatric depression

LPNs shall earn two (2) contact hours of continuing education every six (6) years and renew their license annually.

The two (2) required contact hours of training or education must be on:

• Screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, AND
• Suicide prevention training.

 In Connecticut, there are currently no formal educational requirements for medical assistants. However, medical assistants are expected to receive and maintain certification from the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). In order to obtain this certification, you must pass the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) examination.