The short answer Connecticut splits oversight: DPH-licensed home health/home health aide agencies must use aides with 75 hours of training, while non-medical homemaker-companion agencies register with the Department of Consumer Protection and currently face no training-hour mandate — though 2026 legislation (Public Act 26-50) requires 8 hours of paid, DCP-approved training plus annual continuing education starting January 1, 2027.
What Connecticut requires
Connecticut
HHA 75 hours. Home health aides at DPH-licensed home health care and homemaker-home health aide agencies must complete a DPH-approved training program of at least 75 hours including a minimum of 16 hours of supervised clinical training (Conn. Agencies Regs. 19-13-D69 and federal 42 CFR 484.80).
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Homemaker-companion registration. Non-medical homemaker-companion agencies are not licensed by DPH; they must register annually with the Department of Consumer Protection under Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-670 et seq., which historically imposed no caregiver training-hour requirement.
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New 2027 training mandate. Under Public Act 26-50 (2026 session, HB 5143), beginning January 1, 2027 homemaker-companion agencies must provide at least 8 hours of paid training to new and existing employees from DCP-approved programs (new hires within 90 days), plus annual continuing education on prescribed topics; DCP must publish the approved program list by October 1, 2026.
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Annual in-service (HHA). Home health aides must complete 12 hours of in-service training per 12-month period under the federal condition of participation applicable to Medicare-certified Connecticut agencies.
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The federal baseline (applies in every state)
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75-hour HHA training standard. Under 42 CFR 484.80(b), home health aides at Medicare-certified home health agencies must complete a training program of at least 75 hours, including at least 16 hours of classroom training completed before beginning at least 16 hours of supervised practical (hands-on) training.
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Competency evaluation / CNA pathway. 42 CFR 484.80(a) allows aides to qualify by completing the 75-hour training and competency evaluation program, by passing a competency evaluation alone, or by completing a state nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (CNA) and being in good standing on the state nurse aide registry.
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12-hour annual in-service. 42 CFR 484.80(d) requires home health aides to receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period, which may occur while the aide is furnishing care and must be supervised by a registered nurse.
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RN trainer requirements. Under 42 CFR 484.80(b)(3) and (c)(2), classroom and supervised practical training must be performed by or under the general supervision of a registered nurse with at least 2 years of nursing experience, at least 1 year of which must be in home health care; competency evaluations must likewise be performed by an RN in consultation with other professionals.
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Primary sources for this page
- https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_19Subtitle_19-13Section_19-13-d69/
- https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/license-services-division/license-division/homemaker-companion-agency-registration
- https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05143&which_year=2026
- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-484/subpart-B/section-484.80
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