Connecticut nursing license renewal

Where and when to renew

The reviewed route is Connecticut eLicense. Most licenses expire in the first birth month after issuance and renew annually; confirm the exact date in eLicense.

1. Confirm the expiration date in eLicense.
2. Complete any CE obligation due for the current cycle.
3. Renew through the official online system.
4. Pay the fee displayed for the credential.
5. Verify the updated public record.

Portal and account safety

• For Connecticut, open public status checks through Connecticut License Verification; use Board of Examiners for Nursing only for account or transaction work.
• The reviewed Connecticut renewal timing is Annual after the initial registration period. Most licenses expire in the first birth month after issuance and renew annually; confirm the exact date in eLicense.
• Before payment, match the exact credential (RN, LPN, APRN) and compare the displayed charge with this source-reviewed summary: RN renewal: $110.
• Use only reviewed authority domains (portal.ct.gov); avoid search advertisements and look-alike renewal or verification pages.
• If the Connecticut portal does not show the expected option, check credential type, current status and renewal window before creating a second account or paying again.
• For unresolved account or routing issues, contact Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing / Department of Public Health at 860-509-7603 and keep the confirmation number, date and staff response.
• After any transaction, return to Connecticut License Verification and verify the public record; a receipt by itself is not practice authority.

Renewal requirements and cautions

• APRN continuing education is separate from the RN/LPN topic requirement.
• Do not assume compact eligibility solely because Connecticut is an NLC member.

CE or competence connection

Actively practicing RNs and LPNs renewing after January 1, 2022 complete two contact hours once every six years on PTSD, suicide risk, depression/grief and suicide prevention; APRNs have separate 50-hour requirements in the preceding 24 months.

• RN/LPN six-year behavioral-health and suicide-prevention topic requirement.
• APRN pharmacotherapeutics and specified subject requirements.
• Keep course evidence for any audit or renewal review.

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Common renewal problems

Fraud and privacy safety

• Begin every Connecticut transaction from a reviewed authority domain (portal.ct.gov) or a source-reviewed link on this guide.
• Do not give a caller payment-card details, a password or a one-time code merely because the caller claims to represent Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing / Department of Public Health.
• If threatened with immediate suspension or arrest, end the call and verify the issue through 860-509-7603 or the secure Connecticut account.
• Use Connecticut License Verification to confirm current status rather than a private lookup page or emailed screenshot.
• Upload identity, background, education or legal documents only through a secure method explicitly named by Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing / Department of Public Health.
• Before paying, verify the credential, transaction and amount against the current Connecticut instructions; save the receipt and then verify the public record.
• For Connecticut, report a suspected licensing impersonation or phishing attempt to the authority and the relevant consumer-protection or law-enforcement channel.

Frequently asked questions

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