Is Connecticut a nursing compact state?

What Connecticut’s compact status means

Because Connecticut is a full compact state, a single multistate license issued by Connecticut lets you practice in Connecticut and in other compact states without applying for a separate license in each one.

If you live in another compact state and hold an active multistate license there, you can generally practice in Connecticut under compact privilege — but you still have to follow Connecticut's laws and scope-of-practice rules while you work here.

Compact privilege only works if your license is the multistate type, not single-state. Check this before you rely on it.

What Connecticut residents should know

If Connecticut is your primary state of residence and you hold an active Connecticut multistate license, you can practice in Connecticut and in other compact states. If your Connecticut license is single-state, ask the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing about converting it to multistate.

What nurses coming to Connecticut should know

Coming from another compact state with an active multistate license? You can generally practice in Connecticut under compact privilege — just follow Connecticut’s practice rules. Coming from a non-compact state? You’ll apply for a Connecticut license by endorsement.

When Connecticut joined the Nurse Licensure Compact

Connecticut signed the Nurse Licensure Compact into law on May 30, 2024 — signed by Gov. Ned Lamont as Public Act 24-83 (House Bill 5058). Connecticut was the 42nd jurisdiction to enact the NLC.

The compact became usable in Connecticut on October 1, 2025, 1 year, 4 months after the law was signed. From that date, nurses holding an active multistate license issued by another compact state could practice in Connecticut under compact privilege.

The most recent jurisdiction to fully implement the compact.

Sourced from ncsbn.org, ncsbn.org, cga.ct.gov. See the full NLC adoption timeline for every jurisdiction’s dates and methodology, or the Nursing Compact States Report 2026 for how far the compact reaches overall.

The law behind Connecticut’s status

Compact status is not an opinion or a listing — it is a statute. These are the primary sources that actually govern licensure in Connecticut, so you can check our answer against the law rather than taking our word for it.

Compact statute

Conn. Public Act 24-83 (House Bill 5058) ↗

Signed 30 May 2024; Connecticut was the 42nd jurisdiction to enact the compact and implemented it on 1 October 2025.

Nurse practice act

Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 378 (Nursing) ↗

Connecticut’s own license lookup

Connecticut eLicense verification ↗

Connecticut is the second state, with Florida, where the state’s own licensing portal is not the nursing route. eLicense covers Connecticut’s professions generally, but DPH directs employers and the public to Nursys for RN and LPN verification specifically — the department even maintains a page for verifying professions OTHER than MD, DO, RN and LPN, which is the tell. Nurses checking their own status log into eLicense; employers checking someone else’s should start at Nursys. Written verification is a separate request again, not the online result.

Board of nursing

Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing ↗

Statutory citations reviewed 2026-07-31. Citations change far more slowly than fees or processing times — which is why we publish these and not those. Enactment is not the same as implementation: check the dates above before relying on the compact here.

RN, LPN/LVN, and APRN coverage in Connecticut

The Nurse Licensure Compact covers RN and LPN/LVN licenses. It does not, on its own, cover APRN roles — nurse practitioners, CRNAs, CNSs, and CNMs generally need separate APRN authorization in each state, including Connecticut. See the APRN and the compact guide, and confirm specifics with the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing.

Coverage is the same for both credentials, so the state lists are the same: every RN compact state and every LPN/LVN compact state both include Connecticut.

By credential: Connecticut RN & the compact, Connecticut LPN, and Connecticut APRN.

Primary state of residence, moving, and endorsement

Your primary state of residence (PSOR) drives multistate eligibility — you can hold it in only one state at a time. Because Connecticut is a compact state, if you make it your PSOR you may qualify for a multistate license issued by Connecticut — often more useful than a plain single-state license. Coming from another state, you generally apply to the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing by endorsement. If you are relocating, the 60-day rule governs the timing.

Verifying a Connecticut nursing license

Look any Connecticut license up on Nursys QuickConfirm — it shows whether the license is single-state or multistate, its status, and its expiration. For anything Nursys does not show, use the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing. See the full Connecticut verification guide. CompactStates is an independent reference, not a verification service, and holds no license records.

Travel assignments and telehealth in Connecticut

Because Connecticut recognizes compact privilege, an active multistate license from your compact home state generally covers a Connecticut travel assignment, and telehealth to patients located in Connecticut, without a separate Connecticut license. Telehealth licensure generally follows the patient’s location. See the Connecticut travel and telehealth guides.

Renewal and continuing education

Renewal cycles, fees, and continuing-education requirements are set by the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing and change over time, so we link you to the official source rather than list figures that could go stale. Nursys shows your expiration date and license type. See the Connecticut renewal guide. If your Connecticut license is multistate, keeping it renewed is what keeps your compact privilege active in every other compact state.