What decides whether you need a new license
Two things: whether Connecticut is a compact state, and whether your own license is multistate rather than single-state. Compact privilege only exists between compact states, and only a multistate license carries it. Run your exact home/assignment pairing through the compact state checker.
Practicing in Connecticut on assignment
Working under privilege still means following Connecticut's scope of practice and nurse practice act, and you remain accountable to the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing while you are here. If any of the assignment is telehealth, remember licensure generally follows the patient’s location — see the Connecticut telehealth guide.
The law that governs this in Connecticut
Taking an assignment in Connecticut is practice in Connecticut, so it is Connecticut’s own nurse practice act that defines what you may do and the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing that applies it. That act is Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 378 (Nursing).
The compact itself is separate law. Connecticut adopted it at Conn. Public Act 24-83 (House Bill 5058), which is what allows a multistate license issued elsewhere to reach Connecticut at all — the practice act still decides what you may do once it does.
Before you sign
We are an independent licensing reference — we do not list assignments, agencies, or pay rates, and nothing here is a job offer. For the wider pre-assignment checklist (contract terms, credentialing, housing), see what to check before accepting a travel assignment. Confirm licensure with the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing.
Since when has a compact license worked in Connecticut?
Nurses holding another state’s multistate license have been able to practice in Connecticut since October 1, 2025. That is recent enough that employer handbooks, agency briefings, and articles written before then still describe Connecticut as non-compact — so if you are told you need a Connecticut license, check the date on the guidance.