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Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS) 

The Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS) holds jurisdiction over the licensing and clinical care and services provided by Connecticut's healthcare institutions. FLIS licenses, tracks, investigates, and regulates over 1,900 licensed facilities. In partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) FLIS is also responsible for the certification of certain institutions as required by federal law.

The Facility Licensure Processing Unit is responsible for the Initial; Renewal; Change of Ownership; Change in Services; Changes in Beds

The following healthcare institutions require a Connecticut license from the Department of Public Health. 

Behavioral Health Facilities:
Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic for Adults (POCA)
Facilities for the Care or Treatment of Substance Abusive Persons (SA)
Mental Health Day Treatment (MHDT)
Mental Health Residential Living Centers (MHRL)
Mental Health Community Residence (MHCR)

End of Life/Terminal Care Facilities:
Hospice (HSPC)

Home Health and Assisted Living Facilities:
Assisted Living Service Agencies (ALSA)
Home Health Care (HHC)
Homemaker Home Health Aide Agency (HHHA)

Hospital Facilities:
Chronic Disease Hospitals (CDH)
Children’s Hospital (CH)
General Hospitals (GH)
Maternity Hospital (MAT)
Hospital for Mentally Ill Persons (PSY)

Outpatient Care Facilities:

Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC)
Hemodialysis (HEMO)
Infirmary Operated by an Educational Institution (INF)
Outpatient Clinics (OPC)

Long Term Care Facilities:
Chronic & Convalescent Nursing Homes (CCNH)
Chronic & Convalescent Nursing Home & Rest Homes with Nursing Supervision (CCRH)
Nursing Home Management Companies (NHMG)
Residential Care Homes (RCH)
Rest Home with Nursing Supervision (RHNS)

Birth Centers

Birth Center Regulations
Please submit any questions to DPH.FLISLPU@ct.gov  

Licensure renewals for all levels of care are conducted through the Connecticut eLicense Portal.

To request an initial application or change of ownership application please email DPH.FLISLPU@ct.gov

Please submit all applications and change of ownership to DPH.FLISLPU@ct.gov 

Questions pertaining to the applications should contact:

 CCNH; CCRH; RHNS; HHC; HHHC; GH; CD; PSY; HSPC; MAT  DPH.FLISLPU@ct.gov 
 ALSA; ASC; HEMO; OPC  DPH.FLISLPU@ct.go
 NHMG; INF; FP & WCC & Key Personnel Changes  DPH.FLISLPU@ct.gov 
 Change of Ownership Questions

              DPH.FLISLPU@ct.gov 

 POCA; SA; MHDT; MHRL & MHCR & RCH *Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectually Disabled (ICF/IID) This level of care does not receive a State License.

 DPH.FLISLPU@ct.gov 

Questions pertaining to the Regulations should contact:

HHC; HHHC; & ALSA

Elizabeth.heiney@ct.gov 

ASC & Urgent Care & FP

Janet.Peynado-Daley@ct.gov 

SA; POCA, MHDT; MHRL & MHCR & WCC &OPC & INF

Alice.Martinez@ct.gov

RCH & Long Term Care

Karen.Gworek@ct.gov

Hospitals

Millicent.reynolds@ct.gov

HEMO

Cheryl.Davis@ct.gov

Long Term Care

Connie.Green@ct.gov

Long Term Care

Norma.Schuberth@ct.gov

Building & Fire Safety

Anthony.M.Bruno@ct.gov

Main Line to DPH/FLIS

860-509-7400

 

The following forms are needed to complete facility licensure applications

Ownership Form 1 (Partnership/LLC)

Sanitarian Report (School Infirmaries)

Ownership Form 2 (Trusts)

EXAMPLE of a Certificate of Insurance

Ownership Form 3 (Corporations; profit or non-profit)

Initial Home Health Care Agency Worksheet and Instructions

Local Fire Marshal’s Certificate

Initial Homemaker Home Health Aide Agency Worksheet & Instruction

Change in legal or d/b/a name form

Affidavits for Long Term Care Facilities

Increase/Decrease in Bed Form

Attestation of Licensure Applicant

LTC Change of Ownership Checklist

Initial Outpatient Surgical Checklist

LTC Change of Ownership Instructions