Connecticut State Department of Public Health

COVID-19 Community Levels Update, March 31, 2023: The CDC has listed all eight Connecticut counties in the Low/Green category as part of its weekly Community Levels update. People who are at a high risk for severe illness should consider additional measures to minimize their exposure to COVID-19 and respiratory illnesses. Visit the CDC COVID-19 Community Levels Map for updates.

Please visit covidtests.gov to request four free COVID-19 self-test kits from the Federal Government. Find a location that has a supply of COVID-19 therapeutics as part of the Test to Treat initiative here. The complete DPH COVID-19 toolbox is located at ct.gov/coronavirus.

The Public Health Hearing Office (PHHO) presides over hearings and renders decisions concerning:Gavel, Scales, Law Books
  • Individual healthcare providers who do not have licensing boards
  • Appeals of orders issued by local health directors
                  Local Health Appeal and Hearing Process (pdf)
  • Orders concerning the Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Program
  • Need for new or expanded service hearings concerning emergency medical service providers
  • Disciplinary actions against health care facility licensees (e.g., long term care facilities)
  • Voluntary and involuntary transfers of water companies/Appeals of orders issued to water companies
  • Cases concerning involuntary discharges from long-term care facilities

Legal Office / Public Health Hearing Office - Administrative Hearings Calendar


The PHHO is also responsible for:
  • providing support to fourteen professional licensing Boards and Commissions,
  • reporting adverse actions to national databases,
  • maintaining indices of decisions, and
  • responds to ethics questions and ensures compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)