Registration for Out-of-State Mental or Behavioral Health Providers Seeking to Provide Services via Telehealth Prior to Licensure in Connecticut

Public Act 24-110, An Act Concerning Telehealth, allows certain mental or behavioral health providers currently licensed in another US state to provide mental or behavioral health care in Connecticut via telehealth while seeking a Connecticut license.  The following licensure categories are eligible to provide mental or behavioral health care via telehealth while seeking a Connecticut license:

A provider seeking to practice in Connecticut via telehealth prior to licensure must:

• Be licensed in another US state, territory, or the District of Columbia in the profession for which the provider seeks a license in Connecticut;
• Register with the Department of Public Health as a "telehealth registrant';
• Apply for a Connecticut license no later than 60 days after registering; and
• Complete the application process no later than 60 days after applying.

The registration and application process must be completed online.  The Department of Public Health must receive the provider's telehealth registrant application prior to June 30, 2025.

To apply as a telehealth registrant to practice while you are in the process of applying for a license:

• select this link
• register for an account
• select 'Initial Application' at the bottom left of the screen
• expand the 'Public Health Practitioners' grouping
• select 'start' to the left of 'Telehealth Registrant'
• submit your application including a recent photo of yourself

There is no fee for registration

NOTE:  A mental or behavioral health care provider who does not wish to provide services via telehealth before obtaining a Connecticut license may simply submit a license application.  Please select this link and choose the appropriate profession for detailed licensure application instructions.