# Connecticut — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Connecticut, has con program is yes; facilities covered is hospitals, specialty hospitals, free-standing emergency departments, outpatient surgical facilities, mental health facilities, substance abuse treatment facilities, nursing homes, rest homes, residential care homes; moratorium is No; statute citation is Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-638 (General Health Facilities); Conn Gen. Stat. 17b-352 (Long Term Care Facilities), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Connecticut _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** hospitals, specialty hospitals, free-standing emergency departments, outpatient surgical facilities, mental health facilities, substance abuse treatment facilities, nursing homes, rest homes, residential care homes
- **Moratorium:** No
- **Statute citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-638 (General Health Facilities); Conn Gen. Stat. 17b-352 (Long Term Care Facilities) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Connecticut Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://portal.ct.gov/OHS> Connecticut State Office of Health Strategy (General Health Facilities) | <https://portal.ct.gov/dss/health-and-home-care/reimbursement-and-certificate-of-need/certificate-of-need?language=en_US> Department of Social Services (Long Term Care Facilities) | Certificate of Need Law | <https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368z.htm#sec_19a-630> Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-638 (General Health Facilities) | <https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319y.htm#sec_17b-352> Conn Gen. Stat. 17b-352 (Long Term Care Facilities) |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).