Connecticut expands penalties for unlicensed health care operations

The National Law Review – Wednesday, July 1, 2026
By Nathaniel T. Arden, Ivy K. Miller, Robinson & Cole LLP

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed into law Public Act No. 26-68 (the Act), which makes targeted but significant changes to the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) enforcement authority for health care licensure and certification violations by increasing potential fines and creating criminal liability for certain unlicensed operation of health care institutions and unlicensed provision of professional health care services. These changes take effect October 1, 2026.

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