Connecticut PT, OT and SLP guide

For OT, PT and SLP clinics in Connecticut: the Department of Public Health licenses all three disciplines; a physical therapist who meets the statute’s education or experience test may treat without a referral, within its conditions; HUSKY Health covers children’s therapy under EPSDT and adults within its own rules; and telehealth follows the patient’s location.⁠^1,2,3

Who licenses OTs, PTs and SLPs in Connecticut?

The Connecticut Department of Public Health licenses all three disciplines, and each profession has its own statute and continuing-education requirement.⁠^1,4,5 A clinic that employs more than one discipline still keeps three registers, not one.

Physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists all answer to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, each profession under its own statute and continuing-education rule.⁠^1,4,5 The Department of Public Health administers the physical therapy act and issues the license; the Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists hears and decides revocation or suspension of licensure, adjudicates complaints against practitioners and imposes sanctions, and it approves physical therapy schools, with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health.⁠^{1,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46} A physical therapist who provides direct patient care must carry professional liability insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence and $1.5 million in the aggregate.⁠^{1,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46} The Department of Public Health issues occupational therapy licenses, and the Commissioner of Public Health may refuse to renew, suspend or revoke a license.⁠^{4,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56} The Department of Public Health licenses speech and language pathologists, and the Commissioner of Public Health may refuse to issue, suspend or revoke a license.⁠^{5,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67} A license is a state authorization; a national certification (NBCOT for occupational therapy, the ASHA certificate for speech-language pathology, the NPTE for physical therapy) is a different thing and does not replace it. Compact privileges for practitioners licensed elsewhere are covered under telehealth below.

What does a Connecticut license renewal require?

The department sets the cycle and hours for each profession, listed in the table above, and the register template at the end of this page tracks them per clinician.⁠^1,4,5 A renewal missed is a lapse, and the department’s own rules say what a lapsed licensee may and may not do; the clinic reads those rules before a clinician’s renewal date passes, not after.

Can a patient see a Connecticut PT, OT or SLP without a referral?

State law answers this discipline by discipline, and a payer may still require a referral the law does not. For physical therapy, a licensed physical therapist may treat without an oral or written referral if the therapist earned a master’s degree or higher in physical therapy, or was admitted to a bachelor’s program before January 1, 1998 and has practiced at least four of the most recent six years; the therapist must have the patient name or confirm a primary care provider at each initial visit, tell the patient to consult that provider if the condition is prolonged, does not improve within 30 days or needs ongoing treatment, and refer the patient if the condition shows no objective, measurable, functional improvement in 30 consecutive days or at the end of six visits, whichever is earlier.⁠^2,6,7,8,9,10 A Grade V spinal manipulation needs a referral and a physical therapist with the same education or experience plus an APTA orthopedic specialist certification or 40 hours of manual therapy course work including Grade V manipulation. Treatment of an injury covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act needs an oral or written referral. A physical therapist may provide wellness care to people without symptoms without a referral, and no employer or insurer is required to pay for it. HUSKY Health, as a payer, pays for independent therapy when a licensed practitioner (a physician, physician assistant, APRN or podiatrist) prescribes the need for it, with the need re-established by an evaluation within twelve months.⁠^2,6,7,8,9,10 For occupational therapy, the occupational therapy act requires a license to practice occupational therapy.⁠^68,69,70,71 For the occupational therapy coverage that individual health insurance policies covering physical therapy must carry, the statute defines occupational therapy as services under a plan of care a physician, physician assistant or APRN establishes and approves in writing, reviewed and certified at least every two months. HUSKY Health, as a payer, pays for independent therapy when a licensed practitioner prescribes the need for it.⁠^68,69,70,71 For speech-language pathology, the speech and language pathology act requires a license to practice or to use the title.⁠^72,73,74 HUSKY Health, as a payer, pays for independent speech therapy when a licensed practitioner prescribes the need for it.⁠^72,73,74

The payer’s rule is separate. Medicare pays for outpatient therapy under a plan of care certified by a physician or nonphysician practitioner, and the regulation’s 2025 text lets a signed order or referral on file, with the plan delivered within 30 days of the initial evaluation, stand in for that signature on an initial plan.⁠¹⁹ HUSKY Health’s referral and prior-authorization rules are in the next section. A commercial plan’s rule is in its member contract and provider manual, and the clinic keeps a copy of each.

How does HUSKY Health pay for pediatric and adult therapy?

HUSKY Health is Connecticut’s Medicaid program, run by the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS), and a clinic enrolls through its provider enrollment route before it bills.⁠⁷⁵ For children, the federal EPSDT benefit requires the state to cover services that correct or ameliorate a condition found at a screening, whether or not the state plan covers them for adults.⁠⁷⁶ Under HUSKY Health’s EPSDT benefit, children under 21 can receive medically necessary services even if they are not covered benefits.⁠³

HUSKY Health’s Benefit Overview lists physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy among the basic benefits for HUSKY Health members. Its habilitative therapy policy, written for members whose primary diagnosis is intellectual disability, developmental delay, autism or another developmental disorder, says habilitative therapy for those members 21 and older is not covered in an independent setting and is provided in a clinic setting.⁠^11,12 Independent therapy needs prior authorization past one evaluation per calendar year, past two treatment services a week, and past nine treatments a calendar year when the primary diagnosis is a mental disorder or developmental delay, a spine disorder or a nutrition, metabolism or development symptom (all per client, per provider). A first authorization lasts no more than three months, and continued treatment can be approved up to six months per request.⁠^{77,78,79,80,81} The Department of Social Services runs HUSKY Health with contracted administrative services organizations (ASOs) and enrolled providers. Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc. (CHNCT) is the state’s Medical ASO, and dental and behavioral health services come through the CT Dental Health Partnership and the CT Behavioral Health Partnership.⁠^82,83,84 The fee schedule is published by the agency, and a clinic reads the current file rather than a remembered rate.⁠⁸⁵

How does HUSKY Health want OT, PT and SLP claims coded?

Authorization requests use custom codes by setting and discipline: independent therapists INPTI and INPTR (PT), INOTI and INOTR (OT) and INSTI and INSTR (speech), rehabilitation clinics the RC codes, and hospital outpatient departments revenue codes. One authorization runs no more than 90 days.⁠^86,87,88,89 The codes, modifiers and authorization forms are the manual’s and change with it, so the clinic reads the current therapy sections before its first claim and records the manual’s page-updated date in the payer register.

Does HUSKY Health pay for therapy in schools?

Through School Based Child Health, Medicaid pays local education agencies for health services, including physical, occupational and speech therapy, given to Medicaid-eligible children under IDEA Part B, when the ongoing treatment, as recommended by the PPT and a licensed practitioner, is specified in the child’s IEP.⁠^90,91,92,93 A school’s billing is the district’s, under its own program; an outpatient clinic’s claim for the same child is a separate matter with its own eligibility and authorization.

Does HUSKY Health cover therapy by telehealth?

Connecticut law (General Statutes revised to January 1, 2025, Sec. 17b-245g) directs the Commissioner of Social Services, to the extent federal law permits, to reimburse Medicaid services delivered by telehealth to the same extent as in person, and to cover audio-only telehealth when it is clinically appropriate and the member cannot use comparable audiovisual telehealth. The independent therapy regulation printed in the October 1, 2020 provider manual lists information or services provided to a client electronically or over the telephone among the independent therapy the department does not pay for.⁠^94,95,96 The telehealth section below covers the state’s own rules for the session itself.

What are Connecticut’s telehealth rules for therapy?

A therapist treating a patient by video needs authority to practice where the patient is located at the time of the session, and the federal telehealth site says so plainly: licensure follows the patient’s location, and a compact privilege is one route to it.⁠¹³ Connecticut’s telehealth statute covers any provider licensed under Title 20, including physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language pathologists, who must use real-time two-way or store-and-forward technology, know the patient’s medical history and record, meet the in-person standard of care, give the patient a license number and contact information, and obtain and document consent at the first telehealth interaction. Telehealth does not include fax, texting or email. At the first telehealth interaction the provider explains the treatment methods and limits of telehealth, obtains the patient’s consent and documents both in the health record. Before telehealth care, the provider determines whether the patient has coverage for it and, for a patient paying in part or directly, discloses the cost.⁠^{97,98,99,100,101,102}

A compact privilege is not a national license: it is a privilege to practice in the specific member state that issued it, under that state’s licensing law, and a state that has enacted the compact may not yet be issuing privileges, which is why the table names the commission’s current status.⁠^14,15,16 Connecticut’s insurance law requires group and individual health policies to cover care delivered by telehealth to the extent they cover it in person, under the same terms, and bars a health carrier from reducing a telehealth provider’s reimbursement, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language pathologists among them, because covered care was delivered through telehealth rather than in person. Group and individual health policies (Secs. 38a-550a and 38a-511a) may not charge a copayment above $30 a visit for in-network physical therapy or occupational therapy, except copayment-only plans.⁠^{103,104,105,106,107}

Which business steps are specific to Connecticut?

The entity is registered with the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s Business Services Division, through Business.CT.gov, and the choice of entity is shaped by the state’s rule on who may own a therapy business.⁠²³ Connecticut’s professional service corporation law lists physical therapists and occupational therapists among the professions that may form a professional corporation, whose shareholders are only individuals licensed to render the same professional service.⁠^24,25 State tax registration is with the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services, through myconneCT.⁠^108,109 Connecticut’s 6.35 percent sales tax applies to retail sales of tangible personal property and to the services the law makes taxable. Its exemptions include braces and supports individually designed for a person with a physical disability, artificial limbs, hearing aids worn by the user, and canes, crutches, walkers and wheelchairs for a person with a physical disability, with their repair parts and repair services.⁠^110,111,112 Connecticut’s Workers’ Compensation Act requires an employer to secure compensation for its employees, by insuring its full liability or by proving to the chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Commission its solvency and ability to pay directly.⁠^113,114 A city or county business license is a local question, answered by the city hall of the clinic’s address. The startup-costs guide carries the budget worksheet these registrations go into.

What record and privacy rules apply in Connecticut?

Physical therapists and speech and language pathologists, as licensees under chapters 376 and 399, keep each patient’s medical record for seven years from the last date of treatment, or three years after the patient’s death. As a HUSKY Health requirement, an independent therapy provider keeps its records for at least five years, or until a dispute ends if longer.⁠^20,21,22 Two federal periods sit beside it and are often confused with it: Medicare requires 7 years for documentation of orders, certifications, referrals and payment requests, and HIPAA requires 6 years for its own compliance documentation, and neither sets the retention period for the clinical chart.⁠^115,116

Section 20-7c, whose definition of provider reaches the chapters that license physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language pathologists, requires a provider to give a patient, on written request, a copy of the health record within 30 days, charging no more than 65 cents a page including research and handling fees and postage.⁠^117,118,119 Connecticut’s breach law requires anyone who owns, licenses or maintains computerized personal information to notify affected Connecticut residents without unreasonable delay and within 60 days of discovering a breach, to notify the Attorney General no later than the residents, and, as the owner or licensee, to offer at least two years of free identity theft prevention services when certain kinds of personal information the statute lists are breached. A person complying with HIPAA and HITECH is deemed compliant if it also notifies the Attorney General when required.⁠^{120,121,122,123} Connecticut names physical therapists and school employees among the mandated reporters of child abuse or neglect, who report within 12 hours of having reasonable cause to suspect it. Physical therapists are also mandatory reporters of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of a person 60 or older, reporting to the Commissioner of Social Services within 24 hours.⁠^{124,125,126,127}

Which Connecticut rules shape a pediatric clinic?

Connecticut’s Birth to Three System, the IDEA Part C early intervention program run by the Office of Early Childhood, serves children under 3 with a significant developmental delay on a standardized test or a diagnosed condition likely to cause one. Anyone can refer a child, with the family’s consent to the evaluation, online or by calling 1-800-505-7000 or 211, and its teams include speech-language pathology, physical therapy and occupational therapy, usually at home. The Birth to Three System delivers services through early intervention programs it contracts with across the state. Medicaid pays for early intervention services under EPSDT given by providers under contract with the Office of Early Childhood, the Part C lead agency.⁠^{26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34} A child who turns three moves from early intervention to the school district’s evaluation, and a private clinic’s services run beside both systems rather than inside them. Connecticut requires group and individual health insurance policies (Secs. 38a-514b and 38a-488b) to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, including physical therapy, speech and language pathology and occupational therapy that is medically necessary and ordered by a licensed physician, psychologist or clinical social worker under a treatment plan. The policy may not limit visits under a treatment plan other than for lack of medical necessity, and its behavioral therapy coverage is for people under 21, and under 26 from January 1, 2027.⁠^{128,129,130,131,132} The autism insurance mandates guide covers how such a mandate meets a plan’s own terms.

Which Connecticut rules shape an adult clinic?

Medicare claims from Connecticut go to National Government Services, Inc., the Medicare Administrative Contractor for Jurisdiction K, Parts A and B (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont), whose local coverage articles for therapy are the ones a Connecticut clinic reads.⁠¹³³ HUSKY Health’s adult therapy rules are in the Medicaid section above. The Workers’ Compensation Commission’s 2026 Official Connecticut Practitioner Fee Schedule, published by FAIR Health and ordered from it, applies to medical services rendered on or after July 15, 2026 by health care providers authorized to treat under the Workers’ Compensation Act.⁠^134,135

Which associations and directory pages serve Connecticut?

The state chapters are APTA Connecticut for physical therapy, the Connecticut Occupational Therapy Association (ConnOTA) for occupational therapy and the Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA) for speech-language pathology.⁠^136,137,138 On DrSensory, families browse Connecticut clinics by discipline on the occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy pages for the state, which the directory builds from the clinic addresses it holds; a clinic appears on the pages of its own address.⁠¹³⁹

Which Connecticut cities have DrSensory city pages?

Beyond its three Connecticut pages, the directory publishes city pages for 2 Connecticut cities, 6 pages across the three disciplines, each listing the clinics whose address is in that city; a clinic appears on the city page of its address without any action of its own, and a city or discipline without a page is reached through the state page.⁠¹³⁹

How many Connecticut PT, OT and SLP clinics does DrSensory list?

DrSensory lists 37 PT, OT and SLP clinics in Connecticut, on its occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy pages for the state.⁠¹³⁹

Where does each requirement come from, and what does the clinic do?

Which templates does a Connecticut launch need?

How might two Connecticut clinics plan a launch?

Sources

1. Connecticut Department of Public Health. Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists. Checked October 30, 2026.
2. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-73(b)(1), Licensure required for practice and use of title. Practice regulated. Checked October 30, 2026.
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   “Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, such treatment may be performed by a licensed physical therapist without an oral or written referral by a person licensed in this state to practice medicine and surgery, podiatry, naturopathy, chiropractic or dentistry, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-94a or a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-12d, provided the licensed physical therapist (A) was admitted to a bachelor’s degree program prior to January 1, 1998, and has practiced physical therapy for at least four out of the most recent six years of his or her clinical practice, or earned a master’s degree or higher in physical therapy from an accredited institution of higher education, (B) requires any person receiving such treatment to disclose or affirmatively confirm the identity of such person’s primary care provider or health care provider of record upon each initial visit for treatment without an oral or written referral, (C) provides information to any person seeking such treatment regarding the need to consult with such person’s primary care provider or health care provider of record regarding such person’s underlying medical condition if the condition is prolonged, does not improve within a thirty-day period, or continues to require ongoing continuous treatment, and (D) refers any person receiving such treatment to an appropriate licensed practitioner of the healing arts if, upon examination or reexamination, the same condition for which the person sought physical therapy does not demonstrate objective, measurable, functional improvement in a period of thirty consecutive days or at the end of six visits, whichever is earlier.”
3. Connecticut Department of Social Services (HUSKY Health). HUSKY Health, Benefit Overview. “Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment (also known as EPSDT): children under 21 can receive medically necessary services even if they are not covered benefits.” Checked October 30, 2026.
4. Connecticut Department of Public Health. Connecticut Department of Public Health. Checked October 30, 2026.
5. Connecticut Department of Public Health. Connecticut Department of Public Health. Checked October 30, 2026.
6. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-73(b)(2). Checked October 30, 2026.
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   “(2) In any case in which a person seeking such treatment requires a Grade V spinal manipulation, such treatment shall only be performed (A) upon the oral or written referral of a person licensed in this state, ... and (B) by a licensed physical therapist who (i) was admitted to a bachelor’s degree program prior to January 1, 1998, and has practiced physical therapy for at least four out of the most recent six years of his or her clinical practice, or earned a master’s degree or higher in physical therapy from an accredited institution of higher education, and (ii) holds a specialist certification in orthopedic physical therapy from the American Physical Therapy Association, or proof of completion of forty hours of course work in manual therapy, including Grade V spinal manipulation.”
7. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-73(b)(3). Checked October 30, 2026.
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   “(3) In any case involving an injury, as described in section 31-275, such treatment shall only be performed upon the oral or written referral of a person licensed in this state or in a state having licensing requirements meeting the standards set by the Department of Public Health and the appropriate examining board in this state to practice medicine and surgery, podiatry, naturopathy, chiropractic or dentistry, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-94a or a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-12d.”
8. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-73(b)(2). “Nothing in this section shall prevent a physical therapist from providing wellness care within the scope of physical therapy practice to asymptomatic persons without a referral. Nothing in this section shall require an employer or insurer to pay for such wellness care.” Checked October 30, 2026.
9. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-635, Need for service). Checked October 30, 2026.
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   “(a) The department shall pay for independent therapy that is medically necessary when a licensed practitioner prescribes the client’s need for the service. (b) A licensed practitioner shall reestablish the need for service by performing an evaluation not more than twelve months after the previous evaluation.”
10. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-631(16), Definitions). “(16) “Licensed practitioner” means a physician, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse or a podiatrist providing services within the licensed practitioner’s scope of practice under state law ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
11. Connecticut Department of Social Services (HUSKY Health). HUSKY Health, Benefit Overview. “Basic benefits for all HUSKY Health members include: ... Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy/Speech Therapy ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
12. HUSKY Health Program (Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., for the Connecticut Department of Social Services). Provider Policies & Procedures, Habilitative Therapy Services (Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy) for Individuals Diagnosed with Intellectual Disability/Developmental Delay/Autistic Disorder/Other Developmental Disorder. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “The primary purpose of this document is to assist providers enrolled in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP Providers) with the information needed to support a medical necessity determination for habilitative therapy services (physical, occupational, and speech therapy) for individuals whose primary diagnosis is intellectual disability, developmental delay, autism or other developmental disorder. ... LIMITATIONS Physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and audiology services are not covered for individuals 21 years of age and older when provided in an independent setting. Individuals must receive these services in a clinic setting.”
13. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Getting started with licensure (Telehealth.HHS.gov, last updated February 21, 2024). Checked October 26, 2026.
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    “Health professionals must meet the licensure requirements of the state where they are located and be licensed or legally permitted to practice in the state where the patient is located”. Its companion page, Licensing across state lines (last updated April 30, 2025): “The ability to deliver health care services across state lines varies based on state regulations”; “Prior to an appointment, providers should verify patient location and obtain consent”; “Compacts allow participating health care providers to practice in participating states”.
14. PT Compact Commission. PT Compact Map. “Member States (38) Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware ... 38 Member States Actively Issuing and Accepting Compact Privileges ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
15. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-73e, Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. “The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms.” Checked October 30, 2026.
16. Connecticut Department of Public Health. Physical Therapy Compact (dated July 30, 2026). “Compact Privilege holders are Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants who are fully licensed in another state and have purchased the ability to work in Connecticut.” Checked October 30, 2026.
17. Occupational Therapy Compact Commission. Before You Apply for an OT Compact Privilege. “States not listed below are not a member of the Occupational Therapy Compact.” Checked October 30, 2026.
18. Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Commission. Delegate Information. Checked October 30, 2026.
19. Code of Federal Regulations. 42 CFR 424.24, Requirements for medical and other health services furnished by providers under Medicare Part B (eCFR, up to date as of October 22, 2026; paragraph (c), outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology services). Checked October 26, 2026.
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    “The individual needs, or needed, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology services.”; “The services were furnished while the individual was under the care of a physician, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant.”; “The initial certification must be obtained as soon as possible after the plan is established.”; “Recertification is required at least every 90 days.”; “When it is recertified, the plan or other documentation in the patient’s record must indicate the continuing need for physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech-language pathology services.”; “the therapist has documented evidence that the plan of treatment has been delivered to the physician, NP, PA, or CNS within 30 days of completion of the initial evaluation, the certification does not need to be signed by a physician, NP, CNS, or PA who has knowledge of the case.”; “No references to an order or referral in this subsection shall be construed to require an order or referral for outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology services.”.
20. Connecticut eRegulations System (Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies). Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, Sec. 19a-14-42, Retention schedule. “Unless specified otherwise herein, all parts of a medical record shall be retained for a period of seven (7) years from the last date of treatment, or, upon the death of the patient, for three (3) years.” Checked October 30, 2026.
21. Connecticut eRegulations System (Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies). Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, Sec. 19a-14-41, Professions involved. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “Each person licensed or certified pursuant to the following chapters and Acts shall maintain appropriate medical records of the assessment, diagnosis, and course of treatment provided each patient, and such medical records shall be kept for the period prescribed: chapters 334b, 370 thru 373, 375, 376, 378 thru 381, 383 thru 384, 388, 398, 399, and Public Acts 83-352 and 83-441.”
22. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-640, Documentation). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(b) The provider shall maintain all required documentation in its original form, paper or electronic, for at least five years or longer, as required by applicable statutes and regulations in the provider’s file, subject to review by authorized department personnel. In the event of a dispute concerning a service provided, the provider shall maintain the documentation until the end of the dispute or five years, whichever is greater.”
23. Connecticut Secretary of the State. Business Services Division. “All Business and UCC filings can now be found at Business.CT.gov. ... Most business filings can be filed online using Business.CT.gov. You must have a Business.CT.gov account before you can file.” Checked October 30, 2026.
24. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 33-182a, Definitions (Professional Service Corporations). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(1) “Professional service” means any type of service to the public that requires that members of a profession rendering such service obtain a license or other legal authorization as a condition precedent to the rendition thereof, limited to the professional services rendered by dentists, naturopaths, chiropractors, physicians and surgeons, physician assistants, doctors of dentistry, physical therapists, occupational therapists ...”
25. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 33-182c, Organization. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(a) Any person or group of persons licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional services may organize and become a shareholder or shareholders of a professional corporation for profit under the provisions of chapter 601, for the sole and specific purpose of rendering the same professional service.”
26. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. Birth to Three. “The Birth to Three System is part of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) Part C “Early Intervention.” In Connecticut, community-based programs support families to enhance their child’s development and connect to their communities.” Checked October 30, 2026.
27. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. Birth to Three. “Children in Connecticut are eligible if they are under 3 years old and either: Have a significant developmental delay based on a standardized test, or Have a diagnosis of a medical condition that’s likely to result in a developmental delay ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
28. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. Birth to Three. “Anyone can make a referral, but families must consent to the eligibility evaluation. Most families are referred to Birth to Three by their child’s primary health care provider but this isn’t required.” Checked October 30, 2026.
29. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (Birth to Three System). Connecticut Birth to Three System. “Quickly and easily submit a referral using our online form or call 1-800-505-7000 or 211.” Checked October 30, 2026.
30. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. Birth to Three. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “Teams can include practitioners from a variety of disciplines as needed to address the family’s outcomes for their children, including: Speech-language pathology Developmental therapy (teachers) Physical therapy Occupational therapy Social work Early Intervention supports are usually provided in the home, but they can also be provided in childcare settings or other settings that are natural for the child and family.”
31. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (Birth to Three System). Connecticut Birth to Three System. “The Birth to Three System contracts with early intervention programs across the state of Connecticut that support families with children who have delays or disabilities.” Checked October 30, 2026.
32. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. Birth to Three. “The cost to support families referred to the Birth to Three System is entirely covered by state and federal funds, Medicaid and commercial insurance.” Checked October 30, 2026.
33. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Early Intervention Services Pursuant to EPSDT Under the Birth to Three System (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-1110). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    ““Lead agency” means the Office of Early Childhood or such other successor agency designated by the state as the lead agency for Part C of IDEA ...”
34. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Early Intervention Services Pursuant to EPSDT Under the Birth to Three System (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-1109). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “Sections 17b-262-1109 to 17b-262-1119, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies set forth the department’s requirements for payment of early intervention services pursuant to EPSDT provided by providers under contract with the lead agency, to Connecticut Medical Assistance Program members.”
35. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-68, Meetings. Powers and duties of board, its members and Department of Public Health. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “The Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairman deems necessary at a time and place to be designated by the board. The Department of Public Health shall administer the provisions of this chapter. ... Said board shall (1) hear and decide matters concerning revocation or suspension of licensure, (2) adjudicate complaints against practitioners, and (3) impose sanctions where appropriate. ... Said board shall keep a list of all physical therapy schools which are approved by it, with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, as maintaining the standard for education in physical therapy as established by said board, with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health.”
36. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-67, Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists. “The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists shall consist of three physical therapists and two public members, appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a.” Checked October 30, 2026.
37. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 20-70, Qualifications for examination for licensure. “If the applicant passes such examination, the department shall issue to such applicant a license to practice physical therapy.” Checked October 30, 2026.
38. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-88(c)(5), License renewal by certain health care providers. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(5) (A) Each person holding a license to practice physical therapy shall, annually, during the month of such person’s birth, register with the Department of Public Health, upon payment of the professional services fee for class B, as defined in section 33-182l, plus five dollars, on blanks to be furnished by the department for such purpose, giving such person’s name in full, such person’s residence and business address and such other information as the department requests.”
39. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-88(c)(5)(B). “(B) Each person holding a physical therapist assistant license shall, annually, during the month of such person’s birth, register with the Department of Public Health ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
40. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 20-73b, Continuing education requirements. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each physical therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter shall complete a minimum of twenty hours of continuing education during each registration period. For purposes of this section, registration period means the twelve-month period for which a license has been renewed in accordance with section 19a-88 and is current and valid. The continuing education shall be in areas related to the individual’s practice, except, (1) on and after January 1, 2022, such continuing education shall include not less than two hours of training or education on (A) screening for post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and (B) suicide prevention, during the first registration period in which continuing education is required and not less than once every six years thereafter, and (2) on and after January 1, 2026, such continuing education shall include not less than two hours of training or education on ethics and jurisprudence during the first registration period in which continuing education is required and not less than once every two years thereafter.”
41. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 20-73b(c). “(c) The continuing education requirements shall be waived for licensees applying for licensure renewal for the first time.” Checked October 30, 2026.
42. Connecticut Department of Public Health. Physical Therapist Continuing Education. “Each licensee applying for license renewal shall complete a minimum of 20 hours during the one year period for which the license is being renewed. Continuing education hours completed in one registration period shall not be allowed to carry-over to a subsequent registration period.” Checked October 30, 2026.
43. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-73(a)(2), Licensure required for practice and use of title. “(2) No person may practice as a physical therapist assistant unless such person is licensed pursuant to this chapter and is under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter.” Checked October 30, 2026.
44. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-66(3), Definitions. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “... “supervision” means the overseeing of or the participation in the work of a physical therapist assistant by a licensed physical therapist, including, but not limited to: (A) Continuous availability of direct communication between the physical therapist assistant and a licensed physical therapist; (B) availability of a licensed physical therapist on a regularly scheduled basis to (i) review the practice of the physical therapist assistant, and (ii) support the physical therapist assistant in the performance of the physical therapist assistant’s services; and (C) a predetermined plan for emergency situations, including the designation of an alternate licensed physical therapist in the absence of the regular licensed physical therapist ...”
45. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-66(4), Definitions. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(4) “Assist in the practice of physical therapy” means the treatment of any person by the employment of the effective properties of physical measures and the use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitative procedures, with or without assistive devices, for the purpose of preventing, correcting or alleviating a physical or mental disability, but does not include the interpretation of referrals, initial or discharge evaluation or assessment, or determination or modification of treatment or discharge plans; ...”
46. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-73d, Professional liability insurance required. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(a) Each person licensed to practice physical therapy under the provisions of this chapter who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice. The amount of insurance which each such person shall carry as insurance or indemnity against claims for injury or death for professional malpractice shall not be less than five hundred thousand dollars for one person, per occurrence, with an aggregate of not less than one million five hundred thousand dollars.”
47. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 20-74f, Use of title or designation. “(a)(1) The department shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this chapter.” Checked October 30, 2026.
48. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-74a, Definitions. “(4) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner’s designee. (5) “Department” means the Department of Public Health.” Checked October 30, 2026.
49. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-74g, Disciplinary action against a licensee. “The commissioner may refuse to renew, suspend or revoke a license, or may impose probationary conditions ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
50. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-74h, License renewal. Training or education requirement. “Licenses for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal once every two years and shall expire unless renewed in the manner prescribed by regulation ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
51. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-74h. “The department shall notify any person or entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this section that the person’s or entity’s license shall become void ninety days after the time for its renewal unless it is so renewed.” Checked October 30, 2026.
52. Connecticut Department of Public Health. OT Continuing Education. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes and the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RSA), each licensee applying for license renewal shall complete a minimum of 24 contact hours of qualifying continued competency activity during the preceding two-year period for which the license is being renewed. A contact hour is a minimum of 50 minutes of continued competency activity.”
53. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-74h. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “The commissioner shall establish additional requirements for licensure renewal which provide evidence of continued competency, which, on and after January 1, 2022, shall include not less than two hours of training or education, offered or approved by the Connecticut Occupational Therapy Association, a hospital or other licensed health care institution or a regionally accredited institution of higher education, on (1) screening for post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and (2) suicide prevention training during the first renewal period and not less than once every six years thereafter.”
54. Connecticut Department of Public Health. OT Continuing Education. “A licensee who is applying for license renewal for the first time is exempt from the continuing education requirements.” Checked October 30, 2026.
55. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-74a(3), Definitions. “(3) “Occupational therapy assistant” means a person licensed to assist in the practice of occupational therapy, under the supervision of or with the consultation of a licensed occupational therapist, and whose license is in good standing.” Checked October 30, 2026.
56. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-74a(6), Definitions. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(6) “Supervision” means the overseeing of or participation in the work of an occupational therapy assistant by a licensed occupational therapist, including, but not limited to: (A) Continuous availability of direct communication between the occupational therapy assistant and the licensed occupational therapist; (B) availability of the licensed occupational therapist on a regularly scheduled basis to (i) review the practice of the occupational therapy assistant, and (ii) support the occupational therapy assistant in the performance of the occupational therapy assistant’s services; and (C) a predetermined plan for emergency situations, including the designation of an alternate licensed occupational therapist to oversee or participate in the work of the occupational therapy assistant in the absence of the regular licensed occupational therapist.”
57. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-411, Qualification for licensure. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section no person shall be licensed under this chapter until such person has successfully passed a written examination, the subject and scope of which shall be determined by the commissioner. Application for such examination shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the department ...”
58. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-408, Definitions. “(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health. (4) “Department” means the Department of Public Health.” Checked October 30, 2026.
59. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-414, Disciplinary action; grounds. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(a) The commissioner may refuse to issue a license or may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee or take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 in circumstances which have endangered or are likely to endanger the health, welfare, or safety of the public.”
60. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-412, Fees. License renewal. “Licenses shall expire in accordance with section 19a-88 and shall become invalid unless renewed.” Checked October 30, 2026.
61. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-88(e)(1). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(e) (1) Each person holding a license or certificate issued under section 19a-514, 20-65k, 20-74s, 20-185k, 20-185l, 20-195cc or 20-206ll and chapters 370 to 373, inclusive, 375, 378 to 381a, inclusive, 383 to 383c, inclusive, 383g, 384, 384a, 384b, 385, 393a, 395, 399 or 400a and section 20-206n or 20-206o shall, annually ...”
62. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-88(e)(1). “... during the month of such person’s birth, apply for renewal of such license or certificate to the Department of Public Health ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
63. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-411a, Continuing education. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, for registration periods beginning on and after October 1, 2011, each speech and language pathologist licensed under this chapter shall earn a minimum of twenty contact hours of continuing education within the preceding twenty-four-month period.”
64. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-411a(c). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(c) Each licensee applying for license renewal pursuant to section 19a-88 shall sign a statement attesting that he or she has satisfied the continuing education requirements of subsection (b) of this section in a format prescribed by the department. Each licensee shall retain records of attendance or certificates of completion that demonstrate compliance with such continuing education requirements for a minimum of three years following the year in which the continuing education activities were completed ...”
65. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-411a(d). “(d) A licensee applying for the first time for license renewal pursuant to section 19a-88 is exempt from the continuing education requirements of this section.” Checked October 30, 2026.
66. Connecticut Department of Public Health. Continuing Education Requirements. “Each licensee applying for license renewal shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of qualifying continuing education within the preceding twenty-four-month period for which the license is being renewed.” Checked October 30, 2026.
67. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-413(5), Permitted activities. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(5) The use of supervised support personnel to assist licensed speech and language pathologists with tasks that are (A) designed by the licensed speech and language pathologists being assisted, (B) routine, and (C) related to maintenance of assistive and prosthetic devices, recording and charting or implementation of evaluation or intervention plans. For purposes of this subdivision, “supervised” means (i) not more than three support personnel are assisting one licensed speech and language pathologist, (ii) in-person communication between the licensed speech and language pathologist and support personnel is available at all times, and (iii) the licensed speech and language pathologist provides the support personnel with regularly scheduled direct observation, guidance, direction and conferencing for not less than thirty per cent of client contact time for the support personnel’s first ninety workdays and for not less than twenty per cent of client contact time thereafter; ...”
68. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 20-74f(a)(4), Use of title or designation. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(4) No person shall practice occupational therapy or hold himself or herself out as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant, or as being able to practice occupational therapy or to render occupational therapy services in this state unless such person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.”
69. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 38a-496, Coverage for occupational therapy (individual policies). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(1) “Occupational therapy” means services provided by a licensed occupational therapist in accordance with a plan of care established and approved in writing by a physician licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 370, a physician assistant licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 370 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 378, who has certified that the prescribed care and treatment are not available from sources other than a licensed occupational therapist and which are provided in private practice or in a licensed health care facility. Such plan shall be reviewed and certified at least every two months by such physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse.”
70. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 38a-496(b). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(b) Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state that provides coverage for expenses incurred for physical therapy shall provide coverage for occupational therapy provided in private practice or in a health care facility or in a partial hospitalization program on an exchange basis.”
71. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-635). “(a) The department shall pay for independent therapy that is medically necessary when a licensed practitioner prescribes the client’s need for the service.” Checked October 30, 2026.
72. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-410, License required. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “No person shall engage in or offer to engage in the practice of speech and language pathology or represent himself as a speech and language pathologist in this state unless such person is licensed or exempted under the provisions of this chapter.”
73. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-408(1), Definitions. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(1) “The practice of speech and language pathology” means the application of principles, methods and procedures for the measurement, testing, diagnosis, prediction, counseling or instruction relating to the development and disorders of speech, voice or language or feeding and swallowing or other upper aerodigestive functions for the purpose of diagnosing, preventing, treating, ameliorating or modifying such disorders and conditions in individuals or groups of individuals ...”
74. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-635). “(a) The department shall pay for independent therapy that is medically necessary when a licensed practitioner prescribes the client’s need for the service.” Checked October 30, 2026.
75. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Provider Enrollment. Checked October 30, 2026.
76. Medicaid.gov (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (Medicaid benefit page). Checked October 26, 2026.
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    “The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit provides comprehensive and preventive health care services for children under age 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid.”; “It is the responsibility of states to determine medical necessity on a case-by-case basis.”.
77. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-636, Prior authorization). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(a) Prior authorization, on forms and in a manner as specified by the department, is required for: (1) All audiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology evaluation services in excess of one evaluation per calendar year, per client, per provider; (2) all audiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology treatment services in excess of nine treatments per calendar year per provider per client, involving the following primary diagnoses: (A) All mental disorders including diagnoses relating to mental retardation and specific delays in development covered by the ICD; (B) cases involving musculoskeletal system disorders of the spine covered by the ICD; and (C) cases involving symptoms related to nutrition, metabolism and development covered by the ICD; (3) all audiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology treatment services in excess of two services per calendar week, per client, per provider ...”
78. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-636(b) and (c)). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(b) The length of the initial authorization period is at the department’s discretion, but shall be for no longer than three months; (c) If prior authorization is needed beyond the initial authorization period, requests for continued treatment beyond the initial authorization period shall be considered up to six months per request ...”
79. HUSKY Health Program (Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., for the Connecticut Department of Social Services). Medical Prior Authorizations. “Medical Authorization Portal support resources for providers who submit authorization requests for inpatient or outpatient care (including home care services) are available below.” Checked October 30, 2026.
80. HUSKY Health Program (Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., for the Connecticut Department of Social Services). Provider Policies & Procedures, Habilitative Therapy Services for Individuals Diagnosed with Intellectual Disability/Developmental Delay/Autistic Disorder/Other Developmental Disorder. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “E. If intensive services are requested (frequency of services is three (3) times per week or greater): ... Note: If approved, authorization will be given for up to twelve (12) weeks.”
81. HUSKY Health Program (Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., for the Connecticut Department of Social Services). Provider Policies & Procedures, Habilitative Therapy Services. “A. The services are not duplicative of school-based services currently provided or if some are duplicative, there is documentation to support the need for additional outpatient services ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
82. Connecticut Department of Social Services (HUSKY Health). HUSKY Health, Welcome. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “In Connecticut, HUSKY Health encompasses Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. As administering agency, the Department of Social Services partners with Access Health CT, our state’s health insurance marketplace, in HUSKY Health enrollment. We also partner with our contracted administrative services organizations and enrolled providers to coordinate medical, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health and other benefits.”
83. HUSKY Health Program (Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., for the Connecticut Department of Social Services). HUSKY Health, For Providers. “This portion of the HUSKY Health website is managed by Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc.®, the State of Connecticut’s Medical Administrative Services Organization (ASO) for the HUSKY Health program.” Checked October 30, 2026.
84. Connecticut Department of Social Services (HUSKY Health). HUSKY Health, Benefit Overview. “Dental Services (through CT Dental Health Partnership) Behavioral Health Services (through CT Behavioral Health Partnership)” Checked October 30, 2026.
85. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Provider Fee Schedule Download. Checked October 30, 2026.
86. HUSKY Health Program (Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., for the Connecticut Department of Social Services). HUSKY Health Medical Authorization Portal, Prior Authorization (PA) Request Quick Reference Guide, Therapy (OT, PT, ST) and Chiropractic Services. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “Independent Therapy Provider: PT: INPTI, INPTR OT: INOTI, INOTR ST: INSTI, INSTR • Rehab Clinics: PT: RCPTI, RCPTR OT: RCOTI, RCOTR ST: RCSTI, RCSTR • Hospital outpatient setting: Type the revenue code as appropriate.”
87. HUSKY Health Program (Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., for the Connecticut Department of Social Services). HUSKY Health Medical Authorization Portal, Prior Authorization (PA) Request Quick Reference Guide, Therapy (OT, PT, ST) and Chiropractic Services. “To Date End date (not to exceed 90 days)” Checked October 30, 2026.
88. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-634(b), Services covered and limitations). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(b) Limitations on covered services shall be as follows: (1) Evaluation services for physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and audiology shall be limited to one of each type per day, per client regardless of the length of time it takes to complete the evaluation; (2) for physical therapy and occupational therapy services, the department shall pay per modality as listed on the fee schedule; (3) for speech therapy and audiology services, the department shall not pay for more than one and one half hours of treatment per day; (4) the fee for evaluation shall include all treatment when evaluation and treatment are provided on the same day; and (5) group speech therapy services shall include a maximum of three persons per group, per session regardless of each participant’s payment source.”
89. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-638, Payment). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(b) Payment shall be made at the lowest of: (1) The provider’s usual and customary charge; (2) the lowest Medicare rate; (3) the amount in the independent therapy fee schedule as published by the department; (4) the amount billed by the provider; or (5) the lowest price charged or accepted for the same or substantially similar goods or services by the provider from any person or entity.”
90. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, School Based Child Health (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Secs. 17b-262-213 to 17b-262-224). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “Sec. 17b-262-213 . Scope Sections 17b-262-213 to 17b-262-224 inclusive set forth the requirements for payment of school based child health services provided by or on behalf of Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) under Section 10-76d of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS), and Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 20 U.S.C Section 1411 et seq., to children determined eligible to receive such services under Connecticut’s Medical Assistance Program pursuant to Section 17b-262 of the CGS.”
91. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, School Based Child Health (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-214(14)). “... speech therapy assistants working under the direction of licensed speech pathologists, licensed speech pathologists ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
92. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, School Based Child Health (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-214(14)). “... licensed occupational therapists, licensed occupational therapy assistants, licensed physical therapists, physical therapy assistants meeting requirements of Section 20-66 of the CGS ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
93. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, School Based Child Health (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-217, Need for Services). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(b) The ongoing treatment services, as recommended by the PPT and a licensed practitioner of the healing arts, are specified in the child’s IEP on file with the respective LEA.”
94. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 17b-245g, Telehealth services under the Connecticut medical assistance program. “(c) To the extent permissible under federal law, the commissioner shall provide Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by means of telehealth to the same extent as if the service was provided in person.” Checked October 30, 2026.
95. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 17b-245g(b). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17b-245c, 17b-245e or 19a-906 or any other section, regulation, rule, policy or procedure governing the Connecticut medical assistance program, the Commissioner of Social Services shall, to the extent permissible under federal law, provide coverage under the Connecticut medical assistance program for audio-only telehealth services when (1) clinically appropriate, as determined by the commissioner, (2) it is not possible to provide comparable covered audiovisual telehealth services, and (3) provided to individuals who are unable to use or access comparable, covered audiovisual telehealth services.”
96. Connecticut Department of Social Services (Connecticut Medical Assistance Program). Connecticut interChange MMIS Provider Manual, Chapter 7, Independent Therapy (Regs. Conn. State Agencies Sec. 17b-262-634(c)). “(c) The department shall not pay for the following independent therapy: ... (4) information or services provided to a client by a provider electronically or over the telephone.” Checked October 30, 2026.
97. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-906, Telehealth services. Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(b) (1) A telehealth provider shall only provide telehealth services to a patient when the telehealth provider: (A) Is communicating through real-time, interactive, two-way communication technology or store and forward technologies; (B) has access to, or knowledge of, the patient’s medical history, as provided by the patient, and the patient’s health record, including the name and address of the patient’s primary care provider, if any; (C) conforms to the standard of care applicable to the telehealth provider’s profession and expected for in-person care as appropriate to the patient’s age and presenting condition ...”
98. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-906(a)(12). Checked October 30, 2026.
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    “(12) “Telehealth provider” means (A) any health care provider licensed pursuant to title 20 and any pharmacist licensed by the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to title 20 who is providing health care or other health services through the use of telehealth within such provider’s scope of practice and in accordance with the standard of care applicable to the profession ...”
99. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-906(a)(11). ““Telehealth” does not include the use of facsimile, texting or electronic mail.” Checked October 30, 2026.
100. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-906(b)(1)(D). “... and (D) provides the patient with the telehealth’s provider license number and contact information.” Checked October 30, 2026.
101. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-906(b)(2). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(2) At the time of the telehealth provider’s first telehealth interaction with a patient, the telehealth provider shall inform the patient concerning the treatment methods and limitations of treatment using a telehealth platform and, after providing the patient with such information, obtain the patient’s consent to provide telehealth services. The telehealth provider shall document such notice and consent in the patient’s health record.”
102. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 19a-906(i)(1). “(i) (1) No telehealth provider shall provide health care or health services to a patient through telehealth unless the telehealth provider (A) has determined whether the patient has health coverage for such health care or health services ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
103. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 38a-526a, Coverage for telehealth services (group policies). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(b) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state shall provide coverage for medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment provided through telehealth, to the extent coverage is provided for such advice, diagnosis, care or treatment when provided through in-person consultation between the insured and a health care provider licensed in the state. Such coverage shall be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to all other benefits under such policy.”
104. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 38a-477mm(a)(4). “(4) “Telehealth provider” means any physician licensed under chapter 370, physical therapist licensed under chapter 376, ... occupational therapist licensed under chapter 376a, ... speech and language pathologist licensed under chapter 399 ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
105. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 38a-477mm, Prohibition on reduction in amount of reimbursement paid to telehealth provider. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this title, no health carrier shall reduce the amount of a reimbursement paid to a telehealth provider for covered health care or health services that the telehealth provider appropriately provided to an insured through telehealth because the telehealth provider provided such health care or health services to the patient through telehealth and not in person.”
106. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 38a-499a, Coverage for telehealth services (individual policies). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(b) Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state shall provide coverage for medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment provided through telehealth, to the extent coverage is provided for such advice, diagnosis, care or treatment when provided through in-person consultation between the insured and a health care provider licensed in the state.”
107. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 38a-550a, Copayments re in-network physical therapy services and in-network occupational therapy services. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “No group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state shall impose copayments that exceed a maximum of thirty dollars per visit for in-network (1) physical therapy services rendered by a physical therapist licensed under section 20-73, or (2) occupational therapy services rendered by an occupational therapist licensed under section 20-74b or 20-74c.”
108. Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. Sales and Use Tax Information. “Retailers that are required to file the Sales and Use Tax Return may register online through myconneCT. Go to myconneCT, under Business Registration, click New Business/Need a CT Registration Number?” Checked October 30, 2026.
109. Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. Sales and Use Tax Information. “A business not required to register to collect sales and use tax should still register to pay business use tax. If purchases are made in connection with a trade, occupation, business or profession, use myconneCT to register for business use tax.” Checked October 30, 2026.
110. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 12-408(1), The sales tax. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(A) For the privilege of making any sales, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-407, at retail, in this state for a consideration, a tax is hereby imposed on all retailers at the rate of six and thirty-five-hundredths per cent of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail or from the rendering of any services constituting a sale in accordance with ...”
111. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 12-412(19), Exemptions. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(19) Certain medical products, devices and equipment and related repair or replacement parts and repair services. Sales of and the storage, use or other consumption of (A) oxygen, blood or blood plasma when sold for medical use in humans or animals; (B) artificial devices individually designed, constructed or altered solely for the use of a particular person with physical disability so as to become a brace, support, supplement, correction or substitute for the bodily structure, including the extremities of the individual, ... (D) canes, crutches, walkers, wheelchairs and inclined stairway chairlifts for the use of any person with physical disability ...”
112. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 12-412(19)(C). “... artificial hearing aids when designed to be worn on the person of the owner or user ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
113. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 31-284(a), Basic rights and liabilities. “... but an employer shall secure compensation for his employees as provided under this chapter ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
114. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 31-284(b). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(b) Each employer who does not furnish to the chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Commission satisfactory proof of his solvency and financial ability to pay directly to injured employees or other beneficiaries compensation provided by this chapter shall insure his full liability under this chapter ...”
115. Code of Federal Regulations. 42 CFR 424.516, Additional provider and supplier requirements for enrolling and maintaining active enrollment status in the Medicare program (eCFR, up to date as of October 22, 2026; paragraph (f), Maintaining and providing access to documentation). Checked October 26, 2026.
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     “A provider or a supplier that furnishes covered ordered, certified, referred, or prescribed Part A or B services, items or drugs is required to—”; “Maintain documentation (as described in paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of this section) for 7 years from the date of service; and”; “Upon the request of CMS or a Medicare contractor, to provide access to that documentation”; “The documentation includes written and electronic documents (including the NPI of the physician or, when permitted, other eligible professional who ordered, certified, referred, or prescribed the Part A or B service, item, or drug) relating to written orders, certifications, referrals, prescriptions, and requests for payments for Part A or B services, items or drugs.”.
116. Code of Federal Regulations. 45 CFR 164.316, Policies and procedures and documentation requirements (eCFR, up to date as of October 22, 2026; HIPAA Security Rule; paragraph (b)). Checked October 26, 2026.
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     “Maintain the policies and procedures implemented to comply with this subpart in written (which may be electronic) form; and”; “If an action, activity or assessment is required by this subpart to be documented, maintain a written (which may be electronic) record of the action, activity, or assessment.”; “Retain the documentation required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section for 6 years from the date of its creation or the date when it last was in effect, whichever is later.”.
117. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-7c, Access to medical records. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(d) Upon a written request of a patient, a patient’s attorney or authorized representative, or pursuant to a written authorization, a provider, except as provided in section 4-194, shall furnish to the person making such request a copy of the patient’s health record ...”
118. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-7b, Definitions. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(b) “Provider” means any person or organization that furnishes health care services and is licensed or certified to furnish such services pursuant to chapters 370 to 373, inclusive, 375 to 384a, inclusive, 388, 398 and 399 or is licensed or certified pursuant to chapter 368d.”
119. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 20-7c(d). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “No provider shall charge more than sixty-five cents per page, including any research fees, handling fees or related costs, and the cost of first class postage, if applicable, for furnishing a health record pursuant to this subsection, ... A provider shall furnish a health record requested pursuant to this section within thirty days of the request.”
120. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 36a-701b, Breach of security re computerized data containing personal information. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(b) (1) Any person who owns, licenses or maintains computerized data that includes personal information, shall provide notice of any breach of security following the discovery of the breach to any resident of this state whose personal information was breached or is reasonably believed to have been breached. Such notice shall be made without unreasonable delay but not later than sixty days after the discovery of such breach, unless a shorter time is required under federal law ...”
121. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 36a-701b(b)(2)(A). “(A) The person who owns, licenses or maintains computerized data that includes personal information, shall, not later than the time when notice is provided to the resident, also provide notice of the breach of security to the Attorney General; ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
122. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 36a-701b(b)(2)(B). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(B) The person who owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, shall offer to each resident whose personal information under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section was breached or is reasonably believed to have been breached, appropriate identity theft prevention services and, if applicable, identity theft mitigation services. Such service or services shall be provided at no cost to such resident for a period of not less than two years.”
123. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 36a-701b(h). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(h) Any person that is subject to and in compliance with the privacy and security standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section, provided that (1) any person required to provide notification to Connecticut residents pursuant to HITECH shall also provide notice to the Attorney General not later than the time when notice is provided to such residents if notification to the Attorney General would otherwise be required ...”
124. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 17a-101(b), Protection of children from abuse. Mandated reporters. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(b) The following persons shall be mandated reporters: (1) Any physician or surgeon licensed under the provisions of chapter 370, ... (9) any school employee, as defined in section 53a-65, ... (20) any physical therapist ...”
125. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 17a-101b(a), Report by mandated reporter. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(a) An oral or electronic report shall be made by a mandated reporter as soon as practicable but not later than twelve hours after the mandated reporter has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a child has been abused or neglected or placed in imminent risk of serious harm.”
126. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 17b-451(a), Report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(a) A mandatory reporter who has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that any elderly person has been abused, neglected, exploited or abandoned, or is in a condition that is the result of such abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment, or is in need of protective services, shall, not later than twenty-four hours after such suspicion or belief arose, report such information or cause a report to be made in any reasonable manner to the Commissioner of Social Services ... (8) licensed practical nurse, medical examiner, dentist, optometrist, chiropractor, podiatrist, social worker, member of the clergy, police officer, pharmacist, psychologist or physical therapist ...”
127. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes (revised to January 1, 2025), Sec. 17b-450, Definitions. “(1) The term “elderly person” means any resident of Connecticut who is sixty years of age or older.” Checked October 30, 2026.
128. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 38a-514b, Coverage for autism spectrum disorder (group policies). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(c) Such policy shall provide coverage for the following treatments, provided such treatments are (1) medically necessary, and (2) identified and ordered by a licensed physician, licensed psychologist or licensed clinical social worker for an insured who is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, in accordance with a treatment plan developed by a licensed behavior analyst, licensed physician, licensed psychologist or licensed clinical social worker, pursuant to a comprehensive evaluation or reevaluation of the insured: ... (E) Physical therapy provided by a licensed physical therapist; (F) Speech and language pathology services provided by a licensed speech and language pathologist; and (G) Occupational therapy provided by a licensed occupational therapist.”
129. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 38a-514b(d). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(d) Such policy shall not impose (1) any limits on the number of visits an insured may make to an autism spectrum disorder services provider pursuant to a treatment plan on any basis other than a lack of medical necessity, or (2) a coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for such coverage that places a greater financial burden on an insured for access to the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder than for the diagnosis and treatment of any other medical, surgical or physical health condition under such policy.”
130. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 38a-514b(a)(4). “(A) Provided to children less than twenty-one years of age ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
131. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 38a-514b(a)(4), as amended effective January 1, 2027. Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “*Note: On and after January 1, 2027, subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, as amended by section 5 of public act 25-3 of the November special session, is to read as follows: ... (A) Provided to individuals under twenty-six years of age ...”
132. Connecticut General Assembly. Connecticut General Statutes, 2026 Supplement, Sec. 38a-488b, Coverage for autism spectrum disorder therapies (individual policies). Checked October 30, 2026.
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     “(b) Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 that is delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state shall provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.”
133. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Who are the MACs: A/B MAC Jurisdiction K (JK). “Contract Awardee: National Government Services, Inc., contract number 75FCMC22C0003 ... JK processes FFS Medicare Part A and Part B claims for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont ...” Checked October 30, 2026.
134. Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission. 2026 Official Connecticut Practitioner Fee Schedule effective July 15, 2026. “This new publication will be effective for medical services rendered on or after July 15, 2026, regardless of the date of injury, that are payable to health care providers authorized or permitted to render care under the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act.” Checked October 30, 2026.
135. Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission. 2026 Official Connecticut Practitioner Fee Schedule effective July 15, 2026. “Published by FAIR Health, the 2026 Official Connecticut Practitioner Fee Schedule will reflect all changes to the 2025 schedule.” Checked October 30, 2026.
136. APTA Connecticut. APTA Connecticut (the state association's site). Checked October 30, 2026.
137. the Connecticut Occupational Therapy Association (ConnOTA). the Connecticut Occupational Therapy Association (ConnOTA) (the state association's site). Checked October 30, 2026.
138. the Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA). the Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA) (the state association's site). Checked October 30, 2026.
139. DrSensory. Occupational therapy clinics in Connecticut, with the physical therapy and speech therapy pages for the state (the directory's state pages, built from the addresses it holds). Checked October 30, 2026.
140. DrSensory. Clinic Directory Pricing. “Claiming your listing is free. The subscription is $349.99 a year or $29.99 a month for your first location, and $99.99 a year or $9.99 a month for each additional location, not per therapist.” Checked October 30, 2026.

Medical disclaimer. This page is for general educational purposes and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is general guidance on running a therapy clinic in Connecticut, not legal, compliance, billing or financial advice. Rules change; the clinic confirms each with its source before acting on it.