Connecticut · Checked October 22, 2026
Your license is the Homemaker-Companion Agency Certificate of Registration, issued by Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (Commissioner of Consumer Protection).
| Item | Connecticut |
|---|---|
| License / registration | Homemaker-Companion Agency Certificate of Registration |
| Issued by | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (Commissioner of Consumer Protection) — official page |
| Application / initial fee | $375 — Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-672(b): each application for a certificate of registration shall be accompanied by a fee of three hundred seventy-five dollars. |
| Renewal | $375 |
| Surety bond | $10,000 — §20-672(a)(3): maintain a surety bond OR an insurance policy of not less than $10,000 coverage, which must include theft by an employee from a person receiving services. |
| Liability insurance | Surety bond or insurance policy of at least $10,000 including employee-theft coverage (statutory alternative to the bond); no higher state liability minimum stated in Chapter 400o |
| Timeline | Not published in Chapter 400o |
| Administrator | No state administrator education/experience requirement in Chapter 400o. The applicant must submit to state and national criminal history records checks (§29-17a), certify comprehensive background checks for employees (§20-678), provide a written individualized contract/service plan to every client, and keep records open to the Commissioner. |
| State extras | Criminal history records checks for applicant/owners; comprehensive background checks for every employee; $10,000 bond/insurance premium. |
| Service | Under this license |
|---|---|
| Companionship & supervision | Covered |
| Homemaker help | Covered |
| Hands-on personal care | Covered |
| Live-in / 24-hour care | Not covered by this license |
| Transportation | Not covered by this license |
| Skilled nursing or therapy | Home health license required |
Nonmedical only. 'Companion services' = nonmedical basic supervision; 'homemaker services' = nonmedical supportive services including assistance with personal hygiene, cooking, cleaning, laundry and other household chores (§20-670). The definition expressly EXCLUDES a home health care agency (§19a-490(d)) and a home health aide agency (§19a-490(e)) — hands-on home health aide / skilled tasks are the DPH-licensed lane, not this registration.
Home health care agencies and home health aide agencies are licensed by the Department of Public Health under §19a-490 and Regs. §§19-13-D84 et seq. / D90, separate from DCP registration; a homemaker-companion agency may not hold itself out as providing those services.
Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) and Medicaid HCBS waivers via Department of Social Services; agency must hold the DCP registration and enroll as a Medicaid provider
EVV is federally required for Medicaid personal care services, but the state EVV page was not captured in this pass — marked null rather than assumed.
The state fee above is one line of the real total. Run the true-cost calculator with Connecticut selected — it adds the bond premium, insurance class, screening and the payroll runway your first hires create.
This page is information, not legal advice. Confirm before you file: the agency — not this page — decides your application.
The free checkers give you the verdict and the number. The Kit gives you the working papers: your state's application packet walked through in filing order, the policies-and-procedures binder spec (what your binder must contain — never a boilerplate binder), the administrator self-audit, the insurance & bond spec sheet, the Medicaid gate map, the franchise-vs-independent 10-year worksheets, and the payroll-runway planner.
$49 one-time payment
Included in the $49 HomeCareLicenseCheck Kit
