Item
Where it comes from
Confidence
What it means for you
DCP must publish a list of approved training programs by October 1, 2026
Statute
More than one route to compliance is contemplated by the act itself. DCP has stated the date publicly.
8 paid hours of initial training per caregiver, within 90 days of hire
Text of PA 26-50, §1(a)(1)(A)
Statute
Training hours are paid hours - the course being free does not make the time free. This is the cost almost nobody budgets for.
Annual continuing education must come from the approved list, and every employee must complete every list program at least once every two calendar years
Text of PA 26-50, §1(a)(1)(B) and §1(b)
Statute
A recurring obligation per caregiver, forever. Renewal dates are the thing spreadsheets lose.
Training is portable between employers for three years
Text of PA 26-50, §1(a)(2)
Statute
You can accept a new hire's prior training instead of paying for it again - if they furnish the completion form, and you keep a copy.
Each completion needs a form with program names, dates, and two signatures
Text of PA 26-50, §1(c)
Statute
This form is the atomic record of the whole law. Whoever holds it can prove the training; whoever doesn't, can't.
Annual attestation to DCP, due January 1 each year starting 2027, backed by program lists, content summaries, and completion forms for current employees
Text of PA 26-50, §1(e)
Statute
Signing an attestation is quick. Being able to back it up is the work.
DCP plans a state training portal, free to agencies
DCP public statements
Stated plan
Budget nothing for curriculum. Budget for paid training hours and for administration. A stated plan is not a regulation - it can change.
Under that plan, the certificate is issued to the caregiver, with no employer tracking or validation
DCP public statements
Stated plan
Collecting, filing, and producing proof stays entirely on the agency. That gap is the job Companza does.
The portal is planned in English, Spanish, Polish, and Creole; Russian and Portuguese have been requested
DCP public statements
Stated plan
If your caregivers speak something else, plan an alternative route now and keep proof of it.
Industry has asked DCP for an employer-facing tracking and verification system
Public requests to DCP
Requested
Not committed to and not funded as far as we know. The request as written covers portal training only - not in-house training, CPR, or out-of-state certificates.
Whether agencies may use an existing LMS instead of the portal
Requested by industry; answer expected with the approved list
Open
If you already pay for an LMS, do not cancel it until the approved list is out.
Whether caregivers already on staff must complete the initial training
No guidance published
Open
The difference between a handful of completion forms in year one and one for every caregiver you employ. Plan your budget around the answer.
The exact §1(c) form - DCP prescribes its "form and manner"
Required by the act; format not yet published
Open
Hold your records in a form you can remap the day DCP publishes its format. We match it the day it lands.
Companza LLC · hello@companza.com · Companza is a private company and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection or any state agency. This page is our own reading of Public Act 26-50 and of publicly described DCP plans as of September 23, 2026. It is not legal advice and not a government notice.