Connecticut LADC & CADC Continuing Education Requirements
Connecticut addiction counselors must complete 20 continuing education hours per year to renew their LADC / CADC license, including 1 hour of cultural competency.
The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.
- State source
- Connecticut board rule
- Last verified
- October 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.1
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Connecticut LADC & CADC requirements
Total
Topic minimums, counted within the 20
- Cultural Competency
- 1
- You need 1 hour each cycle.
Cycle and record rules
- Renewal
- The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.
- Renewal fee
- The board renewal fee is $195 per year.
- New licensees
- No continuing education is owed for the first renewal. "The continuing education requirements shall be waived for licensees and certificate holders applying for licensure or certification renewal for the first time" (Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-74t(c)); the Department puts it as "exempt from continuing education requirements until such licensee's next registration period". The 20 hours, the cultural competency hour and the two veterans' mental health hours all begin with the first registration period after that waived one.
- Approved providers
- Hours count only from the three sponsor classes the statute names: "educational offerings sponsored by a hospital or other licensed health care institutions, courses offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education or courses offered by individuals or organizations on the list maintained by the Connecticut Certification Board, Inc. as approved providers" (Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-74t(a)). Online and distance courses qualify when one of those sponsors offers them. The Department does not approve courses itself, so name the sponsor on every credit and keep the certificate.
- Recordkeeping
- Keep CE documentation for 3 years after each renewal.
- Board audit
- The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
- Late renewal
- The board allows a 90-day grace period after expiration.
To keep your proof in order, see what to keep for a CE audit, which covers every state’s retention period and what the audit notice asks for.
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Open the full Addiction Counselor CE hours calculatorConnecticut LADC & CADC required trainings and mandates
Beyond the 20-hour CE total, Connecticut requires specific trainings. Some are due once around initial licensure, and others run on their own recurring schedule.
Recurring mandates outside the 1-year cycle
- You need 2 hours of veterans' mental health every 6 years.
Full board policy details
- Annual renewal in the birth month, twenty hours per year. A license or certificate issued under 20-74s is renewed "annually ... during the month of such person's birth" (Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-88(e)(1)); the Department states that "most licenses expire in the first birth month following issuance and are renewable annually thereafter". The CE registration period is "the twelve-month period for which a license or certificate has been renewed in accordance with section 19a-88 and is current and valid" (20-74t(a)), so the engine's window is the twelve months ending at each expiration.
- Qualifying sponsors and delivery. "Qualifying continuing education activities are educational offerings sponsored by a hospital or other licensed health care institutions, courses offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education or courses offered by individuals or organizations on the list maintained by the Connecticut Certification Board, Inc. as approved providers of such continuing education activities" (20-74t(a)). The Department adds that "Internet-based and distance learning opportunities are acceptable provided they are offered or sponsored by qualifying continuing education providers" and that it "does not approve continuing education courses or pre-approve specific coursework for individual licensees, nor does the Department maintain a list of continuing education courses". No cap on online or home-study hours and no live minimum appear in the statute or on the Department's page, so none is encoded. The CCB list is published at https://ctcertboard.org/ceus; its entries are the board approved sponsor and individual approved provider classes above. The CCB list is the IC&RC member board's approved-provider roster, not a DPH list; DPH incorporates it by reference in 20-74t(a). A course from a NAADAC- or NBCC-approved vendor counts only if that vendor is also on the CCB list, a hospital or licensed health care institution, or a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
- Licensed and certified tiers. The statute issues two credentials: the licensed alcohol and drug counselor (20-74s(d), master's degree plus the certification requirements) and the certified alcohol and drug counselor (20-74s(e), 300 hours of supervised practical training, three years of supervised experience, 360 hours of education and the examination). "No person shall engage in the private practice of alcohol and drug counseling unless (1) licensed as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor ... or (2) certified as a certified alcohol and drug counselor ... and practicing under the supervision of a licensed alcohol and drug counselor" (20-74s(c)); the certified counselor's scope in 20-74s(a)(4)(B) also omits the "clinical evaluation ... screening, assessment and diagnosis" reserved to the licensed counselor in (a)(4)(A). The CE obligation in 20-74t is identical for both, which is why one rule scopes both slugs.
- Other licenses. Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-74t neither credits nor excludes hours earned for another DPH license, and the Department's page is silent on it. A LADC or CADC who also holds a Connecticut LPC, LCSW or LMFT owes each license's own statutory hours (15 per year for those three, 20 here), each attested at its own renewal; a single course can serve more than one license only if it meets each statute's own sponsor and subject conditions, which the engine checks separately per license. No combined or reduced total exists in the statute, so the rule changes no figure for a dual licensee.
- Waivers and extensions. "The department may, for a licensee or certificate holder who has a medical disability or illness, grant a waiver of the continuing education requirements for a specific period of time or may grant the licensee or certificate holder an extension of time in which to fulfill the requirements" (20-74t(c)); the Department states that "Waivers must be requested annually, at the time of license or certificate renewal". There is no inactive-practice waiver in 20-74t (the counselor statute's inactive waiver has no counterpart here).
- Lapse and reinstatement. A license or certificate not renewed becomes "void ninety days after the time for its renewal" (Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-88(f)); after that the practitioner applies for reinstatement ($190 application) with a current curriculum vitae, verification of every out-of-state credential and an employment or referral-relationship evaluation, and "an alcohol and drug counselor who has been out of active, clinical practice for a significant period of time may be required to complete additional training or an examination" (Department reinstatement page). No reinstatement CE hour figure is published for this credential, unlike the counselor rule's 15/30 hours, so none is encoded.
- Active military duty (Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-88b): a license or certificate that becomes void while the holder is on active duty with the armed forces or ordered out with the National Guard may be renewed on return without the lapse penalties; the protection runs by statute, not by Department discretion, and is outside the engine.
Connecticut LADC & CADC CE: frequently asked questions
How many CE hours do Connecticut LADC / CADC licensees need?
Connecticut requires 20 continuing education hours per year to renew a LADC / CADC license. The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.
How often do Connecticut LADC / CADC licensees renew?
The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.
How much does Connecticut LADC / CADC license renewal cost?
The board's renewal fee is $195 per year, per the Connecticut board fee schedule. CE course costs are separate and set by course providers.
Are there subject-specific CE requirements for Connecticut LADC / CADC licensees?
Yes. In addition to ethics, Connecticut requires 1 hour of cultural competency.
Is the first renewal different for new Connecticut LADC / CADC licensees?
No continuing education is owed for the first renewal. "The continuing education requirements shall be waived for licensees and certificate holders applying for licensure or certification renewal for the first time" (Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-74t(c)); the Department puts it as "exempt from continuing education requirements until such licensee's next registration period". The 20 hours, the cultural competency hour and the two veterans' mental health hours all begin with the first registration period after that waived one.
Sources and verification
- State source
- Connecticut board rule
- Fee schedule
- Connecticut board fee schedule
- Last verified
- October 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.1
We reviewed this page against the Connecticut board source, and we refresh it from the compiled ruleset above. Methodology and disclaimer. Compliance data is for guidance only, not legal or board advice. Always confirm requirements with your licensing board before renewing. See something wrong? Report it
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