Community Health Worker
- Exam
- Not reported
- Education
- None
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- Not reported
Certification Requirements An applicant for a community health worker may qualify for certification provided the applicant: Is trained and educated as a community health worker by an organization approved by the Community Health Worker Advisory Body; Is at least sixteen years of age; Submits a professional reference from an employer with direct knowledge of the applicant's experience as a community health worker; Submits a reference from a member of the community with direct knowledge of the applicant's experience as a community health worker, and Has a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours of experience working as a community health worker during the three years prior to the date of such application;
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Education
- No education required
- Certification
- Certification required
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Public Health
- Division
- Health Care Systems Branch
- Board
- Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section
- Address
- 410 Capitol Avenue P.O.Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134
- Phone
- (860) 509-7603
- Agency website
- www.dph.state.ct.us/licensure/licensure.htm
- Last updated
- March 20, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Certified Recovery Peer Advocate 21-1094.00
Source and verification
This record is Connecticut's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section — see the issuing body section above.
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