Connecticut Lead Abatement - Worker Certification License

The Lead Abatement - Worker Certification License allows an individual, employed by a licensed Lead Abatement Contractor, to perform:

  • Lead abatement activities

How to Get the Lead Abatement - Worker Certification License in Connecticut?

  1. Visit the CT Department of Public Health (DPH) website, and read the eligibility criteria, prerequisites, and documentation requirements for obtaining a Lead Abatement - Worker Certification License
  2. Apply online, by visiting the State of Connecticut's eLicense website or fill out the notarized Lead Abatement Worker Certification Application. MUST be typewritten. Handwritten applications will be returned
    • Affix a recent, glossy color, passport-type photograph
    • Provide all the documents when requested. It may include the following:
      • A legible copy of your Lead Training Course certificates:
        • Initial 32-hour training certificate from an approved training provider
        • Current 8-hour refresher training certificate
      • Legible copies of other states' lead abatement license(s) that you hold (if applicable)
      • Confirm by signing page 3 of the Lead Abatement Worker Certification Application, in the presence of a notary, have not worked in Connecticut in the discipline for which you are applying during the time the credential was expired
      • Complete the Statement of Professional History (page 3 of the Lead Abatement Worker Certification Application) and provide the following documents, if applicable
        • Notarized Proof of settlement of fine
        • If ever been found guilty or convicted as a result of an act that constitutes a felony under the laws of the state, provide a Notarized Certified Court Copy (with court seal affixed) of the original complaint, answer, judgment, settlement, and/or disposition of the case
        • If currently on parole or probation, provide a statement from the officer with the conditions of release
      • Applicants credentialed in another State or jurisdiction seeking reciprocity certification must provide the following:
        • Statement to be included with your application to document you are seeking reciprocity certification in CT
        • Copy of your current refresher training certificate
        • Copy of your current license from another State or jurisdiction
        • Copies of your license from another State or jurisdiction or other supporting documentation to show you have been licensed in the other State or jurisdiction for no less than four years
  3. Pay the non-refundable application fee by check and/or money order to the "Treasurer, State of Connecticut"
  4. Mail the completed application, the appropriate required documentation for the license type, and the correspondent fee receipt to the DPH Environmental Licensing Office
    • Await for the professional staff of the DPH to review the application and make an eligibility determination
    • The review will be conducted, and the applicant will be notified in writing with regard to the determination
  5. Receive the license
    • Upon approval of an application, the licensee will receive written verification of the license number and the effective date
    • Three part licensing documents will be forwarded to the licensee's address of record during the third week of the following month in which the license was issued