By The Restoration HQ desk · · filed under Regulation & Standards
Connecticut mandates mold-remediation certification
Connecticut signed mold-remediation reform: effective Oct 1, contractors can't perform mold remediation unless certified by IICRC, NORMI, or an approved equivalent, and must follow the ANSI/IICRC S520 standard.
FORLicensing the trade is a gift to the operators already doing it right, so get certified, get loud about it, and let the law thin the herd.
AGAINSTEvery certification mandate is a compliance cost and a paperwork tax that hits small shops hardest while the big platforms absorb it easily.
Consensus vs. contrarianContrarian worth owning: state-by-state mold licensing is coming, and the operators who get ahead of it (and help write it) turn regulation into a competitive wall instead of a cost.
Sources Cleanfax, cleanfax.com/connecticut-signs-mold-remediat… (); bill: CT HB 5222 / LegiScan HB05227, legiscan.com/CT/bill/HB05227/2026
Terms in this story: IICRC S520