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- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Health Agency (Need For Hands-On Personal Care) Otherwise No License Required
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $100 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: Yes
- Health Department: Wyoming Department of Health, Healthcare Licensing & Surveys
- Home Care Regulations: Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division Rules for Program Administration of Home Health Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 90+ Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: Yes, complete state provided Orientation Class
- Initial Application Fee: $3,286 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Washington State Department of Health, Home Care Agencies
- Home Care Regulations: Washington Administrative Code, Chapter 246-335
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Organization (HCO)
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 6 Months
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $5,603 Application Fee for 2-years
- Required Roles: Administrator, Alternate
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licesing Division, Home Care Services Bureau
- Home Care Regulations: Division 2, Chapter 13 California Health and Safety Code
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Care Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval:
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: Background Check Training, Abuse Training
- Initial Application Fee: $1,374 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator, Alternate Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH)
- Home Care Regulations: Chapter 449 - Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Care Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 30 Days for Provisional License, up to 6 months for permanent license
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, within 6 months after provisional, on-site after actual clients
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No initial training, 6 Hours each year
- Initial Application Fee: $1,607.50
- Required Roles: Administrator and Alternate
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
- Home Care Regulations: R432-725 Personal Care Agency
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Class B
- Non-Medical/Personal Care Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 - 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, prior to issuing license
- Required Training for HCA Manager: 8-Hour Course prior to on-site, 12 CEU Hours each year
- Initial Application Fee: $2,200
- Required Roles: HCA Manager and Back-Up HCA Manager
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
- Home Care Regulations: Chapter 26 - Home Care Agencies, Chapter 2 - General Licensure Standards
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- YeType of License Requireds: Home Health Classification B - Non-Medical Services
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, prior to issuing license
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $100, sliding scale based on visits for 1-Year Renewal
- Required Roles: Administrator, Alternate Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Kansas Division of Public Health, Health Facilities Program, Licensure and Certification
- Home Care Regulations: Kansas Statutes
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Agency (To Add Personal Care) or Companion Sitter Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $1,000 Application Fee, $500 Renewal Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator, RN (Home Care Agency Only)
- RN Required: Yes for Home Care Agency (On-Call)
- Health Department: Oklahoma State Department of Health, Medical Facilities, Home Care Division
- Home Care Regulations: Oklahoma Administrative Code Title 310, Chapter 662
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Assistance Services (PAS)
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: Yes, 8-Hour Course and Pre-Survey Training
- Initial Application Fee: $2,625 Application Fee, $1,750 for 2-year renewal, $2,625 for 3-year renewal
- Required Roles: Administrator, RN (for delegation)
- RN Required: Yes
- Health Department: Texas Health and Human Services, Home and Community Support Services Agencies (HCSSA)
- Home Care Regulations: Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 558 - Licensing Standards for Home and Community Support Services Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home and Community Based Sevice Provider - Personal Care Attendant (PCA)
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, prior to issuing license
- Required Training for HCA Manager: Yes, 3 Regulatory Training Videos with Certificate
- Initial Application Fee: $200 for Facility Need Review Application, $600 for Home and Community Based Service Provider Application
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Louisiana Department of Health - Health Standards Section - Home and Community Based Service Providers (HCBS)
- Home Care Regulations: Louisiana Administative Code 48:1 - Chapter 50 - Home and Community Based Services Providers
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Homemaker & Companion Services OR Home Health Non-Skilled Only
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, prior to issuing license
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No initial training
- Initial Application Fee: $50.75 for Homemaker & Companion, $1,705 for HH Non-Skilled Only (Plus $300 Biennial Assessment Fee)
- Required Roles: Administrator & Financial Officer
- RN Required: For HH Non-Skilled, employee
- Health Department: Agency for Health Care Administration
- Home Care Regulations: Chapters 400, 408, 59A-8, 59A-35
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: In-Home Care Provider
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $1,000 Application Fee, $800 Renewal Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control - Bureau of Health Facilities Licensing
- Home Care Regulations: Standards for Licensing In-Home Care Providers - 61-122
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Services Provider Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 3 to 4 Months
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, prior to issuing license
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No initial training, 10 Hours each year
- Initial Application Fee: $1,500
- Required Roles: Agency Manager
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Illinois Department of Public Health
- Home Care Regulations: Part 245 - Home Health, Home Services and Home Nursing
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 3 to 6 months
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $100 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Quality Assurance, Home Care Agencies and Registries
- Home Care Regulations: Chapter 611
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Residential Service Agency (RSA): Option 1: RN Supervision of Aides without medication management, Option 2: RN Supervision of Aides WITH medication management
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 3 to 4 Months
- On-Site Survey Required: May for initial, subject to unannounced inspections
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $1,000 Application Fee for 3-year license, $1,000 for 3-year renewal
- Required Roles: Administrator, RN
- RN Required: Yes
- Health Department: Maryland Department of Health - Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ)
- Home Care Regulations: Maryland Department of Health Title 10, Subtitle 7 Hospitals, Chapter 5 Residential Service Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Care Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 6 months
- On-Site Survey Required: No
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $25 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Maine Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Licensing and Certification
- Home Care Regulations: Chapter 129 - In-Home Personal Care and Support Workers
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Provider: Option 1: Basic Home Care License, Option 2: Comprehensive Home Care License
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days, Temporary license issued within 90 days and good for 1 year
- On-Site Survey Required: On-site survey within 90 days after agency starts providing services, then receive permanent license
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $2,100 for basic, $4,200 for comprehensive 1-year, Renewal based on revenue ($231-$7,651)
- Required Roles: Managerial Official, RN (for comprehensive)
- RN Required: Yes for comprehensive
- Health Department: Minnesota Department of Health - Health Regulation Division, Licensing, Certification and Registration
- Home Care Regulations: CHAPTER 144A. NURSING HOMES AND HOME CARE
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Care Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: Application decision within 90 days, provisional license approval good for 1-year
- On-Site Survey Required: Must have on-site survey within 9 months of application approval after serving at least 5 clients
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $300 Application Fee + $10 per staff member
- Required Roles: Administrator, Substitute Administration, RN Supervisor
- RN Required: Yes
- Health Department: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Residential and Community-Based Care Licensing and Certification, Personal Care Agencies
- Home Care Regulations: Wisconsin Administrative Code, Department of Health Services 105.17 Personal Care Providers
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Licensed Home Care Services Agency (LHCSA)
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 180 to 365+ Days, must obtain Certifcate/Determination of Need first
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $2,000 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator, RN
- RN Required: Yes
- Health Department: New York Department of Health, Home Care and Hospice
- Home Care Regulations: Article - Certified Home Health Agencies and Licensed Home Care Services Agencies, Part 766 - Licensed Home Care Services Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Service Provider
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, within 60 days of application approval
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $25 Application fee
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department:Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Legal and Regulatory Services, Health Facilities Administration
- Home Care Regulations:Code of Administrative Rules, Chapter He-P 800 Residential and Health Facility Rules, Part He-P 822 Home Care Service Provider Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Homemaker Companion Agency (HCA) - Registration not License
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: Couple weeks
- On-Site Survey Required: No
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $375
- Required Roles: Owner
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
- Home Care Regulations: Section 20-670 & 680 - Homemaker-Companion Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Health Care Service Firm
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $500 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator, RN
- RN Required: Yes
- Health Department: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, Regulated Business Section
- Home Care Regulations: New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 13 Law and Public Safety, Chapter 45B, Subchapters 13 & 14 Health Care Service Firms
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Assistance Services Agency (PASA) or Home Health Agency - Aide Only (HHAA) HHHA is nurse directed and supervised medical care
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: PASA - Initial license granted for 90 days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, both PASA and HHHA have on-site within 90 days of Initial License, License then granted for 1 year
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: PASA - $250 Initial Licensure, $100 Renewal; HHHA - $500 Initial Licensure, $300 Renewal
- Required Roles: Agency Director -PASA; Agency Director, Clinical Director (Nurse) - HHHA
- RN Required: PASA - No
- Health Department: Delaware Health Care Commission - Office of Health Facilities Licensing and Certification (OHFLC)
- Home Care Regulations: PASA - Delaware Administrative Code -Title 16: Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Health Care Quality: PASA - Chapter 3345, HHHA - Chapter 3351
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- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Private Care Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes/li>
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $1,000 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator, Alternate, RN
- RN Required: Yes, for competency and training
- Health Department: Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services
- Home Care Regulations: 2020 PCA Rules
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- Type of License Required: In-Home Care Agency (Limited, Basic, Intermediate, Comprehensive)
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 90+ Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $2,000 Limited, $2,250 Basic, $2,500 Intermediate, $3,000 Comprehensive
- Required Roles: Administrator, RN (Intermediate/Comprehensive only)
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- Health Department: Oregon Health Authority, Health Care Regulation and Quality Improvement, Health Facility Licesning & Certification
- Home Care Regulations: ORS 443.305
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- Type of License Required: Private Home Care Provider (PHCP)
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 - 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes, within 6 months after license
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No initial training, 8 Hours each year
- Initial Application Fee: $800
- Required Roles: Administrator and 1 Additional Person
- RN Required: Yes, can be employee or contract
- Health Department: Department of Community Health
- Home Care Regulations: Chapter 111-65-8 Private Home Care Providers
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Care Services Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Not for initial, subject to unannounced inspections
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $250 Initial and 1-Year Renewal
- Required Roles: Manager, Alternate Manager
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Indiana Department of Health - Consumer Services & Health Care Regulation - Divison of Home and Community Based Care
- Home Care Regulations: Indiana Code - 16-27-4 - Personal Services Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Services Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: No
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $500 Initial and $300 Renewal
- Required Roles: Manager, Alternate Manager
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Office of Inspector General
- Home Care Regulations: Kentucky Administrative Code - Title 906, Chapter 1, Regulation 180 - Personal Services Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Agency
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60-90 Days, Must be able to complete entire process within 12 months
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: Yes if haven't operated an agency before
- Initial Application Fee: $560 Application Fee, $510 Renewal Fee Annually
- Required Roles: Agency Director, RN Supervisor
- RN Required: Yes
- Health Department: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation
- Home Care Regulations: Title 10A North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 13J
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Non-Medical Home Health Services License
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 4 to 6 months
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $250 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: No
- Health Department: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Regulatory Operations
- Home Care Regulations: Ohio Revised Code Section 3740.01, Ohio Administrative Code 3701-60
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Personal Support Services Agencies (PSSA)
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Electronic Desk Audit
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $810 Application Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator
- RN Required: Nurse available for staff consultation
- Health Department: Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Office of Licensure
- Home Care Regulations: Chapter 0940-05-38, Minimum Program Requirements for Personal Support Services Agencies
- Does State Require Home Care License: Yes
- Type of License Required: Home Care Organization
- Typical Processing Time from App to Approval: 60 to 90 Days
- On-Site Survey Required: Yes
- Required Training for HCA Manager: No
- Initial Application Fee: $500 Application Fee, $500 Renewal Fee
- Required Roles: Administrator, RN
- RN Required: Yes
- Health Department: Virginia Department of Health, Division of Acute Care Services, Home Care & Hospice Unit
- Home Care Regulations: Virginia Administrative Code, Title 12 Health, Agency 5 Department of Health, Chapter 381 Regulations for the Licensure of Home Care
