• Consultants/Gurus Supporting the State:
  • https://homecarebusiness.net/states/alabama/
  • https://1stproviders.com/how-to-start-a-non-medical-home-care-business/alabama/
  • https://www.certifiedhomecareconsulting.com/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWw1QFYHKy4

• Registering: 

  • Home Care agency is also known as Home Health agency 

  • Everything is under certificate of need

  • Do not need license to run home care business 

  • State requires a certificate of need to open up a certified home care agency 

    • To get CON need to get approved from the State Health Planning and Development Agency

  • You also need to get approved from Alabama Department of Public Health and CMS 

    • https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/index.html

    • https://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Home-Health-Agency-HHA-Center 

    • With Montgomery for example, we recommend contacting: 

      • Economic & Community Development
        25 Washington Ave., 4th Floor
        Montgomery, AL 36104

      • If you want to get certified in a particular city we recommend searching up the city name and typing 'how to register".

  • Contact: 

    • Alabama Bureau of Licensure and Certifications

    • +1-800-252-1818 http://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/providerstandards/ 

• Contact:
  
  
  • State of Alaska Division of Senior and Disability Services +1-907-269-3666
  • http://www.hcaoa.org/my-hcaoa/alaska/
  • https://www.alaskapca.org/ 
  • http://dhss.alaska.gov/dhcs/Pages/hflc/home_health.aspx
  • https://www.alaskahomecare.com/

•  Registering:
   

  • To get started on the process, contact the Bureau of Medical Services and Licensing 

  • https://www.azag.gov/seniors/resources-for-seniors 

• Contact:
  • Arizona In-Home Care Association 
  • Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
  • Arizona Department of Health Services, 150 North 18th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85007 (602) 542-1025 Fax: (602) 542-0883

• Contact:
  
  
  • https://www.homecareassociationarkansas.org/
    
  • Arkansas Hospital Association
  • Home Care Association of Arkansas 

• Consultants/Gurus Supporting the state:
   

• Registering:  
   

  • https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care/home-care-services/home-care-org-application-process

• Contact:
  • Community Care Licensing Division
    Home Care Services Bureau
    744 P Street MS 9-14-90
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Phone: (877) 424-5778
    Fax: (916) 651-5600
    HCSB@dss.ca.gov

• Registering:
   
  • https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/home-care-agencies
  • https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/home-care-agencies-provider-resources
  • https://www.homecareofcolorado.org/
• Contact:
  • Bureau Association of Health Services: 3035621924
    
    

• Consultants/Gurus Supporting the State:
• Registering:
  • Find the application here: https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/License-Services-Division/License-Division/Homemaker-Companion-Agency-Registration

• • A home care agency is known in Connecticut as a home maker companion agency
    • Companion services mean: "...nonmedical, basic supervision services to ensure the well-being and safety of a person in such person's home."
• Contact:
  
  • https://www.cthealthcareathome.org/ 

Consultants/Gurus Supporting the State:
Registering:

• Find information here:
  
  https://firststeps.delaware.gov/home_health_agencies/#:~:text=Home%20Health%20Agencies%20(HHA)%20are,services%20or%20home%20health%20aide
• https://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dhcq/ohflcmain.html

Contact:

• http://www.dahcc.org/ 

Consultants/Gurus Supporting the State:
Registering:

• Find Information here
  
• https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=59A-8.025

Contact:

• http://homecarefla.org/ 

Consultants/Gurus Supporting the State:

• Coach Michelle on Youtube

Registering:

• We strongly suggest using this video as a guide to get you started on the application process. 
  

   

• In the state of Georgia Home Care agency is called: “Private home care provider”
  • Find the link here to get started :
    
    https://dch.georgia.gov/sites/dch.georgia.gov/files/PHCP-InitialLicensurePacket-3-21-16.pdf 
• Licensing is a two part process: Submit your application and wait for approval (which takes around 6 months).
  • Upon approval you will get a provisional license which is good for 1 year and within 1 year you need to become operational by getting 2 clients and having “on site survey for regular license” { more info in link above}

Contact

• http://www.gahha.org/
• http://www.gaccp.org/  

Registering:

• https://health.hawaii.gov/ohca/state-licensing-section/hcal/

Contact:

• http://www.hah.org/ 

Registering:

• Licensing & Certification: (208) 364-1959, ALC@dhw.idaho.gov
• https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Medical/LicensingCertification/tabid/124/Default.aspx

• This state does not need licensing

Contact:

• Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses- (208) 334-3233

Registering:

• Called Home Services Agencies
  • https://bizfluent.com/how-6130410-open-health-care-business-illinois.html
• Rules and Regulations : https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/07700245sections.html
• Initial Application: https://www.dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/forms/coos-hha-home-nursing-home-services-and-placement-initial-licensure-061217.pdf
  
  

Contact:

• http://www.idoahomecare.org/ 
• http://www.ilhomecare.org/ 

• Registering

  • Called a Personal Services agency 
  • You do need a license 
  • https://www.in.gov/isdh/20119.htm 
  • https://www.in.gov/isdh/files/AC_PSA_Initial_Application_Instruction_Letter.pdf 
  • Notes:
    • make sure you look into the letter of instruction and after reviewing you can call this number: 317-233-7492 
    • You need to have an address and physical location to register 

• Contact 
  • Indiana State Department of Health
    Division of Acute Care
    2 North Meridian Street, 4A
    Indianapolis, IN 46204
    (317) 233-7474 (Acute Care Receptionist)
    (317) 233-1325 (ISDH Main Switchboard)

• Contact 
  • https://dhs.iowa.gov/ime/about/contacts/member-services 
  • https://dhs.iowa.gov/ime/members/medicaid-a-to-z/hcbs/home-health 

• Registering 
  • Called a Home Health Agency
  • All the information you will need to register is located here: 
    • https://www.kdheks.gov/bhfr/home_health_agencies/Kansas_HHA_Packet.pdf 

• Contact 
  • https://www.kdheks.gov/bhfr/index.html 
  • Kansas Department of Health and Environment 
    • 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 330
      Topeka, Kansas 66612-1365
      Phone: 785-296-0127
      FAX: 785-559-4250

• Registering 
  • Check out this link for all the information needed to register 
    • https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/os/oig/dhc/Pages/ltcapplications.aspx

• Contact 
  • Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services 
    • Phone:(502) 564-7963 
    • Mailing Address:
      
      275 E. Main St. 5E-A
      Frankfort, KY 40621

      Division of Health Care (OS)

• Registering 
  • https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/3786

• • https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/427 
  • https://ldh.la.gov/assets/medicaid/hss/docs/HHA/HH_LAC_48_2_Chapter_91_042020.pdf 

• Contact 
  • Louisiana Department of Health Program Manager 

    • Marian Tate, RN, BSN

      Phone: 225-342-6446

      Fax: 225-342-0157 

• Register
  • All info here: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/10/144/144c119.doc

• Contact
  • https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ 

• Contact 
  • Maryland Department of Health
    Herbert R. O'Conor State
    Office Building
    201 W. Preston Street
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    877-463-3464
    410-767-6500 

• Register 
  
  • https://www.thinkhomecare.org/page/starting-an-agency 

• Contact 
  • Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification 
    67 Forest St., Marlborough, MA 01752(617) 753-8000

• Consultants/Gurus Supporting the State:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIDprLkHLYQ
  • http://www.nbhsllc.com
• Register 
  • Useful Checklist: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/ag/FINAL_Non-Medical_Home_Care_Agency_Checklist_498832_7.pdf 
• Contact 
  • Call the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Department at 517-335-9700
  • https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600---,00.html 

• Register
  • All the information is here: https://www.health.state.mn.us/facilities/regulation/homecare/starting.html

• Contact 
  • https://survey.vovici.com/se/56206EE31B4AC36F 
  • Department of Health:
    651-201-5000 Phone
    888-345-0823 Toll-free

• Contact
  • Department of Health 
    Central Office Phone
    601-576-7400  (8am-5pm)
    Toll-free: 1-866-458-4948

• Constultants/Gurus Supporting the State:
  • Nicole Mcbee : https://www.newdayconsult.com/ 
    
• Register
  
  • https://health.mo.gov/safety/homecare/appsforms.php
  • https://health.mo.gov/safety/homecare/

• Contact 
  • Bureau of Home Care and Rehabilitative Standards
    Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
    PO Box 570
    Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
    
    Phone: 573-751-6336
    Fax: 573-751-6315
    Home Health/Hospice Hotline: 800-392-0210 (to be used for filing complaints)
    Email: info@health.mo.gov

• Register 
  • https://dphhs.mt.gov/qad/licensure/healthcarefacilitylicensure/lbfacilityapplications/lbhomehealthagency

• Contact 
  • https://mt.gov/ 

• Register 
  • Called  Home Health Agency 
  • http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Home-Health-Agencies.aspx
  • Initial Licensure application http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Documents/HHAInitialAppNonfillable.pdf 

• Contact

  • DHHS Licensure Unit

    Attn: Home Health Agencies

    PO Box 94986

    Lincoln NE 68509-4986

    (402) 471-4967

• Register 
  • Called a Personal Care Agency
  • http://dpbh.nv.gov/Reg/HealthFacilities/HF_-_Non-Medical/Agency_to_provide_personal_care_services_in_the_home_(personal_care_agency)/

• Contact 
  • http://dpbh.nv.gov/contact/Contact/ 
  • Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH)
    4150 Technology Way, Carson City, NV 89706
    Phone: 775-684-4200 | FAX: 775-684-4211
    Email: dpbh@health.nv.gov
    Business Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Register
  • https://www.nhcarepath.dhhs.nh.gov/home-care/index.htm 

• Contact
  • https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/ 
    

    New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
    129 Pleasant Street | Concord, NH | 03301-3852

    

• Register
  
  • Useful Guide: https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/documents/ltc_guide_6.pdf 

• Contact
  • New Jersey, 1996-2020
    Department of Health
    P. O. Box 360
    Trenton, NJ 08625-0360

• Register 
  
  • https://www.nmhealth.org/about/dhi/hflc/prop/stli/
    505-476-9025 Phone
  • http://164.64.110.134/parts/title07/07.001.0007.html
    

• Contact
  • https://www.nmhealth.org/contact/staff/ 

• Register 
  
  • https://www.health.ny.gov/forms/doh-1056.pdf
    
    
• Contact 
  • https://www.health.ny.gov/

• Register
  • https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/ahc/flohc.htm 

• Contact
  • https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/requests.htm
  • https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/dhsr/dhsr-contact-form 

• Register 
  
  • https://www.ndhealth.gov/hf/North_Dakota_Home_Health_Agencies.htm

• Contact 
  • 1-800-545-8256 Home Health Hotline 

• Register
  • Non Regulated State 
  • https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/home-health-agencies/homehealthagencies 
    

• Contact

  • Ohio Department of Health
    Bureau of Regulatory Operations, HHA
    246 North High Street
    Columbus, OH 43215

    Telephone: (614) 995-7466
    Fax: (614) 564-2475

    E-mail: community@odh.ohio.gov

• Register 
  
  • https://www.ok.gov/health/Protective_Health/Medical_Facilities_Service/Home_Services_Division/Licensure_Applications_and_Forms/index.html
  • https://www.ok.gov/health2/documents/Home%20Care%20Application%20Guidance%20Letterhead.pdf 

• Contact 
  • OSDH - Medical Facilities Service
    Attn: Home Services Division
    1000 NE 10th Street
    Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
    
    Telephone: 405-271-6576
    Fax: 405-271-1141
    Email: medicalfacilities@health.ok.gov

• Register
  • https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/HEALTHCAREPROVIDERSFACILITIES/HEALTHCAREHEALTHCAREREGULATIONQUALITYIMPROVEMENT/Documents/IHCApplication.pdf 
  • https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/HEALTHCAREPROVIDERSFACILITIES/HEALTHCAREHEALTHCAREREGULATIONQUALITYIMPROVEMENT/Documents/IHCInitialAgencyPacket.pdf
    

• Contact

• Register 
  
  • https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/facilities/home-care/Pages/Home%20Care.aspx
  • https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Facilities%20and%20Licensing/HCAapp.pdf

• Contact 
  • https://www.health.pa.gov/About/Pages/Contact.aspx 

• Register
  • https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=204

• Contact

• Register
  • Called a Health Facility 
  • https://scdhec.gov/health-regulation/healthcare-facility-licensing
  • Licensed State
  • Different than most states: quite detail oriented

• Contact
  • Online – Use our Constituent Services form.
    Email – Send an email to info@dhec.sc.gov.
    Mail – Send a letter to:
    Constituent Services
    SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
    2600 Bull Street
    Columbia, SC 29201
    Phone –(803) 898-3432

• Register 
  • https://doh.sd.gov/providers/licensure/homehealth.aspx 
  • https://doh.sd.gov/providers/licensure/facility-license.aspx 

• Contact 

  • Submit written request for information to license and/or certify specific facility type to:

    Chris Qualm, Administrator
    Office of Health Care Facilities Licensure & Certification
    615 E. 4th Street
    Pierre, SD 57501-1700

• Register 
  
  • https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/hcf-professionals/applications.html
  • https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/program-areas/hcf/PH-3506HHS.pdf

• Contact 
  • https://www.tn.gov/health/health-contact-information.html 

• Register
  • https://hhs.texas.gov/doing-business-hhs/provider-portals/long-term-care-providers/home-community-support-services-agencies/how-become-a-licensed-hcssa-provider 

• Contact
  • https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/find-us 

• Register 
  
  • https://health.utah.gov/all-licensing
  • http://health.utah.gov/hflcra/

• Contact 
  • Utah Department of Health1-888-222-2542
    Cannon Health Building
    288 North 1460 West
    Salt Lake City, UT 84116

• Register
  • https://dail.vermont.gov/regulations-designation-operation-hha 
  • https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2016/12/REG_home-health-agency-personal-care-services.pdf 

• Contact
  • https://dail.vermont.gov/contact-us

  • Phone:  (802) 241-2401

    Fax:  (802) 241-0386

    Address:

    Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
    HC2 South, 280 State Drive
    Waterbury VT 05671-2020

• Register
  • https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/GetFile.cfm?File=C:%5CTownHall%5Cdocroot%5CGuidanceDocs%5C601%5CGDoc_VDH_4271_v3.pdf

• Contact
  • https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/contact-us/ 

• Register
  
  • https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/FacilitiesNewReneworUpdate/HomeCareAgencies
  • https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/FacilitiesNewReneworUpdate/HomeCareAgencies/ApplicationsandForms
  • https://www.doh.wa.gov/portals/1/Documents/Pubs/505052.pdf 

• Contact

• Register 
  • http://dhhr.wv.gov/bms/Provider/Documents/Manuals/bms_manual_%29Chapter_508_Home_Health%202015.pdf

• Contact
  • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

    Office of the Secretary
    One Davis Square, Suite 100 East
    Charleston, West Virginia 25301

    Phone: (304) 558-0684
    Fax: (304) 558-1130
    Email: DHHRSecretary@wv.gov

• Register 
  
  • https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/regulations/hha/application.htm
  • https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/kw/pdf/home_health.pdf

• Contact

• Register
  
  • https://health.wyo.gov/aging/hls/facility-types/home-health-agency-wyoming-licensure-information/

• Contact