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Step-by-step guides to licensing a care business, each checked against the state agency’s own rules and dated with its last review.

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  1. Nebraska assisted living facility license: DHHS rules, fees and steps

    How Nebraska DHHS licenses assisted living facilities: the four-resident threshold, nursing limits, room sizes, administrator training, fees by bed count and renewals.

    Nebraska · Assisted living facilityReviewed

  2. Nebraska home health agency license: 175 NAC 14, fees, counties and Medicare

    How Nebraska DHHS licenses home health agencies under 175 NAC 14: who needs it, the contiguous-county rule, administrator rules, $650 fee, inspection and Medicare.

    Nebraska · Home health agencyReviewed

  3. Nevada adult day care license: the facility for the care of adults during the day

    How to license an adult day care in Nevada under NRS and NAC 449: no client minimum, plan review, 40 sq ft per client, $1,164 or $1,753 fees, renewal, Medicaid 1915(i).

    Nevada · Adult day careReviewed

  4. Nevada child care center license: rules, ratios and the 90-day roadmap

    How to license a Nevada child care center for 13+ children: the Division of Social Services roadmap, director rules, ratios, space, fire code, fees and letter grades.

    Nevada · Child care centerReviewed

  5. Licensing a family or group child care home in Nevada

    How Nevada licenses home child care: family homes of 5-6 children, group homes of 7-12, the 4-child registration option, ratios, training, fire inspection and fees.

    Nevada · Family child care homeReviewed

  6. Nevada home for individual residential care license: two residents, one director, full HCQC rules

    Nevada licenses even a one- or two-resident care home. Who needs an HIC license, director rules, surety bond, training, zoning, the $1,764 fee and HCQC steps.

    Nevada · Small residential care homeReviewed

  7. Nevada home health agency license: the agency to provide nursing in the home

    How Nevada licenses home health agencies: NRS 449 and NAC 449, the federal 42 CFR 484 rules every agency must meet, the surety bond, 2026 fees and Medicare.

    Nevada · Home health agencyReviewed

  8. Nevada personal care agency license: opening a non-medical home care business

    How Nevada licenses agencies providing in-home personal care: who needs the license, surety bond tiers, the $1,374 fee, required training and the HCQC application.

    Nevada · Non-medical home care agencyReviewed

  9. Nevada residential facility for groups license: how assisted living is licensed

    How Nevada licenses assisted living as a residential facility for groups: who needs it, the administrator license, endorsements, sprinklers, bonds, fees and steps.

    Nevada · Assisted living facilityReviewed

  10. Opening an adult day program in New Hampshire: the He-P 818 license, staffing and the 2026 rewrite

    Licensing an adult day program in New Hampshire under He-P 818: the 3-person threshold, administrator and nurse rules, ratios, local sign-offs, the $200 fee and CFI.

    New Hampshire · Adult day careReviewed

  11. New Hampshire assisted living residence license: He-P 804 and He-P 805 explained

    How New Hampshire DHHS licenses assisted living at two levels (He-P 804 and He-P 805): local approvals, fire code, administrator rules, staffing, fees and CFI Medicaid.

    New Hampshire · Assisted living facilityReviewed

  12. Licensing a family day care home in New Hampshire: permit, license and the 4-child exemption

    How New Hampshire licenses home child care: the 4-child exemption, 6- and 12-child tiers, local health, fire and zoning sign-offs, well tests and the 6-month permit.

    New Hampshire · Family child care homeReviewed

  13. New Hampshire group child day care center license: permit, rules and steps

    Opening a child care center in New Hampshire: program types, the 6-month permit, local sign-offs, 35 sq ft rule, director qualifications, ratios and background checks.

    New Hampshire · Child care centerReviewed

  14. Starting a non-medical home care agency in New Hampshire: the HCSPA license

    How New Hampshire licenses non-medical home care agencies under He-P 822: personal care and homemaker classifications, the $25 or $250 fee, town sign-offs, staff rules.

    New Hampshire · Non-medical home care agencyReviewed

  15. New Hampshire home health care provider license: He-P 809, Medicare and Medicaid

    How DHHS licenses home health care providers in New Hampshire under RSA 151 and He-P 809: who needs it, the $250 fee, local approvals, staff rules and Medicare.

    New Hampshire · Home health agencyReviewed

  16. Opening a medical adult day center in New Jersey: the DOH adult day health services license

    How New Jersey licenses medical adult day care under N.J.A.C. 8:43F: the CN-6 project application, $1,500 + $10 per slot fee, surveys, staffing and Medicaid rules.

    New Jersey · Adult day careReviewed

  17. New Jersey adult family care caregiver license: three clients, your own home, and a sponsor agency

    How New Jersey licenses adult family care caregivers under N.J.A.C. 8:43B: the three-client cap, the sponsor agency contract, $200 fees, home standards and inspections.

    New Jersey · Small residential care homeReviewed

  18. New Jersey assisted living residence license: certificate of need first, then DOH licensure

    Opening an assisted living residence in New Jersey: the certificate of need, the 10% Medicaid rule, N.J.A.C. 8:36 unit and staffing standards, and state fees.

    New Jersey · Assisted living facilityReviewed

  19. New Jersey child care center license: DCF Office of Licensing rules and steps

    How to license a child care center in New Jersey: the six-child threshold, CO use groups, square footage, ratios, director and head teacher rules, fees and NJCCIS steps.

    New Jersey · Child care centerReviewed

  20. Registering as a family child care provider in New Jersey

    How New Jersey's voluntary family child care registration works: the 5-child cap, county CCR&R sponsors, background checks, home rules, the $25 fee and CCAP subsidies.

    New Jersey · Family child care homeReviewed