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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. North Dakota foster home for adults: licensing a live-in home for up to four adults

    How North Dakota licenses adult foster care homes: the four-resident cap, live-in and QSP rules, background checks, bedroom sizes, relief-care limits and the daily rate.

    North Dakota · Small residential care homeReviewed

  2. North Dakota home health agency license: HHS rules, staff and the Medicare freeze

    How North Dakota HHS licenses home health agencies under N.D.C.C. 23-17.3: the RN-plus-one service test, administrator and nurse executive rules, aide training, renewal.

    North Dakota · Home health agencyReviewed

  3. Ohio child care center license: DCY rules, steps and the provisional year

    Licensing a child care center in Ohio under OAC 5180:2-12: who needs one, the $50 DCY application, building and fire sign-offs, ratios, space and administrator rules.

    Ohio · Child care centerReviewed

  4. Ohio Class Two residential facility license: the behavioral health route for 3-16 adults

    How to license an Ohio Class Two residential facility with the Department of Behavioral Health: who needs one, the $75 fee, inspections, room sizes, staffing and RSS.

    Ohio · Small residential care homeReviewed

  5. Ohio nonmedical home health services license: opening a personal care agency

    How to get Ohio's ODH license for in-home personal care: which services need it, the $250 fee, the $20,000 bond, owner fingerprints and staff checks.

    Ohio · Non-medical home care agencyReviewed

  6. Ohio residential care facility license: how ODH licenses assisted living

    How Ohio licenses assisted living as residential care facilities: the 17-resident and nursing tests, the $320 fee, the ODH packet, staffing and inspections.

    Ohio · Assisted living facilityReviewed

  7. Ohio skilled home health services license: opening a nursing and therapy agency

    How Ohio licenses home health agencies that send nurses and therapists: the four qualifying routes, the $250 fee, the $50,000 bond, Medicare and Medicaid rules.

    Ohio · Home health agencyReviewed

  8. Oklahoma adult day care center license: OSDH rules, the 180-day first license and the 1:8 ratio

    How to license an adult day care center in Oklahoma under the Adult Day Care Act and OAC 310:605: who needs it, ODH Form 712, fees, the 40 sq ft rule and the 1:8 ratio.

    Oklahoma · Adult day careReviewed

  9. Oklahoma assisted living center license: OSDH establishment, fees and rules

    How OSDH licenses Oklahoma assisted living centers: the two-resident threshold, establishment approval, ODH Form 624, per-bed fees, Tier 2 administrators and staffing.

    Oklahoma · Assisted living facilityReviewed

  10. Oklahoma child care center license: how OKDHS licenses a center

    Licensing a child care center in Oklahoma: the 30-hour test, fire and health inspections, director credential, ratios, square footage, insurance and the OKDHS process.

    Oklahoma · Child care centerReviewed

  11. Oklahoma companion/sitter agency license: non-medical home care without hands-on care

    How Oklahoma licenses companion and sitter agencies through OSDH: the hands-off scope, $1,000 fee, ODH Form 1273, insurance minimums, OKSCREEN checks and renewal.

    Oklahoma · Non-medical home care agencyReviewed

  12. Licensing a family child care home in Oklahoma: the OKDHS permit, ratios and the large-home tier

    How Oklahoma licenses home daycare: the 7- and 12-child tiers, which of your own children count, the six-month permit, OPDL training, insurance and fire safety.

    Oklahoma · Family child care homeReviewed

  13. Oklahoma home care agency license: one OSDH license for skilled and personal care

    How OSDH licenses Oklahoma home care agencies: who needs it, the certified administrator rule, the $1,000 fee, the on-site survey, and 2026 Medicare limits.

    Oklahoma · Home health agencyReviewed

  14. Oklahoma residential care home license: probation first, a licensed administrator, no nursing

    Licensing an Oklahoma residential care home: who qualifies, the 120-day probationary license, $50 fee, Tier 2 administrator, fire marshal approval and Chapter 680 rules.

    Oklahoma · Small residential care homeReviewed

  15. Oregon assisted living facility license: ODHS steps, fees and rules

    How ODHS licenses Oregon assisted living and residential care facilities: letter of intent, market analysis, consultant rule, fees, staffing and building rules.

    Oregon · Assisted living facilityReviewed

  16. Oregon certified child care center: how DELC certifies a center

    Opening a child care center in Oregon: the DELC certificate, zoning first, 35 sq ft per child, ratios, director and teacher qualifications, fees and timing.

    Oregon · Child care centerReviewed

  17. Oregon home health agency license: OHA rules, the 60-mile limit and Medicare

    How the Oregon Health Authority licenses home health agencies: skilled nursing plus one service, the 60-mile service area, the $4,000 fee, 2026 safety rules and Medicare.

    Oregon · Home health agencyReviewed

  18. Oregon in-home care agency license: classifications, fees and the OHA survey

    How to license a non-medical home care agency in Oregon: the four OHA classifications, $2,000 to $3,000 fees, administrator rules, caregiver training hours and Medicaid.

    Oregon · Non-medical home care agencyReviewed

  19. Oregon family child care: registered homes (up to 10) and certified homes (up to 16)

    How Oregon licenses home child care: the RF and CF tiers, the 2025 rules, capacity and ratios, exits, lead testing, training, DELC fees and the application order.

    Oregon · Family child care homeReviewed

  20. Pennsylvania assisted living residence license: Chapter 2800, special care units and fees

    How DHS licenses Pennsylvania assisted living residences: supplemental health care, 225-square-foot units, nurse and administrator rules, special care units and fees.

    Pennsylvania · Assisted living facilityReviewed