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Wyoming home health agency license: the two-service test, provisional license and survey

How Wyoming licenses home health agencies: the two-service test, the 17-item HLS checklist, provisional then permanent license, the $150 fee, Medicare and the CCW waiver.

Wyoming · Home health agencyReviewed 12 Oct 2026