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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. Minnesota assisted living facility license: MDH rules, fees and steps

    How MDH licenses Minnesota assisted living facilities under chapter 144G: the provisional license, 2026 siting rules for six or fewer, dementia care, fees and staffing.

    Minnesota · Assisted living facilityUpdated

  2. Minnesota child care center license: DCYF rules, phases and fees

    Opening a licensed child care center in Minnesota: the 9503 rules, DCYF's three-phase Provider Hub application, ratios, staff qualifications, space and fees.

    Minnesota · Child care centerUpdated

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

    How a Nebraska child care center gets licensed under 391 NAC 3: who needs it, director rules, ratios, space, insurance, fingerprints, fees and the provisional year.

    Nebraska · Child care centerUpdated

  4. Nebraska Family Child Care Home I and II licenses: who needs one and how to get it

    Nebraska licenses home child care from the fourth child from other families: Home I vs Home II, the $25 fee, $100,000 insurance, zoning, ratios and the provisional year.

    Nebraska · Family child care homeUpdated

  5. New York child day care center license: OCFS outside NYC, a city permit inside

    Opening a child care center in New York: OCFS license or small-center registration outside NYC, the NYC Group Child Care permit, ratios, space, staff and steps.

    New York · Child care centerUpdated

  6. Non-medical home care vs home health: which license your agency needs

    Where non-medical home care ends and home health begins: Medicare and Medicaid definitions, wage rules, and the tasks that trigger a skilled license in 12 states.

    All states · Licensing basicsReviewed

  7. North Carolina child care center license: from workshop to star rating

    Opening a child care center in North Carolina: the required DCDEE workshop, space rules, ratios, credentials, inspections, fees, temporary license and star ratings.

    North Carolina · Child care centerUpdated

  8. North Carolina home care agency license: in-home aide and companion services

    How North Carolina licenses non-medical home care: the DHSR home care agency license, the 2023 home assistance license, the $510 fee, training, staffing and Medicaid PCS.

    North Carolina · Non-medical home care agencyUpdated

  9. Ohio family child care home license: Type A and Type B homes

    How Ohio licenses home child care: Type B (1-7 children) vs Type A (8-14), the $25 DCY application, county inspections, ratios, training and the July 2026 rule changes.

    Ohio · Family child care homeUpdated

  10. Oregon adult foster home license: classes, the live-in rule and the local licensing office

    Oregon adult foster homes for up to five older or physically disabled adults: Class 1-3 rules, EQC training, the $20 bed fee, evacuation drills and Multnomah County.

    Oregon · Small residential care homeUpdated

  11. Pennsylvania family child care home certificate of compliance, and the group home step up

    How Pennsylvania certifies home child care for 4-6 unrelated children: orientation, clearances for every adult at home, the provisional first certificate and no DHS fee.

    Pennsylvania · Family child care homeUpdated

  12. Pennsylvania personal care home license: Chapter 2600 rules and the DHS process

    Pennsylvania personal care home licensing: the four-resident threshold, PCH vs assisted living residence, administrator training, staffing and fees.

    Pennsylvania · Assisted living facilityUpdated

  13. Rhode Island adult day care program license: RIDOH rules, staffing and the no-fee application

    Licensing an adult day care program in Rhode Island under 216-RICR-40-10-7: who needs it, staffing, space, fire sign-offs, the no-fee application and Medicaid.

    Rhode Island · Adult day careUpdated

  14. Rhode Island adult supportive care homes: 2 to 5 residents, existing providers only

    Rhode Island adult supportive care homes: the 2-5 resident range, which existing RIDOH license you need first, the manager and staffing rules, inspections and fines.

    Rhode Island · Small residential care homeUpdated

  15. Rhode Island assisted living residence license: RIDOH levels, fees and steps

    How RIDOH licenses Rhode Island assisted living residences: the six-resident threshold, F1/F2 and M1/M2 levels, dementia and limited health endorsements, and fees.

    Rhode Island · Assisted living facilityUpdated

  16. Rhode Island home care provider license: RIDOH licensure after the 2026 certificate-of-need change

    Opening a non-medical home care agency in Rhode Island: the 2026 certificate-of-need repeal, the $650 RIDOH license, accreditation, staffing and Medicaid limits.

    Rhode Island · Non-medical home care agencyUpdated

  17. Rhode Island home nursing care provider license: RIDOH rules after the 2026 CON change

    How RIDOH licenses Rhode Island home nursing care providers: the 2026 certificate-of-need change, $650 annual fee, insurance, staffing, accreditation and Medicare.

    Rhode Island · Home health agencyUpdated

  18. South Carolina community residential care facility (CRCF) license: DPH rules and steps

    How South Carolina DPH licenses CRCFs, its assisted living license: the 2-resident trigger, the administrator license, staffing ratios, plan review and fees.

    South Carolina · Assisted living facilityUpdated

  19. South Carolina in-home care provider license: opening a non-medical home care agency

    How to license a non-medical in-home care agency with SC DPH under Regulation 60-122: the $1,000 fee, owner drug tests, insurance or surety bond, caregiver rules.

    South Carolina · Non-medical home care agencyUpdated

  20. Texas assisted living facility license: Type A, Type B and small homes

    How HHSC licenses Texas assisted living facilities, from 4-bed homes to large buildings: Type A vs B, small-facility rules, fees, surveys and memory care.

    Texas · Assisted living facilityUpdated