Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification Section

Resources on this page provides links to applicable rules and regulations, relevant forms for licensees and applicants and steps that must be followed to obtain a license for a home care agency in North Carolina.

General Information

• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 90 KB)
• Consumer's Guide to Home Care
• Home Care Provider Training
• Fee Schedules

General Statutes and Rules

• N.C. General Statute § 131E - 144.3.: Declaration of Home Care Clients' Rights
• N.C. General Statute § 131E - 143: Smoking Prohibited
• N.C. General Statute § 131E - 265: Criminal History; Record Check
• N.C. General Statute § 131E - 256: Health Care Personnel Registry
• N.C. rules governing the licensure of a home care agency: 10A NCAC 13J

Licensure Information

• Requirements for Establishing a Home Care Agency
• Change of Ownership for Home Care Agency
• Requirements for Adding an Additional Home Care Site
• License Application for Home Care, Nursing Pool, and Hospice (PDF, 56 KB)
• Home Health Agency
• Hospice Agency
• Hospice Inpatient or a Hospice Residential Care Facility

Checklists

• Adding In-Home Aide Services Checklist (PDF, 139 KB)
• Clinical Respiratory Therapy Checklist (PDF, 39 KB)
• Home Medical Equipment & Supplies Checklist (PDF, 32 KB)
• Infusion Nursing Services Checklist (PDF, 201 KB)
• Initial Home Care Survey Checklist (PDF, 170 KB)
• Medical Social Work Services Checklist (PDF, 23 KB)
• Nursing Pool Checklist (PDF, 207 KB)
• Nursing Services Checklist (PDF, 259 KB)
• Occupational Therapy Services Checklist (PDF, 36 KB)
• Physical Therapy Services Checklist (PDF, 28 KB)
• Speech Therapy Services Checklist (PDF, 32 KB)

• Announcements
• Consumer's Guide to Home Care
• Facility Licensure Information
• Facility Listings
• Forms and Applications
• Home Care Licensure Information
• Reports of Surveys for Abortion Clinics
• Rules and Regulations
• Transparency in Health Care Costs
• CLIA

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