Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification Section

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)