What State Department Oversees Home Care Giving for the Elderly?

While all states have their own rules and regulations pertaining to home health licensing, there is one federal government agency that all home health care agencies must be licensed through as well.

State Agencies

• All 50 states have their own individual governing agencies that license and oversee home health care agencies. For most states this is the state health department. By visiting your state government site, you will be able to locate which agency oversees health care licensure and regulations.

Federal Agency

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulates and licenses home health care agencies for the elderly in all 50 states. It also oversees and implements Medicare and Medicaid programs, which most often fund home health care for the elderly.

Resources

• To locate the agencies that oversee home health care for the elderly in a particular state, contact the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at: http://www.hhs.gov/ContactUs.html, where you will find a list of all departments that the Department of Health and Human Services oversees and regulates.