Home Care: Basic Home Care / Comprehensive Home Care License | Integrated License: Home and Community-Based Services Designation

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Minnesota laws require individuals and agencies that offer home care services be licensed. Home care services may not be offered nor provided without a valid license (unless the provider is exempted or excluded from licensure. Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Review Home Care Information about starting a home care agency Home Care Licensure Minnesota laws require individuals and agencies that offer home care services be licensed. Home care services may not be offered nor provided without a valid license (unless the provider is exempted or excluded from licensure as addressed below). MDH encourages parties interested in becoming licensed to review all sections of the Home Care website to become familiar with the requirements of licensure. Applicants and licensed providers must understand Minnesota home care laws. The home care laws can be accessed for free electronically and may also be purchased as a bound book or a digital (PDF) file. Home Care Laws Minnesota has two types of home care licenses. The license a home care provider holds depends on the types of services offered. Download the following documents to see the services that are allowed under the basic and comprehensive home care licenses. Statement of Services: Basic Home Care Providers (PDF) Statement of Services: Comprehensive Home Care Providers (PDF) To be eligible for a home care license, applicants must have agency-specific policies and procedures in place that address all requirements of Minnesota home care statutes. Review information about MDH??s expectations for policies and procedures, as well as other important and helpful information at these links: Expectations for Agency-Specific Policies and Procedures for Home Care Providers Integrated License: Home and Community-Based Services Designation Effective July 1, 2015, an applicant for home care licensure or a licensed home care provider may apply to the commissioner of health for an integrated license: home and community-based services (HCBS) designation to provide basic support services as identified in Minn. Stat. § 245D.03, subd. 1, paragraph (b). The designation allows the licensed home care provider to provide basic support services that would otherwise require licensure under Minn. Stat. Chapter 245D. See Minn. Stat. § 144A.484 for more information. Integrated Licensure Frequently Asked Questions None