New Hampshire · Checked October 22, 2026
Your license is the Home Care Service Provider Agency licence (He-P 822) — RSA 151 licence; skilled lane: Home Health Care Provider licence (He-P 809), issued by New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Health Facilities Administration (Office of Legal and Regulatory Services).
| Item | New Hampshire |
|---|---|
| License / registration | Home Care Service Provider Agency licence (He-P 822) — RSA 151 licence; skilled lane: Home Health Care Provider licence (He-P 809) |
| Issued by | New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Health Facilities Administration (Office of Legal and Regulatory Services) — official page |
| Application / initial fee | $250 — RSA 151:5 XII — Personal care providers: fewer than 10 clients $25; 10 or more clients $250, annual licence. The DHHS licence application lists the same scale for Home Care Service Provider Agencies (class 822): under 10 clients $25, 10 or more $250. A typical agency with 10+ clients therefore pays $250. Home Health Care Providers (He-P 809): agencies $250, registered individuals $25 (RSA 151:5 XI). |
| Renewal | $250 |
| Surety bond | No state bond minimum found in the published rules |
| Liability insurance | State sets no minimum in RSA 151 or the He-P 822 scope/personnel excerpts reviewed. |
| Timeline | Not published |
| Administrator | The agency must operate under RSA 151 and He-P 822, maintain personnel files and comply with the personnel and scope rules in He-P 822.17; the licence application must be signed by the owner (private) or two officers (corporation) under RSA 151:4 II. No degree-based administrator qualification was published in the rule excerpts reviewed — treat specific administrator credentials as not published. |
| State extras | Annual licence is the main state fee; budget for criminal background checks for personnel and the separate $25 individual registration route (He-P 820) does not substitute for an agency licence when the business employs caregivers. |
| Service | Under this license |
|---|---|
| Companionship & supervision | Covered |
| Homemaker help | Covered |
| Hands-on personal care | Covered |
| Live-in / 24-hour care | Not covered by this license |
| Transportation | Covered |
| Skilled nursing or therapy | Home health license required |
He-P 822 covers agencies providing personal care services or homemaker services through employees. It excludes facilities already listed in RSA 151:2, agencies certified as Other Qualified Agencies under RSA 161-H / He-P 601, entities licensed under He-P 809, meal-only providers, and individuals providing care by direct agreement who register individually under He-P 820. Homemaker services (He-P 809 definition, mirrored in He-P 822) include laundry, house cleaning, cooking, transporting to/from appointments, shopping, companion services and medication reminders, and do not routinely involve hands-on contact beyond safety.
Nursing, home health aide and therapeutic services (PT/OT/speech, medical social work, nutrition) require the Home Health Care Provider licence under He-P 809, also $250/year for agencies under RSA 151:5 XI(b). An entity licensed under He-P 809 is exempt from He-P 822, so a skilled agency can deliver personal care/homemaker under the 809 licence.
Medicaid home and community-based services (including Choices for Independence) are delivered either by a licensed HCSPA/HHCP or by an agency certified by DHHS as an Other Qualified Agency under RSA 161-H and He-P 601 — that certification is an alternative to He-P 822 for Medicaid personal care.
EVV required for Medicaid personal care / home health visits under the federal Cures Act; New Hampshire operates an open model (AuthentiCare aggregator in national EVV listings).
The state fee above is one line of the real total. Run the true-cost calculator with New Hampshire selected — it adds the bond premium, insurance class, screening and the payroll runway your first hires create.
This page is information, not legal advice. Confirm before you file: the agency — not this page — decides your application.
The free checkers give you the verdict and the number. The Kit gives you the working papers: your state's application packet walked through in filing order, the policies-and-procedures binder spec (what your binder must contain — never a boilerplate binder), the administrator self-audit, the insurance & bond spec sheet, the Medicaid gate map, the franchise-vs-independent 10-year worksheets, and the payroll-runway planner.
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Included in the $49 HomeCareLicenseCheck Kit
