Ohio · Checked October 22, 2026
Your license is the Nonmedical Home Health Services License, issued by Ohio Department of Health.
| Item | Ohio |
|---|---|
| License / registration | Nonmedical Home Health Services License |
| Issued by | Ohio Department of Health — official page |
| Application / initial fee | $250 — $250 license fee (not returned by the state) in Ohio Admin. Code 3701-60-03(B)(2); same $250 fee for the skilled license in 3701-60-03(A)(2). License is valid 3 years (3701-60-03(J)). Licensure under ORC Ch. 3740 began July 1, 2022 — guides claiming Ohio needs no non-medical license are pre-2022 and wrong. |
| Renewal | $250 |
| Surety bond | $20,000 — Surety bond of $20,000 required ONLY if the applicant was NOT providing nonmedical home health services on or immediately prior to September 30, 2021 (3701-60-03(B)(3)(k)(ii)). Skilled applicants in the same position need a $50,000 bond (3701-60-03(A)(3)(e)(ii)). Items are waived in part for providers certified by the Ohio Department of Aging under ORC 173.391 or nationally accredited (3701-60-03(E)-(F)). |
| Liability insurance | State sets no minimum |
| Timeline | State does not publish a processing time in the rule; renewal must be filed at least 90 days before the license expires |
| Administrator | No degree or experience standard for an administrator/owner is stated in OAC 3701-60-03. The application requires fingerprint impressions of the primary owner, a criminal records check policy (for agencies), Secretary of State filings, and a list of services and service area. |
| State extras | Fingerprinting / criminal records checks for the owner and direct-care staff; $50,000 bond instead of $20,000 if adding the skilled license as a post-Sept. 30, 2021 entrant. |
| 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 | Not covered by this license |
| Skilled nursing or therapy | Home health license required |
The nonmedical license does not authorize skilled home health services (nursing, therapies and other skilled care). A holder of the skilled license may provide nonmedical services without a second license (3701-60-03(C)). Live-in and transportation are not separately listed as licensed services in the rule text checked — see verifiedNote.
Skilled Home Health Services License is a separate license under the same chapter (OAC 3701-60-03(A)), also $250, and additionally requires Medicare certification, national accreditation, Ohio Department of Aging certification, or a notarized attestation that the provider meets Medicare conditions of participation.
Ohio Department of Medicaid provider enrollment; many home/community services also run through Ohio Department of Aging certification (ORC 173.391, e.g. PASSPORT) — the Aging certification also waives parts of the ODH application
EVV is required for Medicaid personal care / home health aide visits in Ohio (state EVV program, Sandata system). Verify current service-code list with Ohio Medicaid before billing.
The state fee above is one line of the real total. Run the true-cost calculator with Ohio 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.
$49 one-time payment
Included in the $49 HomeCareLicenseCheck Kit
