Utah · Checked October 22, 2026
Your license is the Personal Care Agency license (Utah Administrative Code R432-725), issued by Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Background Checks (DLBC), Office of Licensing.
| Item | Utah |
|---|---|
| License / registration | Personal Care Agency license (Utah Administrative Code R432-725) |
| Issued by | Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Background Checks (DLBC), Office of Licensing — official page |
| Application / initial fee | $3,244 — Computed from the Utah Legislature's published DHHS fee schedule (HB 8, 2024 General Session): two-year licensing base fee $743.83 + Personal Care Agencies fee $1,430.45 = $2,174.28 for a new/renewal license, plus the New Provider/Change of Ownership application fee $1,069.26, for a first-time total of $3,244 (rounded). Utah health facility licenses run on a two-year cycle. |
| Renewal | $2,174 |
| Surety bond | No state bond minimum found in the published rules |
| Liability insurance | State sets no minimum |
| Timeline | State does not publish a processing time for personal care agency licensure |
| Administrator | The licensee must appoint by name and in writing a qualified administrator responsible for the agency's overall functions; the administrator must be at least 21 years old and have at least one year of managerial or supervisory experience, must designate a qualified 21+ alternate in writing, and the administrator or designee must be available during hours of operation (R432-725-5). |
| State extras | Direct Access Clearance System (DACS) / BCI background checks for owners, administrators and direct-access staff; TB/health screening for direct-care workers (R432-725-7); branch/satellite office fee $371.92 per office in the 2024 schedule; license change fee $185.96. |
| Service | Under this license |
|---|---|
| Companionship & supervision | Not covered by this license |
| 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 |
R432-725-4 defines personal care services as: help with self-administration of medication (reminders, opening containers, RN medication set-up), transferring, personal grooming and dressing, eating and meal preparation, oral hygiene and denture care, toileting and toilet hygiene, bathing, taking/recording temperatures and weights, emergency first aid, and providing transportation. A personal care agency consists of two or more individuals providing personal care services on a visiting basis and may not exceed those services; a Transportation Services Agency does not require a Personal Care Agency license (R432-725-3). Companionship-only and general housekeeping/cleaning are not listed services, and 24-hour live-in care is not a listed category — the rule is a visiting-basis model.
Skilled care is the separate Home Health Agency license under R432-700 (Utah Code Title 26B, Chapter 2 licensure). Fee schedule lists Home Health Agencies at $2,138.52 plus the $743.83 two-year base (HB 8, 2024). A home health agency may also deliver personal care services; Utah Medicaid's Personal Care manual treats both licensed home health agencies and R432-725 personal care agencies as 'agencies' for PCS.
Enroll with Utah Medicaid as a personal care agency (Medicaid Provider Manual — Personal Care Services, updated March 2026): PCS may be provided by a home health agency or a personal care agency licensed under R432-725, following Utah Medicaid policy, with RN assessment/supervision requirements in the manual.
The Utah Medicaid Personal Care Services manual defines EVV (electronic visit verification) as part of PCS delivery.
The state fee above is one line of the real total. Run the true-cost calculator with Utah 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
