Kansas · Checked October 22, 2026
Your license is the Home Health Agency License — Non-Medical Supportive Care Services category, issued by Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Division of Public Health, Bureau of Facilities and Licensing.
| Item | Kansas |
|---|---|
| License / registration | Home Health Agency License — Non-Medical Supportive Care Services category |
| Issued by | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Division of Public Health, Bureau of Facilities and Licensing — official page |
| Application / initial fee | $250 — K.A.R. 28-51-101(a): supportive-care-only initial fee is tiered by total unique patient/client count — $250 if under 100, $500 if 100 or more. (Skilled/HCBS tier: $500 under 100 / $750 at 100+.) The state does not return these fees; from July 1, 2025 HHA fees are paid online via PayIt (KDHE page). |
| Renewal | $100 |
| Surety bond | No state bond minimum found in the published rules |
| Liability insurance | State sets no minimum in K.A.R. 28-51-101/103 text reviewed |
| Timeline | Not published in K.A.R. 28-51-101; no person may provide supportive care services before the license is issued |
| Administrator | Supportive-care-only administrator (K.A.R. 28-51-103): at least 21, at least 1 year of experience as an employee of a home health agency or in a related health care service, and a baccalaureate degree, an associate's degree, OR a certificate from a KDHE-approved home health administrator course; must reside in the service area; an alternate administrator meeting the same requirements must cover absences. A supportive-care manager (1+ year of relevant experience) supervises workers and must be available for consultation whenever services are provided. |
| State extras | Criminal record checks (KDHE Non-Medical page lists a Criminal Record Check step); policies/procedures filing required with the application (K.A.R. 28-51-103, 104, 117, 118). |
| 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 | Covered — same license |
KDHE defines this licensure level as chore and/or companionship services plus ADL assistance: bathing, dressing, eating, medication reminders, transferring, walking, toileting and continence care — mainly private pay/private duty and some private insurance. It does NOT authorize skilled nursing/therapy; that is the separate home health services scope on the same HHA license framework.
Same KDHE Home Health Agency license, different scope tier: providing home health services or HCBS attendant care raises the fees ($500/$750 initial; $350/$600 renewal) and the administrator bar (baccalaureate degree plus administrator experience / RN / physician / licensed health professional routes, K.A.R. 28-51-103).
KanCare HCBS waivers (administered with KDADS): agency needs the HHA license at the HCBS attendant care scope (not supportive-care-only) plus Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP) provider enrollment
Kansas EVV page not captured in this pass; marked null.
The state fee above is one line of the real total. Run the true-cost calculator with Kansas 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
