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Please be advised that New York State Public Health Law requires that an organization must be licensed or certified as a home care agency by the New York State Department of Health in order to provide or arrange for home care services in New York State.
The NYS Department of Health is responsible for monitoring the care provided by licensed care services agencies. LHCSA Registration (Public Health Law Section 3605-b): No licensed home care services agency shall be operated, provide nursing services, home health aide services, or personal care services, or receive reimbursement from any source ...
Home care is a health service provided in the patient's home to promote, maintain, or restore health or lessen the effects of illness and disability. Services may include nursing care; speech, physical and occupational therapies; home health aide services and personal care services.
The new Administrative Licensure Amendment process for Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs) has been finalized and will go into effect February 15, 2022. Please refer to the Dear Administrator Letter and the links below for additional information.
The New York State Department of Health conducts inspections on and licenses the Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs), Long Term Home Health Care Programs, Hospices, Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs) and limited licensed home care services agencies that operate in New York State.
CHHAs/LTHHCPs provide part time, intermittent, skilled services which are of a preventative, therapeutic, rehabilitative, health guidance and/or supportive nature to persons at home. Home health services include: nursing services; home health aide services; medical supplies, equipment and appliances suitable for use in the home; and at least ...
New York’s regulations also require 12 hours of in-service under 10 NYCRR §§ 763.13(l) (CHHAs, LTHHCPs and AIDS home care programs); 766.11(i) (LHCSAs); and 794.3(k)(1) (Hospices).
