CareRulebook Home Care Licensing Dataset

The tables

7 tables, one row per state, 893 compared rule cells in all, not counting the CareRulebook manual columns. Each CSV has the cells on its page, plus the license, the regulator, a link to the state’s guide, the date the state’s rules were checked and the source links. The cost CSV also gives the totals as plain numbers.

• Home care licensing requirements by state

  The license and regulator, whether companion or homemaker-only care needs it, the state’s initial and renewal fees, when the state checks your policies, the survey before licensing, and whether a nurse is required.

  19 rows · 8 compared columns

  The columns

  1. License and regulator
  2. Companion or homemaker only
  3. State’s initial license fee
  4. State’s renewal fee
  5. When the state checks your policies
  6. Survey or inspection before licensing
  7. Nurse required
  8. CareRulebook manual

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• Home care license cost by state

  The state’s initial and renewal fees, license term, late fees, bonds or insurance, background check fees, other state charges and the first two years at the state’s fees.

  19 rows · 8 compared columns

  The columns

  1. State’s initial license fee
  2. State’s renewal fee and how often
  3. License term
  4. Late renewal fee or penalty
  5. Bond or insurance the state requires
  6. Background check fee (state agency or its vendor)
  7. Other state charges
  8. First two years at the state’s fees (our arithmetic)

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• Home care background check requirements by state

  The caregiver check the law requires, timing, working while results are pending, registries, disqualifying offenses, re-checks, rules beyond caregivers and fees.

  19 rows · 8 compared columns

  The columns

  1. Check the law requires, and who runs it
  2. When it must be done
  3. Working while results are pending
  4. Registry checks
  5. Disqualifying offenses
  6. Re-checks
  7. Who else is checked
  8. Fees for the checks (not ours)

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• Home care policy requirements by state

  Which written policies the rules require, when the regulator reads them, format asks, how often to review them and a notable point.

  19 rows · 6 compared columns

  The columns

  1. Written policies the rules require
  2. When the regulator sees them
  3. Format and approval asks
  4. How often to review them
  5. Worth knowing
  6. CareRulebook manual (our product)

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• Home care administrator requirements by state

  The person in charge: the role’s name, minimum qualifications, alternates, availability, nurse rules, yearly training and telling the regulator about a change.

  19 rows · 7 compared columns

  The columns

  1. The role and its name
  2. Minimum qualifications
  3. Alternate or designee
  4. Residence, availability or on-call
  5. Nurse required, and in what role
  6. Yearly training hours
  7. Telling the regulator about a change

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• Home care caregiver training requirements by state

  Initial training hours, who checks competency and how, orientation topics set by rule, yearly or in-service hours, the nurse’s role and a notable point.

  19 rows · 6 compared columns

  The columns

  1. Initial training hours
  2. Competency check: who and how
  3. Orientation topics set by rule
  4. Yearly or in-service hours
  5. Nurse role in training or competency
  6. Notable point

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• Home care survey and inspection requirements by state

  The inspection before the first license, who inspects, the routine cycle, whether inspections are announced, the plan of correction deadline and a notable point.

  19 rows · 6 compared columns

  The columns

  1. Inspection before the first license
  2. Who inspects
  3. Routine inspection cycle
  4. Announced or unannounced
  5. Plan of correction deadline
  6. Notable point

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