File a complaint
To file a complaint against a home health agency, call 1-800-225-3414.
State Laws and Regulations
Licensing and Applications
To apply for a license to operate a home health agency, you must complete the following:
Federal Regulations
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Data
- Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services SOM (State Operations Manual – Federal Regulations/Guidelines)
Certification Applications
To apply for CMS certification as a home health agency, you must provide the following:
Other Information and Resources
Informal Dispute Resolutions (IDR)
Administrative Review Policy for Medical Facilities
Informal Dispute Resolutions (IDR) must be offered to skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities and home health agencies in the course of the recertification process whenever deficiencies are cited. IDR must be offered for all deficiencies regardless of the severity and scope scores or condition level deficiencies.
An IDR process will not be offered to facility types other than skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities and home health agencies. Other facility types will have an opportunity to request a hearing on appeal for deficiencies identified in a sanction notice and the prehearing will allow opportunity for informal resolution.