Kansas home care license requirements
Bottom line: Yes — KDHE Home Health Agency license – non-medical supportive care.
- License required?
- Yes
- License / pathway
- KDHE Home Health Agency license – non-medical supportive care
- Fees (initial / renewal)
- $250/$500 initial; $100/$350 renewal (by client count)
From the 50-state summary. Fees shown as stated in the state entry; see each entry for conditions, conflicts, and sources.
Kansas requirements, item by item
Bracketed numbers link to the official sources at the bottom of this page.
Not confirmed in official sources — check with the state agency We could not confirm this item on an official state source during our review, so we did not estimate it.
| Item | What the guide found |
|---|---|
| License required? | Yes. Kansas requires a Home Health Agency license before providing supportive care services, including non-medical supportive care. [1][2] |
| License type / name | Home Health Agency (HHA) Non-Medical Supportive Care Services license. The supplied 2025 materials describe proposed separate license classifications, but do not establish that those proposals were adopted or became effective. [1][3][4] |
| Licensing agency | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Bureau of Facilities and Licensing, Health Facilities Program. [1][5] |
| Agency website | KDHE Home Health Agencies program: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/582/ [5] |
| Initial application / license fee | For a supportive-care-only agency, the nonrefundable initial fee is $250 for fewer than 100 unique clients and $500 for 100 or more. [2][3] |
| Renewal fee | For a supportive-care-only agency, the renewal fee is $100 for fewer than 100 unique clients and $350 for 100 or more. [2][3] |
| Renewal cycle | Annual; each license remains in effect for one year. The regulation says the renewal application is due at least 30 days before expiration. [2][3] |
| Typical approval timeline | The KDHE page requests the annual report and attestation 30 days before renewal expiration; the regulation requires renewal filing at least 30 days before expiration. No application-processing duration is stated in the sources reviewed. [1][2][4] |
| Administrator qualifications | The administrator and alternate administrator must be at least 21, have at least one year of home health agency or related health-care experience, and have a bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, or department-approved home health administrator course certificate. The application guide also says they must live within 200 miles of the parent office; a supportive-care manager must supervise workers and have at least one year of relevant service experience. [6][7] |
| Caregiver background checks | Personnel files must include an eligibility-determination request to KDADS and state and national criminal-history check results under K.S.A. 65-5117. The sources reviewed do not fully specify which personnel must be checked or the complete check process. [6][7] |
| Caregiver training hours | No number of training hours is stated for supportive-care workers. Ongoing training is required annually or more often as needed, and workers must demonstrate competency before working without the manager present. [7][6] |
| Registry checks | Personnel files must include findings from state or national registries as defined in KDADS regulations. [6][7] |
| General liability insurance | Not confirmed in official sources — check with the state agency |
| Workers' compensation | Not confirmed in official sources — check with the state agency |
| Bonding (surety / dishonesty) | Not confirmed in official sources — check with the state agency |
| Rule changes 2025–2026 | Beginning July 1, 2025, HHA fees are paid online through PayIt. HB 2039, approved April 8, 2025, amended the HHA definition to include fee-based supportive care and attendant care services; the act takes effect after publication in the statute book, but the sources reviewed do not give that publication date. KDHE materials dated September 8 and October 9, 2025 describe proposed separate HHA license classifications and other regulatory revisions; the sources reviewed do not state that these proposals were adopted or give an effective date. [1][8][4][9][10] |
Source notes and conflicts
The regulation and March 2024 application agree on the supportive-care-only fee amounts; KDHE program pages merely state that fees are required without listing amounts. The regulation requires renewal filing at least 30 days before expiration, while the KDHE page says the annual report and fee are due within 30 days of the renewal expiration and requests the report 30 days before; confirm the precise filing deadline with KDHE. The 2025 materials describe proposed new license classifications, but the sources reviewed do not establish adoption or an effective date.
Sources
- Non-Medical Supportive Care Services - KDHE.ks.gov
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/2172/Non-Medical-Supportive-Care-Services - Licensing procedure. | Kansas SOS
https://rules.ks.gov/browse/collections/0ae1e448-f5a1-4e09-9d6d-a488ac7c284a/policies/6de34792-ed2a-45f4-b728-6891df4a4ccb - HHA Non-Medical Application
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/36039/Non-Medical-HHA-Application-PDF - [PDF] 2025 HOME HEALTH AGENCY REGULATIONS SUMMARY ... - KDHE
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/52324/Summary-of-Changes-Guide-HHA-Regulations-PDF - HHA Letter of Introduction
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/36038/HHA-Letter-of-Introduction-PDF - [PDF] Home Health Agency Non-Medical Supportive Care Services - KDHE
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/36043/Non-Medical-HHA-Application-Submission-Requirements-and-Instruction-Guide-PDF - Issue 18 - 05-05-2022 | Permanent Administrative Regulations - 50103
https://sos.ks.gov/publications/Register/Volume-41/Issues/Issue-18/05-05-22-50103.html - 2025 Session Laws of Kansas | Chapter 85: House Bill 2039
https://sos.ks.gov/publications/sessionlaws/2025/Chapter-85-HB-2039.html - Home Health Agency Listening Session: HCBS
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/52435/100925-HHA-Regulatory-Listening-Session---HCBS-PDF - [PDF] Home Health Agency Listening Session - KDHE
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/52437/100925-HHA-Regulatory-Listening-Session---Supportive-PDF
Limits: fees and forms change often. Agencies sometimes post conflicting figures (a statute vs. an older form); those conflicts are shown, not resolved by guessing. Confirm the current fee with the agency before filing. This guide is a research reference, not legal advice.
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