Bureau of Health Facility Regulation Home Care Unit 2727 Mahan Drive - Mail Stop #34 Tallahassee, FL 32308 (850) 414-6010 / SC 994-6010 (850) 922-5374 / SC 292-5374 Fax email: menarda@ahca.myflorida.com

The Home Care Unit licenses and registers agencies that provide services and equipment to people in their home or place of residence.

To obtain license and related information click on the underlined words below.

Home Health Aide

HOJA DE HECHOS SOBRE AYUDANTES DE SALUD EN EL HOGAR (29 kb pdf)

New Licensure Information Necessary effective October 1, 2006

Home Health Agency- are licensed to send both skilled (RN's, Therapists, Social Workers) and unskilled (home health aides, certified nursing assistants, homemaker/companions) staff into a patient's home. They may also provide staffing to health care facilities on a temporary basis.

Hospices - an entity that provides a continuum of palliative and supportive care for the terminally ill patient and patient's family.

Nurse Registry - are agencies licensed to secure temporary employment for nurses, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, homemakers, and companions) in a patient's home or in health care facilities or other locations.

Homemaker Companion - are agencies who employ individuals to do housekeeping, cook, run errands, and provide companionship.

Home Medical Equipment Provider - any person or entity that holds itself out to the public as providing HME and services or accepts physician orders for equipment that typically requires home medical services.

Health Care Services Pool - are staffing agencies that provide temporary employment in health care facilities, residential facilities and agencies for licensed, certified or trained health care personnel.

If you wish to apply for a license but cannot print the application, law, rules and background screening information click here.

Frequently Called Numbers and Links to Other Sites

HOME HEALTH CARE CONSUMER GUIDE: "Home Health Care in Florida"

BACKGROUND SCREENING UNIT, AHCA call (850) 410-3400

CENTER FOR PROFESSIONS - (Dept. of Health) regulates nurses, therapists, and other health care professions (850) 488-0595

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS - (850) 245-4567

CONSUMER COMPLAINT LINE - 888-419-3456 is the number to call to report any agency regulated by AHCA.

ELDER HELP LINE - 1-800-96-ELDER

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING - state law. (Dept. of Children & Families) (850) 922-4076

BIO-MEDICAL WASTE - (Dept. of Health) (850)487-0004

BUREAU OF PHARMACY SERVICES (Dept. of Health) - regulates Pharmacies and Medical Oxygen Retailers 850-487-1257

OASIS HELP DESK - (800) 900-1962