Illinois Home Nursing Agency Complete Startup Package

This package is designed for an Illinois Home Nursing Agency that directly provides skilled nursing and, when offered, home health aide services in clients' personal residences.

It is not a Home Health Agency, Home Services Agency, Home Nursing Placement Agency, or Medicare-certification package unless additional services are added in writing.

Illinois defines a Home Nursing Agency as an agency that delivers skilled nursing and home health aide services to people in their personal residences. Home nursing services are services that must be performed by a person licensed under the Illinois Nurse Practice Act and may be furnished on a shift, one-time, full-time, part-time, or intermittent basis.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) licenses and regulates Home Nursing Agencies under the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act and 77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 245.

Part 245 provides for a non-refundable Home Nursing Agency licensure fee of up to $1,500 annually. The current IDPH application should be checked before submission because fees and payment instructions may change.

No. The IDPH license fee, insurance, background checks, office expenses, personnel costs, and other government or third-party charges are separate from the Home Health Forms Startup Package price.

Requirements depend on ownership, personnel, services, and the proposed service area. Applicants should expect a completed application, fee, ownership and organizational information, agency-manager qualification information, office and service-area information, policies and procedures, client-service materials, personnel information, and other supporting documents requested by IDPH.

Home Health Forms provides application-preparation guidance, but the applicant must supply complete and accurate company and personnel information.

Yes. Part 245 requires the agency to provide and maintain an office with a working telephone that is staffed during business hours. The rules do not expressly require leased commercial space, but the proposed location must satisfy record-storage, accessibility, staffing, zoning, lease, and survey requirements.

Not necessarily. If the agency manager is not an RN or APRN, the agency must identify an RN or APRN to supervise skilled nursing services. That nursing supervisor must be available during operating hours and participate in activities related to skilled nursing services.

Each Home Nursing Agency must provide skilled nursing services and may provide home health aide services under RN supervision. Services must be furnished in accordance with the client's health care professional or a plan of treatment established by the health care professional and must be supervised by qualified agency staff.

Yes. Home health aide services may be offered under RN direction and supervision. The agency must verify required qualifications and registry status, evaluate competency, provide appropriate instructions, and meet applicable supervisory-visit and documentation requirements.

No. An Illinois Home Nursing Agency is a separate state license category and does not, by itself, make the agency a Medicare-certified Home Health Agency. Medicare participation requires the appropriate Home Health Agency licensure and separate federal certification and enrollment.

IDPH states that it conducts an initial review within 30 days. The application must be completed and approved within 90 days after submission or it may be denied. If approved, IDPH generally issues a provisional license valid for 240 days and later conducts an on-site survey.

Actual timing depends on completeness, corrections, personnel readiness, and survey scheduling; no processing time can be guaranteed.

The agency must operate within its IDPH-approved geographic service area. IDPH approval is required before serving clients in an additional county.

• Logo creation and a customized WordPress website.
• One year of hosting and domain registration.
• 500 business cards and 500 tri-fold brochures.
• Illinois Home Nursing policies, human-resources documents, admission documents, and operational forms.
• Preparation assistance for the Illinois Home Nursing Agency application.
• Members' area access, document customization, ongoing guidance, and applicable updates.

Unless stated otherwise in writing, the price does not include IDPH fees, Medicare certification, accreditation fees, insurance, rent, utilities, personnel or payroll costs, background checks, fingerprinting, or other expenses not specifically identified as included.

Home Health Forms provides documents, guidance, and application-preparation assistance. IDPH makes all licensing decisions. The applicant remains responsible for accurate information, qualified personnel, operational readiness, fees, responses to IDPH, and ongoing compliance. Home Health Foms provides guidance and documents that meet regulatory requirements to ensure your success.

Customized policy manuals, forms, and related digital documents are generally emailed within five business days after all information needed for customization is received. Website, printing, shipping, and other components may have separate timelines.

Eligibility depends on work completed, customized materials produced, digital products delivered, third-party expenses paid, printing ordered, and other services already performed.