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Senior Housing Facility Directory

Assisted Living Regulatory Agencies

Each state has a regulatory agency responsible for licensing and overseeing assisted living facilities. Use the directory below to find the agency for your state.

StateRegulatory Agency
AlabamaAlabama Department of Public Health – Bureau of Health Provider Standards
AlaskaAlaska Department of Health & Social Services – Division of Health Care Services
ArizonaArizona Department of Health Services – Bureau of Residential Facilities Licensing
ArkansasDepartment of Health and Human Services – Office of Long Term Care
CaliforniaCalifornia Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division
ColoradoColorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division
ConnecticutConnecticut Department of Public Health – Facility Licensing & Investigations Section
DelawareDelaware Department of Health & Social Services – Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Department of Health – Assisted Living Residencies
FloridaFlorida Agency for Health Care Administration – Bureau of Long Term Care Services
GeorgiaGeorgia Department of Community Health – Healthcare Facility Regulation Division
HawaiiHawaii Department of Health – Office of Health Care Assurance
IdahoIdaho Department of Health and Welfare
IllinoisIllinois Department of Public Health – Division of Assisted Living
IndianaIndiana State Department of Health – Indiana Division of Aging (DA)
IowaIowa Department of Inspections and Appeals – Adult Services Bureau
KansasKansas Department on Aging
KentuckyKentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services – Department for Aging & Independent Living
LouisianaLouisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
MaineMaine Department of Health and Human Services – Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services
MarylandMaryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – Office of Health Care Quality
MassachusettsMassachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
MichiganMichigan Department of Human Services – Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing
MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Health
MississippiMississippi Department of Health – Bureau of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification
MissouriMissouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Regulation and Licensure
MontanaMontana Department of Public Health and Human Services – Quality Assurance Division
NebraskaNebraska Office of Long Term Care Facilities – Licensure Unit – Division of Public Health
NevadaNevada Division of Health – Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services – Health Facilities Administration
New JerseyNew Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services – Division of Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing
New MexicoNew Mexico Department of Health – Health Facility Licensing and Certification Bureau
New YorkNew York Department of Health
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of Health and Human Services – Adult Care Licensure Section
North DakotaNorth Dakota Department of Health – Division of Health Facilities
OhioOhio Department of Health – Division of Quality Assurance
OklahomaOklahoma Department of Health – Health Facility Systems
OregonOregon Department of Human Services – Aging and People with Disabilities
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of Public Welfare – Bureau of Human Services Licensing
Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of Health Facilities – Regulation Division
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control – Division of Health Licensing
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of Health
TennesseeTennessee Department of Health – Division of Health Care Facilities
TexasTexas Department of Aging and Disability Services
UtahUtah Department of Health – Facility Licensing, Certification and Resident Assessment
VermontVermont Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living – Division of Licensing and Protection
VirginiaVirginia Department of Social Services – Division of Licensing Programs
WashingtonWashington Department of Social and Health Services – Aging and Long-Term Support Administration
West VirginiaWest Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources – Office of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification
WisconsinWisconsin Department of Health Services – Assisted Living Facilities and Programs Bureau
WyomingWyoming Department of Health – Office of Healthcare Licensing and Surveys

Agency names and URLs are provided for reference and may change over time. If you find a broken link, please let us know.