FLORIDA
Selling a home care or behavioral health business in Florida
Florida licenses home health agencies, nurse registries, and companion services separately through AHCA, runs Medicaid home care through statewide managed care, and treats a majority change in a substance use provider as a brand new license. Florida does not license behavior analysts, but its Medicaid program requires board certification.
Home care
Selling a home care agency in Florida
- Licensing agency
- Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
- Home health agency
- Licensed under Chapter 400, Part III, Florida Statutes; rule 59A-8
- Other home care models
- Nurse registry license (s. 400.506); homemaker and companion registration (s. 400.509)
- Certificate of need for home health
- No
Read the Florida home care guide →
Behavioral health
Selling a behavioral health practice in Florida
- Substance use treatment
- Licensed by the Department of Children and Families, Chapter 397 and rule 65D-30
- SUD license on a majority sale
- Not transferable; new application for each licensed component
- Outpatient clinics
- AHCA health care clinic license unless exempt, e.g. wholly owned by licensed practitioners
- Behavior analysts
- No state license; Florida Medicaid requires BACB certification
Read the Florida behavioral health guide →
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