ILLINOIS
Selling a home care or behavioral health business in Illinois
Illinois requires 30 days' notice to the Attorney General before many health care mergers and acquisitions, requires a buyer of a home care agency to hold its own IDPH license before operating, and voids a substance use disorder license when more than 25 percent of ownership changes within a year.
Home care
Selling a home care agency in Illinois
- Licensing agency
- Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
- Licenses
- Home health, home services, and home nursing agency licenses, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 245
- Change of ownership
- Seller notifies IDPH 30+ days before; buyer needs its own license before operating
- Transaction notice
- 30 days' notice to the Attorney General for covered transactions (since January 2024)
Read the Illinois home care guide →
Behavioral health
Selling a behavioral health practice in Illinois
- Substance use treatment
- Licensed by DHS Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR), 77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060
- SUPR license on a sale
- Not transferable; void after a 25%+ ownership change within one year
- Behavior analysts
- Licensed under the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act (rules effective May 2024)
- Medicaid ABA
- Covered since November 1, 2020 for members 0 through 20 with autism
Read the Illinois behavioral health guide →
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