Home Care - Information for Health Care Providers

Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs) offer home care services to people who pay out of pocket (with their own funds) or have private insurance coverage.

If you wish apply to become a Licensed Home Care Services Agency (LHCSA), please review Guidance Documents for LHCSA Applicants and visit:

• LHCSA Certificate of Need (LHCSA Application website)

Home Health Aide Training Programs (HHATP) and Personal Care Aide Training Programs (PCATP provide instruction and evaluation of prospective Home Health Aides and Personal Care Aides.

If you wish to operate a Home Health Aide Training Program, please visit:

• HHATP Training Guide and Forms
• HHATP FAQs

If you wish to operate a Personal Care Aide Training Program, please visit:

• PCATP Training Guide and Forms

Home Health Aide Training Program curriculum information can be found here:

• Home Care Curriculum (PDF)
• Home Care Health Related Tasks Curriculum (PDF)
• Guide to the Operation of a Home Health Aide Training Program (PDF)
• Guide to the Operation of a Personal Care Aide Training Program (PDF)
• Home Health Aide Matrix of Permissible and Non-Permissible Activities - Please note a Health Commerce System account is needed to view this document

The Health Commerce System is a secure system for collecting and distributing health related data between NYSDOH, health facilities/providers and public health response partners. To access the Health Commerce System, please visit:

• Health Commerce System

The Home Care Registry provides limited information about individual Home Health Aides and Personal Care Aides that have successfully completed state approved training program. To access the Home Care Registry, please visit:

• New York State Home Care Registry
• Home Care Registry User Manual (PDF)

For information on discharge planning and patient transition, please visit:

• NY Connects: Long Term Care in New York State
• Next Step in Care
• New York State Discharge Planning Resources
• Discharge Planning Resources and Links to Assist with Care Transition
• New York State Department of Health Suggested Model for Transitional Care Planning
• Transitional Care Resources
• Information a Discharge Planner Needs to Know in Order to Effect a Safe and Efficient Transition
• CMS Hospital Discharge Planning Guidance Memo
• Online Training Resources for Discharge Planners

The Uniform Assessment System is a comprehensive assessment system within eight Medicaid home and community-based long-term care services and programs. For information on the Uniform Assessment System, please visit:

• Uniform Assessment System for New York

For information about Medicare and Medicaid, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Managed long-term care (MLTC) is a system that streamlines the delivery of long-term services to people who are chronically ill or disabled and who wish to stay in their homes and communities. For information on Managed Long Term Care, please visit:

• Managed Long Term Care

If you need more information about Home Care, please contact the Division of Home and Community Based Services at 518-408-1638 or homecare@health.ny.gov