How to Start a Home Care Agency in New Jersey: Understanding the Health Care Service Firm License
If you are considering starting a home care business in New Jersey, the first thing you need to understand is that New Jersey does things a little differently. What many entrepreneurs simply call a “home care agency” is generally regulated in New Jersey as a Health Care Service Firm (HCSF) when the company employs or arranges personnel to provide health care, personal care or companion services in the homes of older adults or individuals with disabilities. The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs regulates Health Care Service Firms under the State's Employment and Personnel Services laws and regulations. And unlike some states where you can start a non-medical home care business with relatively few regulatory requirements, New Jersey has a much more structured process. That does not mean New Jersey is a bad state in which to open an agency. Actually, there are several reasons New Jersey should be on the radar of aspiring home care CEOs. But first, you need to understand what i...
