[ Browse by Service Category : Licensing/Certification/Accreditation : Sub-Topics of Facility Licensing (3) ]
Adult Residential Facility Licensing
Programs that establish and enforce health, safety and program standards for group residences for older adults and adults with disabilities including adult foster homes, group homes, adult residential care homes, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, semi-independent living residences for adults with disabilities and other similar facilities where licensing requirements apply; review applications for licences; issue or deny licences; inspect facilities for compliance with requirements; and revoke licences or bring disciplinary action for noncompliance.
Children's Group Home Licensing
Programs that establish and enforce health, safety and program standards for group homes for dependent children or children with physical or developmental disabilities or emotional problems, review applications for licences, issue or deny licences, inspect facilities for compliance with requirements and revoke licences or bring disciplinary action for noncompliance.
Foster Home Licensing
Programs that establish and enforce health, safety and program standards for foster homes, review applications for licences, issue or deny licences, inspect facilities for compliance with requirements and revoke licences or bring disciplinary action for noncompliance.
Health Facility Licensing
Programs that establish and enforce health, safety and program standards for health care and mental health facilities, review applications for licences, issue or deny licences, inspect facilities for compliance with requirements and revoke licences or bring disciplinary action for noncompliance. Included are programs that provide licensing for general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, home health agencies, personal care agencies, hospice facilities, employer/employee clinics, rehabilitation clinics, community clinics, surgical clinics, and chronic dialysis clinics.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.
