Health Facilities Licensing and Certification

Welcome to the Office of Health Facilities Licensing and Certification (HFLC). Our mission is to improve the quality of healthcare through regulatory oversight of acute care and outpatient healthcare facilities and agencies throughout Delaware.

• Office Location
• Contact the Office of Health Facilities Licensing & Certification
• Health Systems Protection Home Page

HFLC Program Areas

• News and Announcements
• Regulations
• Applications and Forms
• Licensing Information

State Licensed Agencies/Facilities

• Adult Day Care Centers
• Birthing Centers
• Free Standing Emergency Centers
• Free Standing Surgical Centers
• Home Health Agencies
  • Home Health Agencies - Aide Only
  • Home Health Agencies - Skilled
• Hospice Providers
• Hospitals
• Personal Assistance Services Agencies (PASA)
• Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers

Additionally, Federal Medicare and Medicaid certification requires that our office provide regulatory oversight of service providers in:

• Ambulatory Surgical Centers
• Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
• End Stage Renal Disease Facilities
• Home Health Agencies
  • Home Health Agencies - Aide Only
  • Home Health Agencies - Skilled
• Hospice Providers
• Hospitals
• Outpatient Physical Therapy/Speech Therapy
• Portable X-ray Suppliers
• Independent Rehabilitation Facilities

HFLC News and Announcements

• Registration form for facilities performing invasive medical procedures now available online.

Regulations

• Adult Day Care Facilities
• Birthing Centers
• Facilities that Perform Invasive Medical Procedures
• Free Standing Emergency Centers
• Free Standing Surgical Centers
• Home Health Agencies - Licensure
  • Home Health Agencies--Aide Only (Licensure)
  • Skilled Home Health Agencies (Licensure)
• Hospice Services
• Hospital Standards (Construction, Maintenance and Operation)
• Personal Assistance Services Agencies (PASA)
• Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers

Applications and Forms

• Facilities Performing Invasive Medical Procedures - Registration Form

Licensing Information

• Prior to beginning any planning for an acute care or outpatient healthcare agency/facility (see list above), contact the Office of Health Facilities Licensing and Certification (OHFLC) for specific instructions.
• Plan Reviews
  • For information regarding Construction and Renovation of Health Care Facilities, please contact the Office of Health Facilities Licensing & Certification.