Boarding home or boarding home - personal care

Boarding home

Any person or business operating a residential structure for permanent occupancy with no provisions for cooking in the rooms. Meals, linens and housekeeping can be provided. This license is also issued to hotels and motels.

Read about Board of Health Regulations for boarding homes

Boarding home - personal care

Any person or business providing a residential structure to provide directly or indirectly, through a provider, room and board, personal services, protective oversight, and social care for residents who are unable to live on their own.

A provisional license can be issued for 90 days by recommendation from the Department of Public Health and Environment. The applicant must be temporarily unable to conform to the minimum standards of the rules and regulations.

Exemptions

Nonprofit tax-exempt organizations and state agencies must get the license but are exempt from the license fees (application fees and late fees will still be charged).

Below are the documents required to request nonprofit fee waivers.

• Certificate of tax exemption from the State
• 501(C)3 letter from the IRS listing the nonprofit's name
• A letter addressed to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection that contains the following:
  • Request of fee waiver
  • Name on nonprofit
  • Explanation of vision/how does the community benefit from this nonprofit
  • Must be on letterhead
  • Dated
  • Signature