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​HEALTH CARE FACILITY LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION​​​

General Acute Care Hospitals and Acute Psychiatric Hospitals

Initial Application

Required Documents

Online Application PDF Form

  • Embedded and generated by online system

Licensee/Business Entity Information 

  • ​Organizational chart displaying the following information: applicant’s owners, directors, board members, corporate officers, LLC members/managers, and partners.

    • ​​The organization chart needs to include all entities that have 5% or more direct and indirect ownership 

  • Foreign or out of state corporations, LLCs, and partnerships need to submit Certificate of Qualifications from the California Secretary of State

Entity Organization 

  • ​​Filing Statement from the Secretary of State

  • Please submit the following documents based on the applicable ownership type:

    • Corporation - Submit Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws

    • LLC - Submit Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement

    • Public Agency - Submit Copy of signed Resolution

    • Partnership - Submit Copy of signed Partnership Agreement

  • ​List of Board of Directors​​

Facility Director of Nursing

  • ​Resume for the Director of Nursing

​Facility Property Information - Onsite

  • ​Copy of the Grant Deed, Bill of Sale, Lease, Sublease, or Rental Agreement between the owner of the property and the proposed licensee

  • ​​Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) Certificate of Occupancy (CO), Construction Final (CF), or Substantial Completion (SC)

  • STD 850​​ – Fire Safety Inspection Request (PDF)​ or a document that contains the fire inspector’s contact information (name, email, and address)

  • Floor plan that includes a schematic of the room(s)

Facility Property Information - Offsite (Only applicable for addition of offsite services)

Mobile Units (Only applicable for addition of mobile units)

  • Documentation/letter approval from the local planning/zoning agency​

  • Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) Certificate of Occupancy (CO), Construction Final (CF), or Substantial Completion (SC)

  • Letter verifying the mobile unit is self-contained (only when applicable) ​

  • Copy of vehicle registration, including ID, vehicle type and manufacturer (Not applicable for modular units)

  • Copy of Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) Insignia or “Inspection Approval”​

  • STD 850​​ – Fire Safety Inspection Request (PDF)​​ or a document that contains the fire inspector’s contact information (name, email, and address)​

  • Schematic displaying the location of the mobile unit on the facility property​

Patient Money Affidavit (Only required when applicable)

Subcontractor Information (Only Required when applicable)

  • Copy of any written agreement(s) that Licensee/Business Entity has with the subcontractor that relate to its functions/responsibilities​

Facility Information - Medicare Certification Documents (Only applicable for Medicare Certification)

Facility Information - Medi-Cal Certification Documents (Only applicable for Medi-Cal Certification)

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