Health Care & Social Services Starter Kit

START A BUSINESS

Register a Business
Determine Business Tax Requirements
Hiring Employees
Obtain Licenses and Permits
Business Starter Kit
Starting a Non-Profit Organization

Health Care & Social Services

The Health Care & Social Services Starter Kit provides information on starting a service in Kansas.  The  starter kit is not intended to serve as legal or tax advice and should not be taken as such.  If you have any legal or tax questions, please consult an attorney, accountant, or business counselor for additional guidance. In addition to the information provided below, review the steps necessary for Starting a Business in Kansas.

Guides
The State of Kansas licenses many health care professionals and health care facilities.

Home Health Care Facilities

For information about home health care facilities please visit the Kansas Department of Health and Environment at: http://www.kdheks.govhttp://www.kdheks.gov

Adult Care Facilities

For information about opening and operating an Adult Care facility please visit the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services https://www.kdads.ks.gov/https://www.kdads.ks.gov

Nursing

For information about nursing requirements please visit the Kansas Board of Nursing https://ksbn.kansas.gov/https://ksbn.kansas.gov/

For information about requirements for being licensed as any of the following professions, please visit the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/:

  • Addiction Counselor
  • Behavior Analyst
  • Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Master’s Level Psychologist
  • Professional Counselor
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
Related Documents & Forms

Forms for Nurses can be found at: https://ksbn.kansas.govhttps://ksbn.kansas.gov/forms/

Forms for Addiction Counselor, Behavior Analyst, Marriage and Family Therapist, Master’s Level Psychologist, Professional Counselor, Psychologist, and Social Worker can be found at: https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/formshttps://ksbsrb.ks.gov/forms

Licenses and Permits

Forms for Addiction Counselor, Behavior Analyst, Marriage and Family Therapist, Master’s Level Psychologist, Professional Counselor, Psychologist, and Social Worker can be found at: https://ksbsrb.ks.govhttps://ksbsrb.ks.gov/forms