Licensed programs
The department, in cooperation with counties, licenses approximately 20,000 service providers and monitors and investigates compliance with Minnesota laws and rules. Licensing protects the health, safety and rights of those receiving services by requiring that providers meet minimum standards of care and physical environment.Help for providers by license type
Get policies and procedures, forms, checklists, training and other resources for providers of:
- Adult day care
- Child care and early education
- Foster care
- Home and community-based services
- Children's residential facilities
- Outpatient mental health clinics
- Residential adult mental health programs
- Substance use disorder treatment
- Withdrawal management programs / Detoxification programs
- Sexual psychopathic personality programs
- Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI)
Ownership changes
For information and resources, visit changes in ownership for licensed programs.
Background studies
Information about background studies, including who is required to get them, how the process works.
Legislative changes
For an overview of statutory changes made by the Minnesota Legislature, visit Legislative changes for licensed programs.
Variances
The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services may grant variances to rules that do not affect the health or safety of persons in a licensed program if certain conditions are met. This page has additional information for all provider types about variances.
Licensing Lookup
Search the online database of licensed providers. Learn about license status, inspection documentation, names of license holders, addresses, and more information about thousands of entities. Updated daily.
Maltreatment investigations
For further information about reporting and following up on allegations of maltreatment of children and vulnerable adults in licensed facilities.
FAQs about licensing actions
Find answers to questions frequently asked about licensing actions and maltreatment investigations involving DHS-licensed providers.