Background check applications for all users
To prepare for the transition to the new DHS DQA Provider Portal, the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) will not accept any new background check applications for entity operators, non-client residents, or other required individuals for new or renewing entity license/certification applications, or for rehabilitation review applicants as of November 22, 2025.
DQA will resume accepting background check applications on December 15, 2025, through the DHS DQA Provider Portal. To prepare for this transition and for more information, visit our webpage. Caregiver background checks completed by entities for employees and contractors are not affected by this transition.
Learn more about an adult family home (AFH) license.
Type
Description
An AFH license is for facilities where three or four adults (aged 18 and older), who aren't related to the licensee, live. AFH residents also get services, care, or treatment that's beyond room and board. This can include up to seven hours per week of nursing care per person.
Duration
An adult family home license is valid indefinitely unless suspended or revoked.
Fees
$171 for two years. The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), Bureau of Assisted Living, sends facility reports and fee notices to the AFH every two years.
Instructions
For AFH license application details, view Opening an Adult Family Home. You must complete the application process within six months of submitting a request.