OH skilled home health bonds.
$1,500 flat. Soft pull.

Ohio conditions a skilled home health services license on a $50,000 surety bond payable to the State, filed with the Ohio Department of Health under ORC Chapter 3740. Ours is $1,500 flat — 3% of the bond amount. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.

Required for an OH skilled home health services license under ORC Chapter 3740
Fixed amount, fixed price — $50,000 bond, $1,500, no quote theater
Soft credit pull only — never affects your score, and the rate stays 3% either way
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How it works

Three steps to licensed.

Your home-health license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply once, online

Agency details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

WITHIN 48 HOURS

Reviewed & approved

Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.

1–2 BUSINESS DAYS

E-sign & file with the Department of Health

Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your skilled home health services license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.

The whole pricing page.

$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$1,500
2-year term
$3,000
3-year term
$4,500
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Ohio licenses home health agencies through the Ohio Department of Health under ORC Chapter 3740. Agencies that were not providing direct care before the licensure program took effect must file a surety bond payable to the State — $50,000 for skilled home health services (and $20,000 for non-medical services).

The bond is a consumer-and-state protection guarantee. It stands behind the agency’s compliance with home-health licensure law and protects clients and the State against losses from the agency’s failure to comply or from fraudulent conduct.

It is not insurance for the agency — if the surety pays a claim, the agency repays the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of the license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.

ORC Chapter 3740 / OAC 3701-60-03 (Department of Health)Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3740 and Ohio Administrative Code 3701-60-03 require certain home health agencies — those not providing direct care immediately before the licensure program took effect — to file a surety bond payable to the State of Ohio: $50,000 for a skilled home health services license, $20,000 for non-medical home health services. Confirm whether the bond applies to your agency and the exact form on your application.

You need this bond if you're

Applying for a skilled home health license with the Ohio Department of Health
A new agency that was not providing direct care before the licensure program took effect
Renewing your license and your current bond is expiring or non-renewing
Converting or expanding services into skilled home health under ORC Chapter 3740

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

Do I pay the $50,000? +
No. You pay $1,500 — the flat 3% of the bond amount. The $50,000 is the surety's maximum liability to the State and harmed clients; it's not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Who requires this bond? +
The Ohio Department of Health requires it as a condition of a skilled home health services license under ORC Chapter 3740 and OAC 3701-60-03, for agencies that were not providing direct care before the licensure program took effect.
Is the amount always $50,000? +
For skilled home health services, yes — $50,000. Non-medical home health services use a $20,000 bond. We write both; tell us which license you’re applying for and we’ll issue the right one.
Is there a credit check? +
Yes — one soft credit pull, which never affects your score. It informs approval, not price. The rate is a flat 3% either way: credit can affect whether we approve the bond, never what it costs.
When does it renew? +
Terms run 1, 2, or 3 years — your choice at purchase. You’ll get renewal notices 60 and 30 days before expiration, with autopay available, and the bond must stay active for your license to stay valid.
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$1,500 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.

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