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| State | What a supported home is called | Who licenses it |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | group home / supported living | Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) |
| Alaska | assisted living home (residential habilitation / supported living under waiver) | Alaska Department of Health, Division of Health Care Services — Residential Licensing Unit |
| Arizona | adult developmental home, group home, or assisted living | ADHS Division of Licensing |
| Arkansas | residential group home | Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA) |
| California | Adult Residential Facility (ARF); supported living / community care facility | California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) / Department of Developmental Services (DDS) |
| Colorado | Residential Care Facility for individuals with IDD (DD Group Home); Supported Living Services (SLS) | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) / Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) |
| Connecticut | Community Living Arrangement (CLA / group home); Community Companion Home (CCH) | Connecticut Department of Developmental Services (DDS) / Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) |
| Delaware | group home (DDDS Neighborhood Group Home / residential habilitation; DSAMH behavioral-health group home) | Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) / Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) |
| District of Columbia | community residence facility / group home | DC Health, Intermediate Care Facilities Division (Health Regulation and Licensing Administration) / Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) |
| Florida | group home or assisted living facility | AHCA / APD |
| Georgia | personal care home or community living arrangement (CLA) | DBHDD (licensing transfers from DCH Healthcare Facility Regulation Jan 2026) |
| Hawaii | developmental disabilities domiciliary home (DDDH) | Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA), State Licensing Section |
| Idaho | Residential Habilitation Agency (ResHab), Certified Family Home (CFH), or Adult Residential Care Facility (ARCF) | Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Licensing and Certification |
| Illinois | Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) | Illinois Department of Human Services, Bureau of Accreditation, Licensure and Certification (Division of Developmental Disabilities) |
| Indiana | Supervised Group Living (SGL) / group home (per 460 IAC 9) | Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Bureau of Disabilities Services (residential surveys by Indiana Department of Health) |
| Iowa | Residential Care Facility for the Intellectually Disabled (RCF/ID) and RCF for Persons with Mental Illness (RCF/PMI) | Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL), Health Facilities Division |
| Kansas | I/DD Residential Services (HCBS community service provider) | Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), Survey, Certification and Credentialing Commission |
| Kentucky | Supports for Community Living (SCL) residential / community living supports | Cabinet for Health and Family Services — Dept. for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID) / CHFS Office of Inspector General (facility licensure) |
| Louisiana | HCBS provider (group home, Supervised Independent Living, Monitored In-Home Care) / Behavioral Health Service Provider (BHSP) | Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section (HSS) |
| Maine | Private Non-Medical Institution (PNMI); Shared Living / Home Support residential (Section 21/29) | Maine DHHS — Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) with the Division of Licensing and Certification; Office of Behavioral Health for community-residence PNMIs |
| Maryland | Community Living–Group Home / community residential services | Maryland Department of Health — Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) certifies and Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ) licenses; Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) for behavioral-health residential |
| Massachusetts | Residential supports / group homes (DDS community residential programs); DMH residential programs | Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS) / Department of Mental Health (DMH) |
| Michigan | Adult Foster Care (AFC) home / Home for the Aged | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Community and Health Systems (BCHS) |
| Minnesota | 245D-licensed HCBS residential services / community residential settings (adult foster care) | Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), Licensing Division |
| Mississippi | DMH-certified community/residential IDD and mental health programs (group homes; some ICF/IID) | Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH), Division of Certification |
| Missouri | Group Home / Residential Center and Individualized Supported Living (ISL) | Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), Office of Licensure and Certification |
| Montana | Community homes for persons with developmental or physical disabilities (group homes); Residential Support Services | Montana DPHHS — Office of Inspector General, Licensure Bureau / Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division (BHDDD) |
| Nebraska | Center for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (CDD) / group home; Residential Habilitation | Nebraska DHHS — Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit / Division of Developmental Disabilities |
| Nevada | Supported Living Arrangement (SLA); Residential Facility for Groups (RFG) | Nevada DHHS — Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) / Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) |
| New Hampshire | Community Residence (developmental services / behavioral health) | New Hampshire DHHS — Bureau of Developmental Services / Health Facilities Administration / Bureau of Mental Health Services |
| New Jersey | Community residences (group homes, supervised apartments, supported living) under N.J.A.C. 10:44A | NJ Dept. of Human Services — Office of Licensing (Office of Program Integrity & Accountability) / Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) |
| New Mexico | Living Care Arrangements / Supported Living | New Mexico Health Care Authority — Division of Health Improvement, Health Facility Licensing & Certification / Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD) |
| New York | Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRAs) / group homes; Community Residences (OMH) | NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) / Office of Mental Health (OMH) |
| North Carolina | adult care home, family care home, or supervised living | DHHS Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR); DMH/DD/SAS |
| North Dakota | Licensed DD residential providers / residential habilitation (group homes, ICF-IID); behavioral-health residential facilities | North Dakota DHHS — Developmental Disabilities Division / Behavioral Health Division |
| Ohio | DODD-licensed residential facilities / homes (and ICF-IID) for I/DD; behavioral-health residential facilities | Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) / Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH, formerly OhioMHAS) |
| Oklahoma | Group homes for I/DD (traditional group homes and community living homes, OAC 340:100-6); ODMHSAS-certified BH residential | Oklahoma Human Services — Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) / Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) |
| Oregon | I/DD 24-hour residential programs and adult foster/care homes (ODDS); behavioral-health Residential Treatment Homes/Facilities (OHA) | Oregon DHS, Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS) / Oregon Health Authority, Health Systems Division — Behavioral Health Licensing |
| Pennsylvania | Community Homes for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Autism (55 Pa. Code Ch. 6400); Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR) | Pennsylvania DHS — Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) / Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) |
| Rhode Island | Residential habilitation / group home | Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) |
| South Carolina | Community Residential Care Facility (CRCF); Residential Habilitation / supervised living for I/DD | South Carolina Department of Public Health (Community Residential Care Facilities) / Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities — Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| South Dakota | Residential Habilitation (provider-operated group home / Community Support Provider home) | South Dakota Dept. of Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health — Office of Licensing and Accreditation / Dept. of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities |
| Tennessee | group home or supported living | DDA — Dept. of Disability and Aging (formerly DIDD) / TDMHSAS |
| Texas | HCS group home or supported home living | HHSC |
| Utah | Residential Support / Residential Habilitation (community residential support, group home) | Utah Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Licensing (facility licensure); services administered by the Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) |
| Vermont | Therapeutic Community Residence (TCR); developmental/staffed home for Developmental Disabilities Services | Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL), Division of Licensing and Protection |
| Virginia | group home or supervised living | DBHDS |
| Washington | Supported Living / Group Home / Group Training Home (community residential services for adults) | Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) / Residential Care Services (RCS) |
| West Virginia | Residential support / behavioral health group home (licensed Behavioral Health Center residential setting) | West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC) |
| Wisconsin | Community-Based Residential Facility (CBRF) / Adult Family Home (AFH) / Facility for the Developmentally Disabled (FDD) | Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) |
| Wyoming | Residential Habilitation (provider-owned/operated home) | Wyoming Department of Health, Healthcare Financing Division – HCBS Section (I/DD) / Behavioral Health Division |
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