APPLYING FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE A MATERNITY HOME  

• Residential Maternity Home – Inquiry Form
  Effective August 1, 2011 residential maternity homes have to be accredited for three years from either the Council on Accreditation (COA), The Joint Commission, formerly known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (TJC), The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) or The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) before they can be licensed. Please attach your accreditation letter verifying your accreditation and the date you were accredited. Mail the inquiry form and accreditation letter to:

   North Carolina Division of Social Services
  Regulatory and Licensing Services
  952 Old US Highway 70
  Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711  

North Carolina Administrative Rules for Residential Maternity Care are located in 10A NCAC 70F and 10A NCAC 70K and are available at the following website: 

http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp?folderName=\Title%2010A%20-%20Health%20and%20Human%20Services\Chapter%2070%20-%20Children's%20Services

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