In Wisconsin, hospitals, trauma care systems, and critical access hospitals must be licensed.
Type
Initial, Continuation
Description
A hospital license is for a place that provides 24-hour, inpatient nursing or medical care. The care helps diagnose and treat short-term illnesses and injuries.
Hospitals can also apply for a critical access hospital license and/or a swing-bed certification. A critical access hospital provides important care in a rural area. A swing bed hospital has beds devoted to nursing home care.
Fees
$18 per bed per year and if there’s a change in owner.
Instructions
View Hospitals: State Licensure and Medicare/Medicaid Certification to learn how to apply. A critical access hospital license has the same application process as a hospital license.
For swing-bed certification, either:
- Email dhswebmaildqa@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
- Call 608-266-0582.