Health and Medical Care Licensing and Certification

Learn more about the Drug Repository Program in Wisconsin. Find out what you can donate and how we get prescription medicine to those who need it.

Wisconsin's Caregiver Law requires background and criminal history checks of certain caregivers and requires regulated entities to report incidents of misconduct.

Learn more about end stage renal disease treatment facilities in Wisconsin. Providers can also find contact information.

Health care facility construction or remodeling plans must be submitted to the Department of Health Services (DHS). Learn more about the submission process.

Hospitals provide critical care to patients in need. They are closely regulated by the state of Wisconsin. Learn more about hospital regulations.

Learn how unlicensed staff may be trained to safely give medications in Wisconsin nursing homes and hospices.

Learn more about the rules assisted living facilities must follow when helping residents manage medications.

We offer standardized training and testing programs for feeding assistants, medication aides, and nurse aides. Learn more about our caregiver programs.

Learn more about outpatient rehabilitation in Wisconsin. Providers can also find contact information.

Learn more about pain clinics. Providers can also find contact information.

Learn more about rural health clinics in Wisconsin. Providers can also find contact information.

The Department of Health Services certifies and provides regulatory oversight of substance use treatment programs.