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DHHS to raise 13 licensing fees to cover 60% of program costs, officials say
Summary
The Department of Health and Human Services told contracted providers it adjusted 13 licensing fees to meet 60% of licensing activity costs to improve inspections, complaint response, and staffing; the changes stem from a statutorily required fee analysis and will be posted for public comment where applicable.
Shannon Toman Black, director of the Division of Licensing and Background Checks, told contracted providers the division completed a fee analysis and identified 13 licensing fees that were not covering the cost of licensing activities. "And those 13, we adjusted up to that 60% of the cost of licensing activities," she said during the DHHS quarterly provider webinar.
Shannon said the decision is intended to sustain safe staffing levels, improve response times for complaints and inquiries, and allow the division to conduct timely inspections and ensure compliance across programs. The fee adjustments are part of the department's statutorily required process to set fees that more closely align with actual licensing costs.
Shannon also described an internal technical-assistance pilot: for certain low- or moderate-risk first-time noncompliance findings, staff may offer documented technical assistance instead of immediate citations. The aim is to help providers understand requirements and sustain compliance, she said. Regulatory changes tied to 2025 statutory updates are being drafted for posting to the Office of Administrative Rules for public comment; notices will go to email addresses listed in UCLAP and links will be shared in the chat and follow-up recording.
