Division of Licensing and Background Checks

The Division of Licensing and Background Checks is comprised of the Office of Licensing and the Office of Background Processing. We license Foster Homes, Child Care Facilities, Human Services Programs, and Health Facilities, utilizing rules established with community support, to protect the dependent and vulnerable citizens of Utah.

Our main office building is open to the public. However, most Office of Licensing staff have transitioned to telework and are not physically present in the building. We do have staff monitoring the incoming mail on a daily basis in the event that electronic submission is unavailable to you. Our mailing address is:

Office of Licensing
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

We additionally have phone coverage during weekday business hours at 801-538-4242. Please call with any questions or to connect with a Licensing staff member.

We recommend emailing all submissions to our office via the following means:

• dhslicensing@utah.gov for General licensing questions
• licenseapps@utah.gov for Human Services license questions or application documents
• childcarelicensing@utah.gov for Child Care questions or documents
• kristigrimes@utah.gov for Health Facility questions or documents
• kcriddle@utah.gov for Medicare certification questions or documents
• cbsunit@utah.gov for Background Screening questions or documents