--00000000000018e06106275f9677 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When we do the initial license application we provide counties we will have clients in, at that time we chose the counties we have listed, not sure why we only did those as it was before my time. Now that we have a license with established counties we can add more counties as the business grows but the caveat is they have to be contiguous to our current counties listed. We can jump on a call to discuss further if that helps. On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 3:59=E2=80=AFPM Timothy Thomas wrot= e: > Ok. > > Question. How do you open a new company and start day 1 if you have no > clients? Are you supposed to only begin in one county? Perhaps we can tal= k > it through with the state? > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 4:45=E2=80=AFPM Amanda Fults > wrote: > >> I think we can probably try that, but the state might ask about us havin= g >> clients in those counties. Can you provide all the counties that would m= ake >> it contiguous? >> >> On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 3:41=E2=80=AFPM Timothy Thomas w= rote: >> >>> Can we request approval in all counties that require us to make it >>> contiguous? >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 4:33=E2=80=AFPM Amanda Fults >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Below is the message from the state so I don't believe they will >>>> approve our application if the counties are not contiguous. >>>> >>>> Please visit our website=E2=80=99s forms section for guidance in submi= tting a >>>> removal or request additional geographical areas and the required form= . *Please >>>> note, if requesting additional counties, the requested counties must b= e >>>> contiguous to the currently approved counties in order to consider the >>>> request.* >>>> >>>> >>>> https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/health-care-regulation/health= -care-facilities/home-services.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Please consider bookmarking the IDPH Website to your internet browser= =E2=80=99s >>>> favorites for quick access in the future. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Rani Harms, MSN, RN >>>> >>>> Home Services & Home Nursing Program Supervisor >>>> >>>> IDPH, Division of Health Care Facilities & Programs >>>> >>>> 525 West Jefferson St >>>> ., >>>> 4th Floor >>>> >>>> Springfield, IL. 62761 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 3:30=E2=80=AFPM Timothy Thomas = wrote: >>>> >>>>> Can we still try? It doesn't make operational sense for an office in >>>>> Chicago to service the whole state. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 3:21=E2=80=AFPM Emily Swackhamer >>>> emily.swackhamer@thekey.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What a bummer. None are anywhere close. Thank you for all of the >>>>>> help. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:03=E2=80=AFPM Amanda Fults >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Here are the current counties on our license: >>>>>>> Cook >>>>>>> >>>>>>> DuPage >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Will >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kendall >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Grundy >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lake >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kane >>>>>>>