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What does Home Health Care Liability Insurance cover in Ohio?

Home Health Care Liability Insurance helps protect Ohio home care providers and businesses against liability claims related to their services. Coverage can include claims involving:

  • Professional negligence while providing care or support services
  • Third-party bodily injury or accidental property damage
  • Legal defence costs for covered liability claims
  • Alleged errors, omissions, or failure to provide appropriate care
  • Incidents occurring while delivering home health or personal care services

Whether you operate in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, or elsewhere in Ohio, BizInsure offers insurance options for home health care providers and businesses.

A home care worker assisting a senior person at a home care agency

Why do Ohio home health care providers need insurance?

Home health care providers face risks when working in clients’ homes and providing personal or health care services. Common situations that can lead to a claim include:

  • A client slips or falls during a home visit
  • Accidental damage to a client’s property
  • Allegations of professional negligence
  • Misunderstandings about the care or services provided
  • Legal costs associated with defending a liability claim

Insurance can help cover eligible claims and legal costs, based on the terms, conditions, and exclusions of the policy.

Who needs home health care liability insurance in Ohio?

BizInsure understands the insurance needs of Ohio’s home care industry and offers customized coverage options for different care providers and businesses, including:

Hospice Carers

Personal Care Assistants

Skilled Nursing Care (RNs and CNAs)

Companion Care Providers

Unskilled / ADL Providers

Occupational Therapists

Respite Care Providers

What types of insurance do home care providers need in Ohio?

BizInsure offers Professional + General Liability Package made specifically for home care businesses in Ohio and across USA.

General Liability insurance

General Liability Insurance for home care providers in Ohio helps protect against third party claims of bodily injury and property damage as a result of your care services. It can also cover legal defense costs. We offer coverage of up to $1 million per occurrence and $3 million in the aggregate.

General Liability

Professional Liability insurance

Professional Liability Insurance, also known as medical malpractice insurance, can help cover claims of errors, omissions, negligence or inadequate home care services. It can also cover claims involving defamation, privacy breaches, subject to the policy terms. We offer coverage of up to $1 million per occurrence / $3 million in the aggregate.

Professional Liability nurses

Sexual Abuse and Molestation

Sexual Abuse and Molestation coverage can help protect home health care providers against allegations of abuse or molestation, including related legal defense costs and claims.

Sexual harassment Cover

Workers Compensation Insurance

Workers’ compensation insurance in Ohio can cover employees if they suffer workplace injury or illness. Businesses with employers with one or more employees are subject to the state’s workers’ compensation requirements.

Workers Comp insurance

How much does home health care business insurance cost?

Combined Professional and General liability insurance for home health care agencies starts at $51 per month*.

home health care providers insurance cost

Factors influencing cost

  • Risks of the industry 
  • Coverage level amount
  • Annual turnover
  • Number of employees
  • Claims history

The pricing information on this page is general in nature and provided for illustrative purposes only. It does not take into account your specific circumstances, business operations, or risk profile. Actual premiums vary based on your profession, location, claims history, and other factors.

Get flexible coverage to grow with your business

We offer high-limit coverage levels to suit self-employed home health aide or growing home care agencies with complex needs.

Coverage levels to choose

  • Up to $1 million per occurrence
  • Up to $3 million in the aggregate

Coverage levels to choose

  • $1 million per occurrence
  • $3 million in the aggregate
  • Statutory Profession Requirements
  • Coverage required by contracts
  • Number of employees being covered
  • Your contract value
  • Worst case scenario claim size
bookkeeper cost

Factors influencing cost

  • Risks of the industry 
  • Coverage level amount
  • Annual turnover
  • Number of employees
  • Claims history

The pricing information on this page is general in nature and provided for illustrative purposes only. It does not take into account your specific circumstances, business operations, or risk profile. Actual premiums vary based on your profession, location, claims history, and other factors.

Flexible coverage to grow with your business

We offer high-limit coverage levels to suit self-employed home health aide or growing home care agencies with complex needs.

Coverage levels to choose

  • Up to $1 million per occurrence
  • Up to $3 million in the aggregate

Coverage levels to choose

  • $1 million per occurrence
  • $3 million in the aggregate

Unsure how much to choose? Think about:

  • Statutory professional requirements
  • Coverage required by contracts
  • Number of employees being covered
  • Your contract value
  • Worst case scenario claim size

Frequently asked questions

What are the home healthcare aide license requirements in Ohio?

Ohio does not require a state license for home health aides. However, Medicare or Medicaid certified agencies may require aides to:

complete 75 hours of training
complete 16 hours of clinical training
pass a competency evaluation

Independent Medicaid home health aides must also enroll with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and complete state and, where required, FBI background checks.

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