Veto #2: Rhoden Nixes Licensing for Non-Medical Home Care Providers

Veto #2: Rhoden Nixes Licensing for Non-Medical Home Care Providers

Governor Larry Rhoden issued his second veto of the 2026 Session Wednesday, framing an effort to regulate non-medical home care as doing not enough and too much. House Bill 1138 proposed a new licensure requirement, for people who earn wages by providing “non-medical home care services”, which HB 1138 defines as… Assistance with bathing, dressing, eating, personal grooming, or toileting; Assistance with the self-administration of medications; C…

Governor vetoes home care regulation bill

PIERRE —Gov. Larry Rhoden vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would require state licensing of non-medical home care agencies, his second veto of the 2026 legislative session.