How We Verify

What the Approved badge means

The Approved badge shows that a reviewer checked a provider's company and at least one Minnesota license against the public licensing record, and reviewed the provider's profile.

Approved: This provider's Minnesota license was matched to the public state licensing record and its profile was reviewed on the date shown on the badge. This is not an endorsement or a quality rating. Always confirm current license status directly with the state.

What the badge is not

The badge is not an endorsement, a quality rating, or a statement about the care a provider delivers. It cannot be purchased, upgraded, or included in an advertising package.

The five criteria

A badge is shown only while all five of these are true:

• Company verification is complete.
• At least one license has been verified as Active against the public record.
• A reviewer has approved the profile.
• Re-verification is current, not overdue.
• The account is in good standing.

Company checks

Before a company can be approved, a reviewer works through these checks:

• The contact uses an email address on the company's own domain.
• A phone callback to a number taken from the public record or the company's website.
• The company name matches the name on the record.
• A signed statement that the person is authorized to act for the company.
• An optional business registration lookup.

License checks

For each license a provider submits, a reviewer confirms:

• The license exists in the public record.
• Its status is Active.
• The license holder matches the company.
• The licensed service matches the service the profile describes.
• Any parent license is linked correctly.
• The county is consistent with the profile.
• Any licensing actions on the record have been reviewed.

How a badge is issued, renewed and removed

When a reviewer approves a profile, the badge is issued with a verified date. It must be re-verified every year. Reminders go to the provider 60, 30 and 7 days before it expires.

A badge is suspended if re-verification is not completed or if a license is no longer Active. When a badge is removed, it also disappears from the embeddable version on the provider's own website.

Unclaimed records

Most listings are imported public records that no provider has claimed. They carry no badge, and nothing on them implies that anyone has verified them.

Where our data comes from

These are imported Minnesota care records. The source file's acquisition details and observation date are unconfirmed. Licensed Care MN is independent from DHS, and live DHS synchronization is not connected.

Report a problem

To report a problem with a listing or a badge, email support@licensedcaremn.com.