How NevadaList Sources and Verifies Its Licensing Data
By Nicolas Sartor · 2026-09-16 · Updated 2026-09-18
Every agency listed on NevadaList comes from a single source, the official licensing export published by Nevada’s Health Care Quality and Compliance, most recently pulled September 18, 2026 with 723 agencies on file. No agency is added from advertising, self-submission, or a business paying for placement, and none is promoted: the export is re-pulled quarterly, and a row that fails a basic data check is set aside for review rather than guessed into a listing.
One source, no self-submission
The Nevada Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) publishes the licensee-list export, one file per credential type from its licensee search portal, that all 723 of these records come from, and nothing else feeds the list: not advertising, not a third-party directory, not an agency submitting itself. All 441 personal care agencies and all 306 home health agencies in the export get listed, with no paid tier and no featured placement anywhere on the site. The full methodology walks through every step from that September 2026 export to a published profile.
What we pull from each record
For each agency the export gives us the name as printed on the license, a license number and category (personal care or home health), current status, original issue date, service endorsements, and location, and those fields are what populate each agency profile. The “Licensed since” year, 1983 for the oldest agency still on the roster, is that original issue date read straight off the record, never inferred from a website or a founding year an agency claims for itself. A record built from more than one license, 25 of them, 24 being agencies that hold both categories, lists each license with its own number and date and takes the earlier one as its “Licensed since”.
Those license facts are the only part of a profile stated in NevadaList’s own voice; the descriptive text is drafted with AI from two inputs, the HCQC record and the agency’s own website when one can be confirmed, then run through automated checks for claims that appear in neither source. We spot-check listings rather than read every one, and any listing a reader reports gets checked against the HCQC record. When an agency’s site says little, its listing says less, and that is treated as correct rather than as a gap to fill. Each field is decoded one by one in reading a Nevada home care license record.
What we don’t have, and don’t claim to
The September 18, 2026 export prints columns for disciplinary action, inspection number, and score, but none of them carries a finding: the disciplinary column reads N on all 749 rows and the score reads 0.00 wherever it is filled, so the export holds no usable inspection results, complaint history, or enforcement actions. Those records sit with HCQC directly. Its investigators either substantiate an allegation, which produces a citation the agency has to answer with a plan of correction, or close it unsubstantiated. See how complaints get filed and handled. A listing also won’t tell you an agency is taking new clients, has an aide free next week, or contracts with your insurer, only that the state licensed it and had it marked Active on the export date. See reading a Nevada home care license record for why all 723 listings currently show Active.
How often the roster refreshes
Of the agencies on today’s roster, 110 were first licensed in 2025 alone, so this roster moves. The export is re-pulled on a quarterly cadence, not continuously, and every figure on the site updates then, which means a count that was right on September 18, 2026 starts drifting the moment the next license is issued. Treat any figure on the site as accurate as of its stated date, and check a specific agency’s current standing against the state record before acting on it.
Independently verifying any listing
Each listing shows its license number, so any of Nevada’s 723 agencies can be cross-checked against HCQC’s own records without taking our word, or the agency’s, for it. Publishing the number rather than a verified badge is deliberate. The roster is also checked against HCQC’s live export after each pull: every record built from more than one license plus a random sample, field by field against the live export. For the September 18, 2026 pull that was 64 records, 63 matching on every field checked (name, status, first-issue and expiration dates, endorsements, ZIP) and one mismatch, a ZIP code that differs between the two licenses one agency holds, logged with its resolution. If a listing looks wrong, tell us and it gets checked against the HCQC record and fixed. For the statewide breakdown built from the September 2026 export, see Nevada home care by the numbers.
Common questions
Where does NevadaList get its agency listings?
Every one of the 723 listings comes from the licensing export published by Nevada's Health Care Quality and Compliance. Nothing arrives by advertising, third-party directory, or self-submission, so each listing traces back to a public government record you can check yourself.
Can an agency pay to be listed on NevadaList?
No. Nothing about placement is for sale: not a listing, not a badge, not a position in the list. An agency appears because the state licensed it, and it would appear whether or not anyone there has ever heard of NevadaList.
Does NevadaList show inspection results or complaint history?
No. The licensing export prints a disciplinary action column, but it reads N on every row, and its inspection and score columns carry no findings. HCQC handles complaints separately: it investigates each allegation and either substantiates it, which produces a citation the agency has to answer with a plan of correction, or closes it unsubstantiated. Ask HCQC for that record directly.
Does Active status mean an agency accepts new clients?
Not necessarily. The licensing export doesn't confirm an agency currently accepts new clients, has staff availability, or participates in specific insurance networks. A listing confirms an agency was licensed and Active as of the snapshot date, nothing more.
How often does NevadaList update its licensing data?
Quarterly, when a fresh state export is pulled, not continuously. The current snapshot reflects the HCQC export as of September 18, 2026, and each listing shows the date its license status was last checked. Treat any count or figure as accurate as of its stated date.
How can I verify a license number myself?
Every listing shows its license number, so you can cross-check it against HCQC's own records at hcqc.nv.gov. The number, rather than a badge, is the point: you don't have to take NevadaList's word, or an agency's, for its standing, because the state's record is the one that counts.
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