Separate the three locations
Write down your current home, the new home, and the place where you will physically attend any clinical appointment. These may be in different states. Each answers a different question: the existing accommodation, the future property’s process, and the professional’s authorization to provide care.
HHS advises providers to verify patient location before an appointment. Tell the clinician about travel or a move before the visit rather than correcting the location afterward.
Review what actually changed
Ask the new property for its accommodation contact and process. Review whether existing documentation describes your current circumstances and whether the clinician can answer appropriate follow-up questions. A new landlord does not automatically mean you must buy a new online package.
Equally, a previous landlord’s acceptance does not itself decide a new request. If the animal, clinical situation, or documentation requirements have changed, discuss what assessment or clarification is appropriate.
Keep a move file
Include the original letter, prior relevant approval, new property rule, submitted request, and decision. Keep transport and animal-entry arrangements separate; a housing letter does not arrange a flight or satisfy every local animal requirement.
Use the state directory for both jurisdictions and review the current federal background. If timing is tight, explain the pending process to the new housing office and ask about its next step. Avoid editing the state, date, or clinician information on an old document yourself.
Sources & reading notes
Sources consulted September 8, 2026. Source addresses are provided as text for reference. General information does not replace individual medical or legal advice.
HHS — Licensing Across State Lineshttps://telehealth.hhs.gov/licensure/licensing-across-state-lines