Screening in Montana

How ezOIG screens in Montana

Montana's programs

• ASSISTED LIVING

  Assisted Living Facility

  Everyone who accepts employment at a licensed assisted living facility (Categories A to D), including the administrator; the same rules apply when the facility serves Big Sky Waiver or DD waiver members.

  3 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• AFCH

  Adult Foster Care Home

  The licensed provider, staff and every adult living in the home, before licensure or before working there.

  2 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• CFCS/PCS

  Community First Choice Services and Personal Care Services (CFCS/PCS)

  Agency-based and self-directed personal care provider agencies: personal care attendants, nurse supervisors, plan facilitators and staff involved in Medicaid services (formerly CFC/PAS).

  2 required checks, 1 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• DD WAIVER

  Developmental Disabilities Program 0208 Comprehensive Waiver

  Staff of every contractor providing DDP-funded services (residential habilitation, community homes, day supports, adult foster support, respite and the rest), including administrative and management staff, and self-directed employees.

  3 required checks, 2 screened by ezOIG · 2 expected

• BIG SKY / ADC

  Big Sky Waiver and Adult Day Care

  Agency and self-directed workers under the Big Sky Waiver (HCBS for elderly and physically disabled people) and staff of licensed adult day care centers. The waiver's only worker screening rule is the LEIE check the financial management service runs on self-directed workers; agency staff and adult day care (ARM 37.40.14, 37.106.26) have none, so they share these checks.

  1 required check, 1 screened by ezOIG · 4 expected

Federal core programs

• HOME HEALTH

  Home Health Agency

  Agency staff. Montana licenses home health agencies under the general health care facility rules (ARM 37.106 subchapter 3), which set no background check, so the registry checks come from the Medicare conditions of participation.

  2 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 4 expected

• HOSPICE

  Hospice

  Employees and contracted staff with direct patient contact or access to patient records. Montana's hospice licensing rule (ARM 37.106.2301) sets no background check, so the federal default for criminal checks applies.

  3 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 3 expected

• NURSING FACILITY

  Nursing Facility

  Nurse aides, licensed staff and other employees. Montana's licensing rule adopts the federal requirements of 42 CFR Part 483 (ARM 37.106.601) and adds no background check of its own.

  2 required checks, 0 screened by ezOIG · 4 expected

State Medicaid exclusion lists

• Excluded or Terminated Montana Medicaid Providers DPHHS, Montana Healthcare Programs (Program Integrity / SURS) Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Assisted Living, AFCH, CFCS/PCS, DD Waiver and Big Sky / ADC
  SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check

Criminal record checks

• Criminal History Online Public Record Search (CHOPRS) Montana Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, Criminal Records and Identification Services Section Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Assisted Living, AFCH, CFCS/PCS, DD Waiver and Big Sky / ADC
  NOT SCREENED YET Paid access

Nurse aide registries

• Montana Nurse Aide Registry DPHHS, Office of Inspector General, Certification Bureau Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility and Assisted Living
  NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access

Licenses

• Licensee Lookup System Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Business Standards Division Named by Home Health, Hospice, Nursing Facility, Assisted Living, CFCS/PCS, DD Waiver and Big Sky / ADC
  NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access

Child abuse registries

• Child Protective Service Background Check DPHHS, Child and Family Services Division Named by AFCH
  NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency

Also screened

No Montana program's rules name these, and ezOIG screens them anyway.

• Sexual or Violent Offender Registry (SVOR) Montana Department of Justice
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Sex offender registry check

• List of Excluded Individuals/Entities HHS Office of Inspector General
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against the HHS-OIG list
• SAM.gov exclusions General Services Administration
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
• Specially Designated Nationals list U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
  SCREENED BY EZOIG Sanctions check against the Treasury's SDN list