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MONTANA · CARE PROGRAM

Adult Foster Care Home

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

AFCH · ON FILE
Registries named
5
Required
2
Expected
3
Screened by ezOIG
3 of 5
Rules checked
October 16, 2026

Required checks

Named by a regulation, a statute or the state's Medicaid agency

  1. Criminal History Online Public Record Search (CHOPRS)

    Montana Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, Criminal Records and Identification Services Section

    NOT SCREENED YET Paid access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before licensure or before working in the home, provider, staff and every adult resident; the home must confirm it before anyone provides care
    BASIS
    ARM 37.100.138(1), (6)

    The provider, staff, and any adult residing in the home must have a state of Montana criminal background check, and, if applicable, a tribal criminal background check and state protective service background check prior to receiving an AFCH license or working at the AFCH.

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

  2. Child Protective Service Background Check

    DPHHS, Child and Family Services Division

    NOT SCREENED YET Checked by request to the agency
    WHEN
    AT HIRE Before licensure or before working in the home, provider, staff and every adult resident, through the department's release of information form; a substantiated child abuse or neglect report bars the licence
    BASIS
    ARM 37.100.165(5); ARM 37.100.138(1), (3)(d)

    An applicant, provider, staff, or any adult living in the home must complete a "release of information" form provided by the department to conduct a criminal, protective services, and, if applicable, a tribal criminal and protective services background check.

    Read the source law.cornell.edu

Expected checks

Standard practice, or implied by a provider's enrollment duties; no rule names them outright

  1. List of Excluded Individuals/Entities

    HHS Office of Inspector General

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against the HHS-OIG list
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly for homes paid by Medicaid (standard practice)
    BASIS
    42 CFR 1001.1901 bars Medicaid payment for services by excluded people and CMS SMDL #09-001 asks for monthly screening; no Montana rule names it for adult foster care

  2. Excluded or Terminated Montana Medicaid Providers

    DPHHS, Montana Healthcare Programs (Program Integrity / SURS)

    SCREENED BY EZOIG State Medicaid exclusion list check
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly for homes paid by Medicaid (standard practice; DPHHS updates the list irregularly)
    BASIS
    ARM 37.85.506(3) bars Medicaid claims for services by a person suspended or terminated from Montana Medicaid; DPHHS posts the list as notice under ARM 37.85.507

    In accordance with Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 37.85.507, 42 CFR 1001.2005 and 42 CFR 1001.2006 this web site serves as notice to the state licensing agencies and others regarding these excluded and or terminated providers.

    Read the source dphhs.mt.gov

  3. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

    SCREENED BY EZOIG Federal exclusion check against SAM.gov
    WHEN
    MONTHLY At hire and monthly for homes paid by Medicaid (standard practice)
    BASIS
    DPHHS's excluded-provider page points to SAM to determine provider status; no Montana rule names it for adult foster care

    Please check the following web sites to determine provider status

    Read the source dphhs.mt.gov

Also required

Not registry lookups; ezOIG doesn't run these
  • Background checks in every state the person lived in during the past five years (ARM 37.100.138(2))
  • Tribal criminal and protective services checks where applicable (ARM 37.100.138(1), 37.100.165(5))
  • Personal statement of health for licensure for the provider, staff and adult residents (ARM 37.100.165(3))
  • CPR and first aid certification, within 30 days of hire for staff (ARM 37.100.165(7))

Why some registries are not screened yet

Checked by request to the agency
The agency answers a written request or form rather than an online search.
Paid access
The agency charges for access, and ezOIG doesn't include it yet.

Guidance, not legal advice

This page summarizes ezOIG's research into Montana's rules for this program, checked against the regulations as of October 16, 2026. Rules change, and an agency's own contract or license can add to them. Confirm what applies to you with Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), Montana Healthcare Programs or your own counsel before relying on it.

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