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MONTANA · CARE PROGRAM

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.

HOME HEALTH · ON FILE
Registries named
6
Required
2
Expected
4
Screened by ezOIG
3 of 6
Rules checked
October 16, 2026

Required checks

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

  1. Montana Nurse Aide Registry

    DPHHS, Office of Inspector General, Certification Bureau

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, home health aides who qualified through a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (the Montana registry also lists CNA Home Health Aide endorsements)
    BASIS
    42 CFR 484.80(a)(1)(iii)

    A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by the state as meeting the requirements of § 483.151 through § 483.154 of this chapter, and is currently listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry

    Read the source ecfr.gov

  2. Licensee Lookup System

    Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Business Standards Division

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire and on renewal, licensed staff (nurses, therapists); the employee file keeps a copy of the current licence
    BASIS
    42 CFR 484.100(b); ARM 37.106.315(2)(d)

    The HHA, its branches, and all persons furnishing services to patients must be licensed, certified, or registered, as applicable, in accordance with the state licensing authority as meeting those requirements.

    Read the source ecfr.gov

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 (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 home health

  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 (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. 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 At hire
    BASIS
    Standard practice for Montana home health agencies; no Montana licensing rule or federal home health condition names a criminal check

  4. SAM.gov exclusions

    General Services Administration

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

    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
  • Home health aide training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 484.80)
  • Employee file with name, signed job description, signed orientation record and a copy of current credentials or licences (ARM 37.106.315)

Why some registries are not screened yet

The registry blocks automated access
The registry's website turns away automated lookups. We don't work around that, so for now your staff search it themselves.
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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