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MONTANA · CARE PROGRAM

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.

HOSPICE · ON FILE
Registries named
6
Required
3
Expected
3
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. 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 Within three months of hire, employees with direct patient contact or record access, for every state lived or worked in during the past 3 years (Montana sets no hospice rule, so the federal default applies); CHOPRS covers Montana
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.114(d)(1)-(2)

    The hospice must obtain a criminal background check on all hospice employees who have direct patient contact or access to patient records. ... In the absence of State requirements, criminal background checks must be obtained within three months of the date of employment for all states that the individual has lived or worked in the past 3 years.

    Read the source ecfr.gov

  2. Montana Nurse Aide Registry

    DPHHS, Office of Inspector General, Certification Bureau

    NOT SCREENED YET The registry blocks automated access
    WHEN
    AT HIRE At hire, hospice aides who qualified through a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.76(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

  3. 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 kept current, licensed professionals (direct, contract or under arrangement)
    BASIS
    42 CFR 418.114(a)

    all professionals who furnish services directly, under an individual contract, or under arrangements with a hospice, must be legally authorized (licensed, certified or registered) in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local laws

    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 hospice

  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. 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 hospice

    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
  • Hospice contracts must require contracted entities to obtain criminal background checks on their staff with patient contact or record access (42 CFR 418.114(d)(1))
  • Criminal checks in every other state the employee lived or worked in during the past 3 years, within three months of hire (42 CFR 418.114(d)(2))
  • Hospice aide training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 418.76)
  • Volunteer training before service (ARM 37.106.2301)

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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