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MONTANA · CARE PROGRAM

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.

NURSING FACILITY · 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 Before a nurse aide serves; also seek every other state registry likely to hold the aide; nobody with a registry finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment or misappropriation may be employed
    BASIS
    42 CFR 483.35(d)(4)-(5); 42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(ii); adopted by ARM 37.106.601

    Before allowing an individual to serve as a nurse aide, a facility must receive registry verification that the individual has met competency evaluation requirements

    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 Before hire, licensed staff
    BASIS
    42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(iii); adopted by ARM 37.106.601

    Not employ or otherwise engage individuals who— ... (iii) Have a disciplinary action in effect against his or her professional license by a state licensure body as a result of a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment of residents or misappropriation of resident property.

    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 nursing facilities

  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
    42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(i) bars employing anyone a court found guilty of abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation or mistreatment; Montana sets no nursing home background check rule

  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 nursing facilities

    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
  • Do not employ anyone found guilty by a court of abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of property or mistreatment (42 CFR 483.12(a)(3)(i))
  • Report court actions against an employee that indicate unfitness to the nurse aide registry or licensing authority (42 CFR 483.12(a)(4))
  • Nurse aides may not work more than 4 months without completing a state-approved training and competency evaluation (42 CFR 483.35(d)(1))

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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