Resources
Resources to help you set up the legal structure of your business and to meet other legal requirements for operating a business in Montana
You will need to decide how to legally structure your business entity as a qualified provider. Information regarding business models/organizational structure can be found at:
- The Montana Secretary of State website:
http://sos.mt.gov/Business/Models/
- The Internal Revenue Service website: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98359,00.html
- The Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/start/chooseastructure/index.html
You should seek legal assistance and you may want to contact the Montana Secretary of State’s Office (SOS) for assistance in meeting any filing requirements for your business entity. The Montana SOS can be contacted at:
Montana Secretary of State
Business Services Division
P.O. Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801
State Capitol, Room 260
1301 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-3665
Fax (406) 444-3976
http://sos.mt.gov/Business/index.asp
You may also be able to receive assistance with your business from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) and the Montana Department of Commerce:
Montana Department of Labor & Industry
Job Service Operations
P.O. Box 1728
Helena, MT 59624
Phone: 406.444.4100
Fax: 406.444.3037
http://wsd.dli.mt.gov/service/business_services.asp
http://wsd.dli.mt.gov/service/employer_resources.asp
http://wsd.dli.mt.gov/service/documents/abcclinics.pdfMontana Department of Commerce
PO Box 200501
301 S Park Ave
Helena MT 59620-0501
Phone: 406.841.2700
Fax: 406.841.2701
TDD: 406.841.2702
http://businessresources.mt.gov/ or http://commerce.mt.gov/busresources.asp
Links to statutes and administrative rules
- Montana Code Annotated - http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/index.htm
- Montana Administrative Rules - http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/browse.asp
- DDP policies and procedures – http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/dsd/ddp/policiesprocedures.shtml
- Code of Federal Register - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Links to forms you may find helpful
- IRS direct deposit form for direct deposit of government payments http://www.ssa.gov/deposit/1199a.pdf
- IRS forms at http://www.irs.gov/ , including:
- W-9 request for taxpayer identification number and certification
- W-4 withholding calculations form for each person working for the provider
How to contact other DDP qualified providers
Montana Association of Community Developmental Services (MACDS)
MACDS is an association of providers of developmental disability services. It has a website that may be able to connect you with existing providers. MACDS or other providers may be able to provide you with assistance and guidance in meeting DDP requirements. For example, another provider may be able to provide examples of its policies and procedures for you to review, so that you can see how other providers have approached development of policies and procedures. Or they may be able to answer questions on how to meet some other requirement for becoming a Qualified Provider.
You may contact MACDS at:
MACDS
746 33rd B Ave. NE
Great Falls, MT 59404
Phone: 406-899-1988
e-mail: macds@live.com
website: http://macds.org/
Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities (MTCDD)
Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities
2714 Billings Avenue
Phone: 406-443-4332
1-866-443-4332 (Montana toll free)
Fax: 406-443-4192
website: http://www.mtcdd.org/
The MTCDD website includes links to brochures and other documents, including a directory of service providers in Montana: http://www.mtcdd.org/pdf_files/directory_0309.pdf
HIPAA Resources
Information regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule is available from these sources in the DDP Contract Attachment 1-H Link doc: HIPAA info or on the IRS website at: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/
College of Direct Support (CDS)
The Department will make the College of Direct Support training classes available to all full time Direct Care employees.
The qualified provider with a DDP contract will require that all full time direct care employees complete the core program within six months of the system being operational and available. The contractor will require that all new full time direct care employees hired after implementation complete the core program within six months.
More information is available on the CDS website at: http://info.collegeofdirectsupport.com/
Accreditation Resources
Accreditation is not required for qualified providers by DDP. Information regarding accreditation is available at:
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- The Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities (The Council)
