Find recovery residence and sober living resources for Montana: the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) registration law, its operating standards, voluntary certification, and statewide organizations that support people in recovery. Browse the guide below or choose your county.
Step by step
To open a recovery residence in Montana, check state and local building, occupancy and zoning rules, write the policies Montana Code Annotated 53-24-311 requires, keep opioid overdose medication on site with trained staff and residents, and register the home with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS).
The steps most new operators follow to open a recovery house in Montana, in order. Each one links to the official form or rule behind it.
Every recovery residence in Montana must register with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) under Montana Code Annotated 53-24-311. Certification is optional, but decide early whether you want it.
The home must meet state and municipal size, occupancy, safety, building and zoning requirements and local ordinances. Contact your city or county before you sign a lease. The Fair Housing Act protects people in recovery from discriminatory land-use decisions.
Put in writing how the home handles administrative oversight, quality standards (including any limits on narcotic medication), resident expectations, emergencies such as fire, disaster and overdose, and evictions, including how residents get their belongings back.
Opioid overdose medication must be on site and easy to reach, and staff and residents must be trained to use it.
Don't set an arbitrary fixed length of stay. Base each stay on the resident's needs and progress, unless you and the resident agree on transition dates at admission.
Register through DPHHS's Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division. For questions about registration or the registry, the division's Prevention Bureau can be reached at (406) 444-3055.
DPHHS recognizes certification from Recovery Access Montana (RAM), the state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR), and from the National Sober Living Association (NSLA). The DPHHS registry shows each residence's certifications.
Keep your policies, overdose medication and training current. The law calls for an annual compliance report to the certifying organization on recidivism-reduction programming and the number of residents. Knowing violations are prosecuted under the Montana Consumer Protection Act.
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Every recovery residence in Montana must register with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) under Montana Code Annotated 53-24-311 (Senate Bill 94 of 2023, effective October 1, 2023). Certification is optional: DPHHS recognizes Recovery Access Montana (RAM), the state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR), and the National Sober Living Association (NSLA). Knowing violations are prosecuted under the Montana Consumer Protection Act.
State requirements, local requirements, and voluntary certification are labeled separately. Confirm how they apply to your home with the agency or qualified counsel.
Under Montana Code Annotated 53-24-311 (Senate Bill 94 of 2023, effective October 1, 2023), every recovery residence must register with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), through its Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division (BHDD). Certification is optional. Knowing violations are prosecuted under the Montana Consumer Protection Act.
A recovery residence must have written policies and protocols for administrative oversight, quality standards (including any limits on narcotic medication), residents, emergencies such as fire, disaster and overdose, and evictions, including the return of residents' belongings. Opioid overdose medication must be on site and easy to reach, with staff and residents trained to use it. A home may not set an arbitrary fixed length of stay unless transition dates are agreed at admission; the stay is based on the resident's needs and progress.
Montana Code Annotated 53-24-311 calls for an annual compliance report to the certifying organization on recidivism-reduction programming and the number of residents.
Recovery residences must meet state and municipal size, occupancy, safety, building and zoning requirements and local ordinances. Check with your city or county before opening. The federal Fair Housing Act protects people in recovery from discriminatory land-use decisions, and Montana's Human Rights Bureau handles housing discrimination complaints.
DPHHS recognizes two certifying organizations: Recovery Access Montana (RAM), the state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR), whose certification follows NARR's National Standard for Recovery Residences, and the National Sober Living Association (NSLA). The DPHHS registry shows each residence's certifications.
Recovery homes by county
102 homes on the Montana Recovery Residence Registry appear on public lists in 13 of Montana’s 56 counties (checked October 1, 2026).
Choose a county to see how many recovery houses appear on public licensing and certification lists.
We show counts from public lists, not names or addresses. A home gets its own listing only when its operator asks for one, and the operator decides what it says: who the home serves, its licenses or certifications, and how to apply. The street address appears only if they want it to. Listing is free and doesn’t require ARKHE software.
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Montana Opioid Abatement Trust · Yellowstone County, MT
The Yellowstone County Metro Region committee awards the region's national opioid settlement share through a notice of funding opportunity, with application review held at RiverStone Health. It has funded a recovery housing project for pregnant and postpartum women and children. The most recent round has closed; check this page for the next notice, the strategic priorities and the grant portal link.
Megan Gibson, megan.gib@riverstonehealth.org
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For residents and families
To find a recovery residence in Montana, check the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Montana Recovery Residence Registry or the Recovery Access Montana (RAM) provider directory. For a mental health or suicidal crisis, call or text 988 any time. Montana 211 connects people to community resources 24 hours a day.
Official directories for finding a licensed recovery house or sober living home, and programs that can help pay for a stay. Programs set their own eligibility, and funding or openings are never guaranteed. Contact each organization to confirm what it can offer.
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division · Montana
DPHHS's registration page and list of registered recovery residences, showing each residence's location and any certifications, with the certifying organizations DPHHS recognizes.
DPHHS BHDD Prevention Bureau, (406) 444-3055
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Recovery Access Montana (RAM) · Montana
RAM's directory of recovery services across Montana, including certified recovery homes, peer support and reentry services. Filter by location, service type, population served and certification status.
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Oxford House, Inc. · United States
Search tool for open beds in Oxford Houses (self-run, self-supported recovery homes), filterable by state (including Montana), county, and house type, with an online application.
Oxford House, Inc. (301) 587-2916; toll-free (800) 689-6411
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Oxford House, Inc. · United States
Nonprofit that charters democratically run, self-supported Oxford House recovery homes, where residents split expenses equally and there is no house manager.
(301) 587-2916; (800) 689-6411
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Montana Department of Corrections · Montana
Rental vouchers cover up to three months of rent for people released from prison on parole, and they must be approved before release. Separate transitional assistance funds can pay for housing and other reentry needs for people on parole, conditional release, community corrections or probation. To start, the person asks their facility case manager or Probation and Parole officer.
Facilities and Programs Bureau, (406) 444-9647
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Montana Legislature · Montana
When a parole plan can't be approved because the offender has no suitable housing, the Montana Department of Corrections may provide rental vouchers for up to three months, along with transition support such as treatment, education, or job programs. To receive these vouchers and transitional assistance funds, a recovery residence must be certified under MCA 53-24-310, notify a supervised resident's probation or parole officer within 24 hours of move-out, and allow residents to take medication prescribed by a qualified health care provider. Homes that limit or prohibit narcotic medication are exempt from that last rule but must report the practice.
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Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) · Montana
Montana's free, confidential suicide prevention and mental health crisis lifeline, open 24/7. Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.
Call or text 988; chat at 988lifeline.org
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Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) · Montana
How to apply for Montana Medicaid and other reduced-cost health coverage online through HealthCare.gov, by phone, or in person at a community health center or Office of Public Assistance, and what to have ready.
1-800-318-2596; Montana Public Assistance Helpline 888-706-1535 (food and cash assistance)
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Montana 2-1-1 · Montana
A free, anonymous service, available 24 hours a day, that connects people with community resources such as help with rent and utilities, affordable housing, child care and non-emergency medical care.
Dial 2-1-1
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Montana's Peer Network · Montana
A statewide network of people in recovery from mental health or substance use conditions, offering free membership, self-paced courses, a resource directory and peer support training.
406-551-1058
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Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), Disability Employment and Transitions Division · Montana
Employment services for Montanans with disabilities, including vocational rehabilitation, assistive technology and transportation resources, with local offices by county.
1-877-296-1197; vrinfo@mt.gov
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Funding
In Montana, public money tied to recovery housing includes Department of Corrections (DOC) rental vouchers for people released from prison on parole and transitional assistance for people on parole, conditional release, community corrections or probation. State law lets only certified recovery residences receive these vouchers and funds. Opioid settlement money from the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust (MOAT) is granted through 14 regional committees, and recovery housing is an approved use. The Montana Board of Housing's Housing Montana Fund also makes repayable low-interest loans for affordable housing.
Grants and public programs that can pay operators or cover residents’ stays. Public funding often requires a state license or certification, and every program sets its own eligibility and timeline, so confirm details with the agency.
Montana Opioid Abatement Trust · Montana
Opioid settlement grants are awarded through 14 abatement regions, each with its own committee, deadlines and requirements. Applications go through the Trust's online portal to the regional committee, and the Trust's Advisory Committee makes final decisions each quarter. The Trust's list of approved uses (Exhibit E) includes recovery housing, including programs that allow medication for addiction treatment. Check your region's page for its current deadline.
406-534-2024
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Montana Opioid Abatement Trust · Montana
The approved-use list for Montana's opioid settlement money. It allows funding for access to housing for people with opioid use disorder, including recovery housing, housing assistance, training for housing providers, and recovery housing programs that allow or integrate FDA-approved medication. Use it to match a funding request to an approved category before applying.
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Montana Board of Housing, Montana Department of Commerce · Montana
The Housing Montana Fund is a state revolving loan fund from the Montana Board of Housing. It makes low-interest loans for affordable housing, and the loans must be repaid. Uses include buying existing housing or land, bridge and matching financing, pre-construction technical assistance, and short-term, site-based housing vouchers for people in need. Rates run from 2% to 6% depending on the income level of the households served. State, local and tribal governments, housing authorities, nonprofit housing organizations and for-profit developers can apply through the Board's full application. The fund is not specific to recovery housing, and 20% of it goes to rural areas.
Montana Board of Housing, 406-841-2840
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Montana Opioid Abatement Trust · Yellowstone County, MT
The Yellowstone County Metro Region committee awards the region's national opioid settlement share through a notice of funding opportunity, with application review held at RiverStone Health. It has funded a recovery housing project for pregnant and postpartum women and children. The most recent round has closed; check this page for the next notice, the strategic priorities and the grant portal link.
Megan Gibson, megan.gib@riverstonehealth.org
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USDA Rural Development · Montana
Low-interest loans and grants to buy, build, or improve essential facilities, including transitional housing, in rural areas of 20,000 people or fewer. Open to public bodies, community-based nonprofits and federally recognized tribes, not for-profit operators. Applications are accepted year round; contact the Montana Rural Development state office first.
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Montana Department of Corrections · Montana
Rental vouchers cover up to three months of rent for people released from prison on parole, and they must be approved before release. Separate transitional assistance funds can pay for housing and other reentry needs for people on parole, conditional release, community corrections or probation. To start, the person asks their facility case manager or Probation and Parole officer.
Facilities and Programs Bureau, (406) 444-9647
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Montana Legislature · Montana
When a parole plan can't be approved because the offender has no suitable housing, the Montana Department of Corrections may provide rental vouchers for up to three months, along with transition support such as treatment, education, or job programs. To receive these vouchers and transitional assistance funds, a recovery residence must be certified under MCA 53-24-310, notify a supervised resident's probation or parole officer within 24 hours of move-out, and allow residents to take medication prescribed by a qualified health care provider. Homes that limit or prohibit narcotic medication are exempt from that last rule but must report the practice.
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Official documents
Each entry shows who issued it, where it applies, and when we last checked the source.
Recovery Access Montana (RAM) · Montana
The Montana affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR). RAM certifies recovery homes that meet quality and ethical standards based on NARR's National Standard for Recovery Residences.
(406) 272-3603; info@rammontana.org
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Montana Legislature · Montana
The state law (Senate Bill 94 of 2023) that requires recovery residences to register with DPHHS and sets their policies, overdose medication, length-of-stay, reporting and local-code requirements.
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Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Human Rights Bureau · Montana
Montana's fair housing rights, including that housing cannot be denied because of a physical or mental disability and that people with disabilities can request reasonable accommodations and modifications. Unresolved discrimination can be reported to the Human Rights Bureau.
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U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division · United States
DOJ's overview of the federal Fair Housing Act, which bars disability discrimination in housing and bars local governments from using zoning or land use rules to exclude group homes for people with disabilities.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) · United States
HUD's page for reporting housing discrimination under the federal Fair Housing Act.
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Resources for operators
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Montana doesn't license recovery residences, but every recovery residence must register with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) under Montana Code Annotated 53-24-311, in effect since October 1, 2023. Certification is optional. State and local building, occupancy and zoning rules also apply.
Montana Code Annotated 53-24-311 requires written policies on administrative oversight, quality standards (including any limits on narcotic medication), residents, emergencies such as fire, disaster and overdose, and evictions, including the return of belongings. Opioid overdose medication must be on site with staff and residents trained, and a home may not set an arbitrary fixed length of stay unless transition dates are agreed at admission.
No. Registration with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is required, but certification is optional. DPHHS recognizes Recovery Access Montana (RAM), the state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR), and the National Sober Living Association (NSLA).
Knowing violations of Montana Code Annotated 53-24-311 are prosecuted under the Montana Consumer Protection Act.
The federal Fair Housing Act bars local governments from using zoning or land use rules to exclude group homes for people with disabilities, including people in recovery, but homes still follow neutral state and municipal building, occupancy and zoning rules. Complaints can go to the Montana Human Rights Bureau or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Request a free listing. You choose what it shows, such as who the home serves and its registration or certification. The street address is shown only if you want it to be. Listing never requires ARKHE software.
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) publishes the Montana Recovery Residence Registry, which shows each registered residence's location and certifications. Recovery Access Montana (RAM) has a provider directory you can filter by certification status, and Oxford House's vacancy search shows open beds in Oxford Houses.
Montana law says a recovery residence may not set an arbitrary fixed length of stay. A stay is based on the resident's needs and progress, unless transition dates are agreed at admission. Homes must also have written eviction policies that cover the return of belongings.
Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, for free, confidential crisis support 24/7. Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger. Montana 211 connects people with community resources any time of day.
Apply online at HealthCare.gov, by phone at 1-800-318-2596, or in person at a community health center or Office of Public Assistance. To apply for food or cash assistance too, use apply.mt.gov or call the Montana Public Assistance Helpline at 888-706-1535.
Ask whether the home is registered with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and whether it holds certification from Recovery Access Montana (RAM) or the National Sober Living Association (NSLA), what it costs and what that includes, its house rules and eviction policy, and whether medication for addiction treatment is allowed.
Sources and review
Last reviewed: . Each resource shows the date we last loaded its source.
Compiled by: ARKHE. Listing in this guide is free and never requires ARKHE software.
We include official agency pages, published regulations, and established statewide organizations. Each entry links to its source. Items we could not confirm from a primary source are left out until we can.
County home counts come from the public lists named above, on the dates shown. Closed homes are left out, and homes without a county on the list are placed by ZIP code.
Individual homes are listed only at the operator’s request, and the operator controls what the listing says. Licensing or certification status is shown only with a source and the date we checked it.
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