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Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Arizona?

By Carol Bennett, Senior EditorUpdated How we evaluate

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The short answer

Yes, but your parent must live alone or be alone for intermittent periods without contact with providers, family, or other supports, putting them at risk. Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS): Emergency Alert System policy lists a medical alert.

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What stands out in Arizona

Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS): Emergency Alert System policy lists a medical alert

Medicaid calls it a PERS.

Programs for older adults
ProgramWho it servesMedical alert?Source
Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS): Emergency Alert System policyCondition: Member must live alone or be alone for intermittent periods without contact with providers, family, or other supports, putting them at risk.ALTCS elderly and physically disabled (E/PD) and DES/DDD membersLists a medical alertRead the sourceChecked October 12, 2026
What it says
“In order to be approved to receive/use emergency alert system equipment, the following criteria shall be met: 1. The member shall have the ability to use and operate the system. 2. The member does not have reliable/available emergency assistance on a 24 hour basis and is unable to access assistance in an emergency situation.”
“The member lives alone in his or her own Home or would be alone for intermittent periods of time without contact with a service provider, family member, or other support systems, putting the member at risk.”

One phone call starts the application

Call AHCCCS main line (ALTCS): 602-417-4000

Ask for a “personal emergency response system” under the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS): Emergency Alert System policy program. Start the application online. What else to ask

25 Medicare Advantage plans here list a medical alert

How CMS marks these

Apache1 plan
Cochise2 plans
Coconino3 plans
Gila5 plans
Graham3 plans
GreenleeNo plans listed
La PazNo plans listed
Maricopa21 plans
Mohave1 plan
Pima18 plans
Pinal13 plans

Medicare lists 443 equipment suppliers here

Home equipment, not alerts; price labels explained

Anthem2 suppliers
Apache Junction2 suppliers
Avondale5 suppliers
Buckeye4 suppliers
Bullhead City6 suppliers
Camp Verde1 supplier
Casa Grande4 suppliers
Cave Creek3 suppliers
Chandler23 suppliers
Coolidge1 supplier
Cottonwood5 suppliers
Flagstaff8 suppliers

Lift chairs · Medicare and lift chairs · Adjustable beds.

24.8% of older Arizona residents live alone

People 65 and over who live alone
24.8%
346,980 people. Census ACS 2020-2024. Census source
Deaths from falls, age 65+, per 100,000
86.3
Age-adjusted, 2024. CDC source

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If nothing pays, the monthly bill is yours

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Questions families ask

Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Arizona?

Yes: Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS): Emergency Alert System policy lists one, with a condition.

Do Medicare Advantage plans in Arizona cover a medical alert?

25 Medicare Advantage plans in Arizona list a medical alert for 2027.

Data checked October 12, 2026. How we built this · Report a correction