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Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Montana?

By Carol Bennett, Senior EditorUpdated How we evaluate

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The short answer

Yes. Montana's Big Sky Waiver and Community First Choice Services (CFCS) list a medical alert, if your parent qualifies for nursing-home-level care.

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What stands out in Montana

2 Montana programs for older adults list a medical alert

Medicaid calls it a PERS.

Programs for older adults
ProgramWho it servesMedical alert?Source
Big Sky WaiverSection 1915(c)Individuals needing nursing facility level of care who are financially eligible for MedicaidLists a medical alertRead the sourceChecked October 12, 2026
What it says
“Personal Assistance PERS Private Duty Nursing”
Community First Choice Services (CFCS)State planElderly and disabled Medicaid members needing long-term supportive care at homeLists a medical alertRead the sourceChecked October 12, 2026
What it says
“CFCS recipients may also receive personal emergency response systems (PERS).”

One phone call starts the application

Call DPHHS Senior and Long Term Care Division: 406-444-4077

Ask for a “personal emergency response system” under the Big Sky Waiver. Start the application online. What else to ask

No Medicare Advantage plan here lists a medical alert

How CMS marks these

BeaverheadNo plans listed
Big HornNo plans listed
BlaineNo plans listed
BroadwaterNo plans listed
CarbonNo plans listed
CarterNo plans listed
CascadeNo plans listed
ChouteauNo plans listed
CusterNo plans listed
DanielsNo plans listed
DawsonNo plans listed
Deer LodgeNo plans listed

Medicare lists 84 equipment suppliers here

Home equipment, not alerts; price labels explained

Anaconda2 suppliers
Bigfork1 supplier
Billings14 suppliers
Bozeman7 suppliers
Butte6 suppliers
Chinook1 supplier
Columbia Falls1 supplier
Columbus1 supplier
Conrad1 supplier
Dillon1 supplier
Eureka1 supplier
Glasgow1 supplier

Lift chairs · Medicare and lift chairs · Adjustable beds.

28.1% of older Montana residents live alone

People 65 and over who live alone
28.1%
63,186 people. Census ACS 2020-2024. Census source
Deaths from falls, age 65+, per 100,000
96.5
Age-adjusted, 2024. CDC source

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Questions families ask

Does Medicaid pay for a medical alert in Montana?

Yes: Montana's Big Sky Waiver lists one.

Do Medicare Advantage plans in Montana cover a medical alert?

No Medicare Advantage plan in Montana lists a medical alert for 2027.

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