37.40.1486    HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ELDERLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS: PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, REQUIREMENTS

(1) A personal emergency response system is an electronic device or mechanical system used to summon assistance in an emergency situation.

(2) A personal emergency response system must be connected to a local emergency response unit with the capacity to activate emergency medical personnel.

(3) The provision of a personal emergency response system as a service does not include the purchase, installation or routine monthly charges of a telephone.

History: Sec. 53-2-201, 53-6-101, 53-6-113 and 53-6-402, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-2-201, 53-6-101, 53-6-141 and 53-6-402, MCA; NEW, 1983 MAR p. 863, Eff. 7/15/83; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 2094, Eff. 1/1/87; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 1268, Eff. 7/1/88; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 470, Eff. 12/14/90; TRANS & AMD, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 2023, Eff. 7/28/00.