Medicaid
Started July 1, 2026
- Who it covers
- Adults 19 to 64 who got Medicaid through expansion, unless exempt
- Hours needed
- 80 a month of work, volunteering, school, or a work program, in any mix
- When it starts
- July 1, 2026. New applications from 2026-07-01; current members at next redetermination (first due 2026-08-31). No denials or disenrollments July-Sept 2026; they can happen from October 2026.
- How often they check
- At application and each redetermination, state data first. Every 6 months from 2027-01-01.
- Months they look back
- Application: the month before applying. Redetermination: at least 3 months (not necessarily in a row) since the last one.
- Hardship exceptions
- Inpatient care; disaster-declared county; travel for serious medical care. High-unemployment exception not used for now.
- Proof of volunteer hours
- Form HCS 494 (Appendix A, Community Engagement Activity Requirements Reporting Form): its Community Service verification page is signed by an Authorizing Official of the nonprofit, with its Tax ID. Signed volunteer logs also count.
- Notes
- Medicaid Expansion, ages 19-64. 80 hours a month of work, volunteering with a nonprofit, approved training, internship/apprenticeship, or half-time school; can be combined.
- Official page
- Montana Medicaid agency
SNAP
- Does volunteering count?
- Yes
- Time limit waiver
- No waiver. The time limit applies everywhere in the state. No waived areas; the court-restored reservation waiver ended June 30, 2026. Checked October 9, 2026.
- How many hours
- 20 hours a week averaged monthly (80 a month); work, volunteering and a work program can be combined. Age limit raised to 64 in late 2025.
- Volunteer form
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Who signs it
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- When it's due
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Official page
- Montana SNAP agency