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Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Genetic Testing Financial Assistance

What you get

Help paying for genetic testing. The amount isn't published. Ask. Ask whether requests are open.

Who starts it
You, with a document from your doctor
How it’s sent
By post
Your time
About 15 minutes, plus waiting for the document
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

  1. Ask your doctor for the documentStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.

    Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services needs 2 things from your doctor. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.

    Hi [doctor’s name],

We’d like to apply to Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services’s Genetic Testing Financial Assistance. Help paying for genetic testing. We are checking whether they are taking requests.

They need 2 things from you: a note confirming the diagnosis and a document. Their form and instructions are here: https://dphhs.mt.gov/ecfsd/cshs

Could you do that when you have a chance? I’ll bring the printed form to our next visit, or I can email it. Thank you for everything you do for us.

[your name] · [phone]
    Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved.

  2. Fill in their formPrint it, or fill it in on screen if the PDF allows.

    Open the application PDF ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026

    What the form asks for

    Genetic testing assistance application
    Patient’s NameDOBInsurance Company NameGenetic Test Requested & ICD-10 CodePlease explain how current signs, symptoms, or family history suggest a genetic conditionPlease explain how this test will provide a clinical benefit to the applicant and/or familySignature (Applicant or Legal Guardian)Provider Signature

  3. Post your application and the document togetherTo the address on the form.

    • Mail the complete package to Shodair Children’s Hospital, Attn: Jaclyn Haven, 2620 Shodair Drive, Helena, MT 59601.

After you send

Application-specific questions may be directed to Jaclyn Haven at 406-444-7520 or jhaven@shodair.org. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.

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