Tennessee § 71-5-705 Program description

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§ 71-5-705 — Program description

Tennessee § 71-5-705

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-705 (2026).

Text

The director shall ensure that the buy-in program:

(1)Provides categorically needy scope of care;

(2)Provides home- and community-based long-term services and supports for an enrollee who meets the functional requirements for those programs, is approved for those services, and chooses to enroll in the buy-in program;

(3)Approves coverage for six (6) months effective the first of the month in which a person applies and meets program requirements;

(4)Allows a person who is eligible for another TennCare program to choose not to participate in the buy-in program; and (5) Deems a person ineligible for buy-in program coverage for a month in which the person received TennCare benefits under the medically needy program.

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The director shall ensure that the buy-in program: (1) Provides categorically needy scope of care; (2) Provides home- and community-based long-term services and supports for an enrollee who meets the functional requirements for those programs, is approved for those services, and chooses to enroll in the buy-in program; (3) Approves coverage for six (6) months effective the first of the month in which a person applies and meets program requirements; (4) Allows a person who is eligible for another TennCare program to choose not to participate in the buy-in program; and (5) Deems a person ineligible for buy-in program coverage for a month in which the person received TennCare benefits under the medically needy program.