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Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-705: Program description
Where this section sits in the code
- TN Code
- Title 71
- Chapter 5
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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