Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-705: Program description

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.