{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-1424","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-1424","heading":"Hearing on appeal of TennCare's initial determination of ineligibility for nursing facility services - Motion to intervene by facility","body":"If an individual appeals TennCare's initial determination that they are not eligible for TennCare nursing facility services:\n(1) The hearing on any appeal of an initial determination that the individual is not financially eligible shall be conducted and a final order rendered within ninety (90) days from the date of the individual's appeal; provided, however, that if the individual files a petition for reconsideration of an initial order or appeals an order, other than a final order, pertaining to an initial determination made by TennCare under this section prior to the expiration of the ninety-day period, the running of the ninety-day period shall be tolled pending the outcome of such petition for reconsideration or appeal; and\n(2) The facility may be entitled to participate in any proceeding and hearing that appeals an initial determination that the individual is not financially or medically eligible through the filing of a motion to intervene in that proceeding under § 4-5-310 . The administrative judge or hearing officer shall grant a facility's motion to intervene in the appeal of a resident or former resident's eligibility, absent a showing by one (1) or more parties to the appeal that the facility's participation would cause that party to incur an undue burden or unnecessary expense.","path":["TN Code","Title 71","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"f6bad3af1c411c5fb5d9564bea7fbaa74c0944d70c1f5d8071c3a7dcc8d02d00","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-1423","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-1425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}