{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-705","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-705","heading":"Program description","body":"The director shall ensure that the buy-in program:\n(1) Provides categorically needy scope of care;\n(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;\n(3) Approves coverage for six (6) months effective the first of the month in which a person applies and meets program requirements;\n(4) Allows a person who is eligible for another TennCare program to choose not to participate in the buy-in program; and\n(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.","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":"c6122929f846f85d48897d593f80fa61d9fbe7d7e0fd503c4ac2b32fd12c553d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-704","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}