The department is authorized to establish, administer, and monitor a program to provide health care coverage to uninsured children pursuant to Title XXI ( 42 U.S.C. § 1397 aa et seq.). The department may not use money appropriated for this program to expand eligibility criteria for the Tennessee medicaid program or any other program operated under this title. The program shall not constitute an entitlement to coverage for eligible individuals, and the availability of program benefits is subject to appropriations.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-1104
Department authority — Not an entitlement program — Benefits subject to appropriations. [Effective until June 30, 2025.]
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.