Tennessee Code 71-3-1103 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-3-1103
- Program: means any program established to provide health coverage to children pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 71-3-1102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Tennessee medicaid program: means the federal- and state-financed, state-run program of medical assistance established pursuant to Title XIX (42 U. See Tennessee Code 71-3-1102
- Title XIX: means Title XIX of the Social Security Act, Subchapter XIX, Chapter 7 of Title 42, United States Code (42 U. See Tennessee Code 71-3-1102
[Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113]
The purpose of this part is to create a program to provide health care coverage for uninsured children who are not eligible for health care services under any part of Tennessee’s medicaid program, either pursuant to the medicaid state plan or pursuant to any medicaid waivers secured by the bureau of TennCare. It is the intent of the legislature to create and fund a program separate from the Tennessee medicaid program and Title XIX (42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.), and not subject to any consent decrees or judicial orders applicable to the Tennessee medicaid program.