(a) Prior to awarding assistance, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the bureau of TennCare shall verify identity information for each respective applicant and enrollee against the following:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-5-153

  • Applicant: means any person who has applied for benefits under this part. See Tennessee Code 71-5-103
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 71-5-103
  • 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
(1) Wage and income information maintained by state and federal sources;
(2) Immigration status information maintained by federal citizenship and immigration services; and
(3) Information maintained by the department of health, office of vital records.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not take effect until the last day of the first full quarter following implementation of an automated, electronic eligibility system by the bureau of TennCare. The bureau of TennCare shall notify the executive secretary of the code commission upon implementation of an automated, electronic eligibility system.
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