As used in §§ 71-5-2513 – 71-5-2521, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Access” means the ability to extract intelligible information through automated means, and to store, retrieve, use, and otherwise manipulate that information in a way that may lead to meaningful analysis with the aid of commonly available computer software and hardware;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-5-2514

  • Medical assistance: means payment of the cost of care, services and supplies necessary to prevent, diagnose, correct or cure conditions in the person that cause acute suffering, endanger life, result in illness or infirmity, interfere with the person's capacity for normal activity, or threaten some significant disability and which are furnished an eligible person in accordance with the rules, regulations, and statutes governing TennCare. See Tennessee Code 71-5-2503
  • 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
  • TennCare: means the program administered by the single state agency, as designated by the state and CMS, pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U. See Tennessee Code 71-5-2503
(2) “Data” means representations of information, knowledge, facts, concepts, or instructions that are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalized manner, and are intended to be stored or processed, or are being stored or processed, or have been stored or processed in a computer, computer system, computer network or other electronic medium;
(3) “Data mining” means the automated extraction of predictive information from data for the purpose of finding patterns of behavior and trends or anomalies that may otherwise escape detection, the advanced statistical analysis and modeling of the data to find useful patterns and relationships, and the use of computational techniques involving statistics, machine learning and pattern recognition to analyze the data;
(4) “Single state agency” means the agency of the state of Tennessee that is designated, pursuant to State agency” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”D” statecd=”US” title=”42″>42 C.F.R. § 431.10(b), to administer or supervise the administration of the medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.); and
(5) “TennCare related data” means all data that relates to medical assistance or any assistance to TennCare recipients, applicants, or enrollees as defined in this part. The data includes data evidencing identity and eligibility of recipients and the receipt by recipients of medical assistance or any assistance paid for by TennCare.
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