TN Dept of Human Services - Roane County - TennCare

AKA:

Medicaid, DHS

Description:

Medicaid, a national health-care program for low-income persons, is cooperatively financed by the state and federal governments Benefits cover hospital, nursing home, and outpatient services for eligible individuals. In Tennessee, Medicaid is a managed care system known as TennCare. DHS does not make the determination of eligibility but will assist with completing the application and sending it to TennCare.

Hours:

Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm

Intake Process:

Walk-in or mail-in

Program Fees:

No Fee

Languages:

Spanish; Translator Services can be arranged.

Eligibility:

Medicaid, a national health-care program for low-income persons, is cooperatively financed by the state and federal governments Benefits cover hospital, nursing home, and outpatient services for eligible individuals. In Tennessee, Medicaid is a managed care system known as TennCare and there are two types of TennCare: TennCare Medicaid and TennCare Standard.Medicaid, a national health-care program for low-income persons, is cooperatively financed by the state and federal governments Benefits cover hospital, nursing home, and outpatient services for eligible individuals. In Tennessee, Medicaid is a managed care system known as TennCare and there are two types of TennCare: TennCare Medicaid and TennCare Standard.TennCare Medicaid will cover children under age 21, women who are pregnant, single parents/caretakers of a minor child, two-parent families with a minor child living at home when one of the parents has lost their job or had their hours cut or has a health or mental health problem expect to last 30 days, women in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer, people who get an SSI check, people who stopped getting SSI after 11/13/87 while living in TN, people who have gotten an SSI check and a Social Security check in the same month at least once since April 1977 and who still get a Social Security check, a person who lives in a nursing home and gets other long term care services that TennCare pays for. DHS does not make the determination of eligibility but will assist you to prepare the application and send it to TennCare.

TennCare Standard is only available for children under age 19 who have had TennCare Medicaid but their eligibility through Medicaid is ending and they qualify as uninsured or medically eligible. To qualify as uninsured, the child must lack access to group health insurance through their own job or a parent's job and the family income is below 200 percent poverty. To qualify as medically eligible, the child must have a health condition which makes the child uninsurable and the child lacks health insurance through their job or a parent's job.

Handicap Accessible?

Yes

Is Shelter?

No

Date of Official Change:

February 15, 2022

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State