Section 0720-45-.06 - GRANT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS(1) Upon approval of an application for grant assistance the department will issue the grant payment for the grant period certified in the application. Thereafter, for the remainder of the state's fiscal year, grant assistance payments will be processed monthly based on eligibility determined from the monthly Turnaround Documents.(2) There are two levels of grant assistance which are based on the approved applicant's adjusted annual income. These are as follows:
(a) Level A applicants are those whose adjusted annual incomes range from $0 to an amount calculated to be 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. Those applicants eligible for this level of assistance will receive $6.50 for each day of the grant period.(b) Level B applicants are those whose adjusted annual incomes range from 186% to 350% of the federal poverty guidelines. Those applicants eligible for this level of assistance will receive $6.00 for each day of the grant period.(c) Applicants whose adjusted annual incomes exceed 350% of the federal poverty guidelines are ineligible.(3) The department will pay grant assistance to approved applicants on a first come, first served basis subject to the availability of funds appropriated specifically for this program in each state fiscal year.(4) Grant assistance payments shall be issued in the name of the nursing home resident and mailed to the address so requested on his application. Grant assistance payments shall not be assigned by the resident to the nursing home.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-45-.06
Original rule filed October 26, 1992; effective December 10, 1992. Amendment filed March 7, 1994; effective May 21, 1994. Transferred from chapter 1200-29-01 pursuant to Public Chapter 1119 of 2022 effective 7/1/2022.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 68-11-201(15), and 71-5-1301, et seq.; and Public Chapter 425, Acts of 1993.