Section 1200-14-02-.04 - PROGRAM LIMITED TO AVAILABLE FUNDS(1) The availability of funds limits the number of Clients receiving ADAP services. The Department shall cease approval of applications if funding is insufficient to sustain additional recipients.(2) Current Clients shall have priority for funding.(3) Eligible applicants who are denied ADAP enrollment due to a funding shortage shall be placed on a waiting list managed by the Ryan White Program.(4) Individuals on the ADAP waiting list in one of the following Priority Groups shall be provided with temporary emergency ADAP services as follows: (a) Pregnant women shall be eligible for ADAP services during pregnancy and up to 90 days post partum; and(b) Infants up to one year of age shall be eligible for ADAP services for up to 180 days of coverage.(5) The Department shall review available funding by March 31 and September 30 of each year, at which time it shall notify all current clients of the maximum income level and liquid assets for program eligibility. The Department will also post this information on its website.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-14-02-.04
Original rule filed March 31, 1988; effective May 15, 1988. Amendment filed January 26, 1990; effective March 12, 1990. Repeal and new rule filed January 3, 2012; effective June 30, 2012. Emergency rule filed December 23, 2015 effective through June 20, 2016. Amendment filed December 23, 2015; effective 3/22/2016.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 68-1-103, 68-1-106, and 68-10-109.