Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 (2026)
Administration by department
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) The department of health is hereby designated as the department to administer this part as provided in Title XIX or as provided by any federal waiver received by the state that waives any or all of the provisions of Title XIX or pursuant to any other federal law as adopted by amendment to the required Title XIX state plan.
- (b) The bureau of TennCare shall notify each member of the general assembly via electronic mail or other type of electronic communication when it:
- (1) Proposes a change in services or reimbursement that affects more than two thousand five hundred (2,500) beneficiaries; or
- (2) Proposes a change that will affect current or future appropriations made by the general assembly in any amount that is greater than ten million dollars ($10,000,000).
- (c) The bureau of TennCare shall report at least quarterly to members of the Tennessee general assembly via electronic mail or other type of electronic communication on the following:
- (1) Status of TennCare reform and improvements;
- (2) Number of recipients on TennCare and costs to the state;
- (3) Viability of MCOs and providers in the TennCare program; and
- (4) Success of fraud detection and prevention.
- (d) The bureau of TennCare shall concurrently transmit to members of the general assembly via electronic mail or other type of electronic communication TennCare's annual budget proposal when presented in a public forum.
Acts 1968, ch. 551, § 4; 1973, ch. 276, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1 (a), (b); T.C.A., § 14-1904; Acts 1982, ch. 730, § 4; T.C.A., § 14-23-104; Acts 1993, ch. 358, § 3; 2010, ch. 1079, § 3.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 1990–2013 · leading case: Linton Ex Rel. Arnold v. Carney Ex Rel. Kimble, 779 F. Supp. 925 (M.D. Tenn. 1990).
Linton Ex Rel. Arnold v. Carney Ex Rel. Kimble, 779 F. Supp. 925 (M.D. Tenn. 1990). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 . The types of medical assistance that are provided under the Tennessee Medicaid program include, among others, services by skilled nursing home facilities and intermediate care facilities.”
Hamby v. Neel, 368 F.3d 549 (6th Cir. 2004). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 . The TennCare program is a federal waiver plan under the Medicaid Act approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 42 U.”
Diane West v. Shelby Cnty. Healthcare Corp., d/b/a Reg'l Med. Ctr. at Memphis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 ; Tenn. Exec. Order No.”
Mary Claudine Holland v. Robert Shields Holland (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “10 ; Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 . TDHS must ensure compliance with the broad federal rules or risk the loss of federal funding.”
Carol Crisel v. Thomas Crisel (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “10 ; Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 . TDHS must ensure compliance with the broad federal rules or risk the loss of federal funding.”
Steven Fuller, by His Next Friend, Theresa-Vay Smith v. Mark Emkes, Comm'r, Tennessee Dep't of Fin. & Admin. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 ; Tenn. Exec. Order No.”
Rachel Lee Ex Rel. Rebecca Lee v. Mark Emkes, Comm'r of the Tennessee Dep't of Fin. & Admin. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 ; Tenn. Exec. Order No.”
Jaco v. Dept. of Health, Bureau of Medicaid (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-104 . Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-5-322(a)(1) states that any person who is aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case has the right of judicial review.”
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