§ 71-5-1304. Processing of applications -- Funding -- Determination of grant.

TN Code § 71-5-1304 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) The amount of the payments made pursuant to this part shall be based upon adjusted annual income;

(2) Adjusted annual income for the purposes of determining eligibility must not exceed three hundred fifty percent (350%) of the federal poverty guidelines for an individual as published annually by the United States department of health and human services for determining medicaid eligibility;

(3) Individual payments under this part for adjusted annual incomes ranging from zero dollars ($0.00) to an amount calculated to be one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of the individual poverty guidelines is six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per day;

(4) Maximum individual payments under this part for adjusted annual incomes ranging from one hundred eighty-six percent (186%) to three hundred fifty percent (350%) of the individual poverty guidelines are not to exceed six dollars ($6.00) per day, as determined by rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of health in order to meet the sums annually appropriated for this program.