TennCare - As enacted, enacts the "TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
This enacted law creates a new Medicaid buy-in program designed to help working adults with disabilities maintain health insurance coverage while employed. To qualify, individuals must be at least 18 years old, live in Tennessee, meet federal disability standards, and work full-time or part-time, but they are exempt from asset or resource limits. The program requires participants to pay monthly premiums based on their income and includes features like a grace period for temporary job interruptions and the ability to keep coverage for six months after an involuntary job loss. Additionally, the law allows the state to use savings from federal block grants to fund the initiative and permits the exclusion of certain retirement accounts when determining eligibility for other medical assistance programs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2024 · House Apr 24, 2024
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 24, 2024
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
19
Committee
17
May 21, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/3/2024
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2024
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/27/2024
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/20/2024
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2024
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Hicks
RRepublican
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