Section 1200-17-02-.04 - EXEMPTIONS FROM FEES(1) The following patients/clients shall be exempt from fees as a personal obligation: (a) those receiving any vaccine provided by the Department's Immunization Program (This exemption applies only to the vaccine and not to other charges associated with the visit.);(b) those with active tuberculosis or those participating in Tuberculosis Control case-finding activities and treatment;(c) those receiving treatment for sexually transmitted diseases or those participating in sexually transmitted disease case-finding activities and treatment;(d) those receiving treatment for other communicable diseases designated as reportable or those participating in case-finding activities and treatment for reportable communicable diseases;(e) those who have been certified by the Tennessee Department of Human Services or the Social Security Administration as eligible for Medicaid shall be exempt from all fees for TennCare covered services; and(f) those enrolled in TennCare as uninsured or uninsurable with incomes below the federal poverty level and who have no responsibility for co-insurance shall be exempt from all fees for TennCare covered services.(2) The established fees for these exempt patients/clients may be collected from any third party insurance, benefits, or funding that may be available.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-17-02-.04
Original rule filed January 26, 1990; effective March 12, 1990. Amendment filed August 29, 1991; effective October 13, 1991. Repealed and new rule filed September 29, 1999; effective December 8, 1999. (Formerly rule 1200-17-2-.05 ).Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-1-103, 68-1-301 et seq., 68-1-401, 68-1-702, 68-1-804(7), 68-5-105, 68-5-603, 68-9-112, 68-12-103, 68-12-104, 68-41-104, 68-49-103, 4-3-1802, 4-3-1803(1), 4-3-1803(6), 4-3-1803(9), 4-3-1803(10), 4-3-1803(11), and 4-5-202.