No limitation regarding application process - Cost of verification

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TN Code › Title 4 › Chapter 58 › Section 4-58-109

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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as limiting a state governmental entity or local health department regarding its current application process for administering a federal, state or local public benefit, including, but not limited to, requesting additional information from the applicant or requiring additional verification of eligibility. (b) The state shall defray the cost to a local health department of verifying each applicant's status for a benefit. Acts 2012, ch. 1061, § 1.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as limiting a state governmental entity or local health department regarding its current application process for administering a federal, state or local public benefit, including, but not limited to, requesting additional information from the applicant or requiring additional verification of eligibility.

(b) The state shall defray the cost to a local health department of verifying each applicant's status for a benefit.

Acts 2012, ch. 1061, § 1.

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