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Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual Policy Manual Number: 100.005 Section: Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements Subject: ABD State Residence August 01, 2024 Division of TennCare 2 c. Non-Institutionalized Individuals Age 21 and over, or under Age 21 and Emancipated or Married For non-institutionalized individuals age 21 and over, or under age 21 who are emancipated or married and capable of indicating intent, the state of residence is: i. The state in which they are living and intend to reside with or without a fixed address; or ii. Where the individual lives and entered with a job commitment or seeking employment, whether or not they are currently employed. d. Institutionalized Individuals Age 21 and Over For institutionalized individuals age 21 and over who are capable of indicating intent and not receiving State Supplementary Payments (SSP), the state of residence is the state where the individual is living and intends to reside. e. Institutionalized Individuals Age 21 and over who became Incapable of Indicating Intent before the Age of 21 For institutionalized individuals age 21 and over who became incapable of indicating intent before the age of 21 and not receiving Title IV-E or SSP, the state of residence is: i. That of the applying parent when the parents live in different states, or that of the applying legal guardian; ii. The state in which the parent or legal guardian lives at the time of placement in an institution; iii. The state in which the parent or legal guardian who files the application is currently living if the individual is institutionalized in that state; or iv. The state in which the party who files the application lives, if the institutionalized individual has been abandoned by his parents and does not have a legal guardian. f. Institutionalized Individuals Age 21 and over who became Incapable of Indicating Intent after the Age of 21 For institutionalized individuals age 21 and over who became incapable of indicating intent after the age of 21 and not receiving SSP, the state of residence is the state where the individual is physically present, except where another state makes a placement. g. Non-Institutionalized Individuals over Age 21 who are not Capable of Stating Intent For non-institutionalized individuals over 21 and not capable of stating intent, the state of residence is the state in which they live.