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Families and Children Manual Section: Non-Financial Eligibility Policy Manual Number: 005.005 Chapter: State Residence Legal Authority: 42 CFR 435.403; TCA 71-5-120; TCA 40-38-601 et seq.; Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs 1200-13-20; 1360-11-01 1. Policy Statement An individual must be a Tennessee resident to be eligible for TennCare Medicaid or CoverKids. An individual is considered a Tennessee resident if the individual attests to living in Tennessee, intends to reside in Tennessee and there is no information to indicate otherwise. Individuals will not be required to reside in Tennessee for a specific amount of time to claim residency. Individuals considered temporarily absent from Tennessee may retain their Tennessee residency under certain circumstances. 2. Residency a. Non-Institutionalized Individuals under Age 21 who are not Emancipated or Married For non-institutionalized individuals under age 21 who are not emancipated or married, and not receiving Title IV-E payments, the state of residence is: i. The state in which the individual is living, with or without a fixed address; or ii. The state in which the parent or caretaker resides. b. Institutionalized Individuals under Age 21 who are not Emancipated or Married For institutionalized individuals under age 21, who are not emancipated or married, and not receiving Title IV-E payments, the state of residence is: i. The state in which the parent or legal guardian lives at the time of placement in an institution; ii. 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 iii. The state in which the party who files the application lives, if the institutionalized individual has been abandoned by her parents and does not have a legal guardian.