The Tennessee Plan

Eligibility

You may apply if:

• You are a retiree hired before July 1, 2015;
• You are covered by Medicare; and
• You meet one of these criteria:
  • Retired state government or higher education employee drawing retirement benefits through the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System;
  • Retired state higher education employee participating in a state higher education optional retirement plan;
  • Retired local education employee drawing a monthly retirement allowance from TCRS; or
  • Retired county judge, county official or employee of an employer participating in TCRS drawing a monthly retirement allowance from TCRS.

To apply, dependents must be:

• A covered retiree’s legally married spouse who is eligible for Medicare Part A; or
• A covered retiree’s child who is eligible for Medicare Part A from birth to the limiting age of 26 years, who meets at least one of the following five criteria.

1. Natural/adopted child, regardless of where they live
2. Stepchild the retiree or spouse has legal custody, joint custody or shared parenting of
3. Child the retiree is legal guardian of
4. Child the plan has received a qualified medical child support order for, requiring enrollment in a health insurance plan and eligibility for Medicare Part A
5. Child required to be covered by applicable state or federal law

You can find full eligibility rules for The Tennessee Plan in the plan document at tn.gov/partnersforhealth/publications/publications.

If you qualify and enroll for coverage in The Tennessee Plan within 60 days of your initial eligibility date (at retirement or Medicare entitlement), you cannot be denied coverage due to age or health.