Ownership, eligibility, priority, or referral-list status is unresolved
Confirm TennCare, MCO, and DDA ownership
Identify the MCO or DDA intake owner and keep Medicaid and ECF records aligned.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Use Tennessee ECF CHOICES application helpBefore you start
- Self-referral confirmation, TennCare case, MCO card or status, DDA contact, Medicaid application, notices, representative documents, accessibility needs, and open questions.
Who to contact
Use the official TennCare, MCO, DDA regional intake, LTSS Help Desk, Beneficiary Support System, crisis, or protective-reporting route that owns this step.
Step by step
- If enrolled in TennCare, confirm the health plan and its ECF intake contact.
- If not enrolled, confirm the DDA regional intake office and complete the separate TennCare application work.
- Ask for the named owner of screening, intake, Medicaid, clinical or functional eligibility, priority, and enrollment.
Expected next
A named intake owner, MCO confirmation, Medicaid event, intake appointment, or written next step.
Save this proof
Referral, MCO or DDA assignment, Medicaid records, contacts, and next-event dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Use Tennessee Health Connection at 855-259-0701 to identify the MCO or the LTSS Help Desk for ownership.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Confirm TennCare, MCO, and DDA ownership checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result or confirmation
- Current open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Use Tennessee ECF CHOICES application help, Review ECF CHOICES groups, eligibility, and services, Apply for TennCare, Contact Tennessee LTSS
Official resources
Limits
MCO or DDA assistance does not prove Medicaid eligibility, ECF eligibility, priority, funding, slot availability, enrollment, authorization, provider readiness, or start.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.