Medicaid
By January 1, 2027
- Who it covers
- Adults 19 to 64 in the state's waiver coverage, unless exempt. See the notes below.
- Hours needed
- 80 a month of work, volunteering, school, or a work program, in any mix
- When it starts
- No earlier state start found. Federal law requires states to start by 2027-01-01 (a good-faith exemption can delay it, but not past 2029-01-01).
- How often they check
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Months they look back
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Hardship exceptions
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Proof of volunteer hours
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Notes
- Did not expand Medicaid. CMS says only a small number of TennCare members fall in the group that must meet the requirement.
- Official page
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
SNAP
- Does volunteering count?
- Yes under federal rules, as long as your state can verify the hours
- Time limit waiver
- No waiver. The time limit applies everywhere in the state. No time limit waiver is in effect in this state as of Oct. 1, 2026, per USDA's quarterly waiver status list. Checked October 9, 2026.
- How many hours
- The federal rule is 80 hours a month. Ask your SNAP office how it counts volunteer hours, since some states use fewer.
- Volunteer form
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Who signs it
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- When it's due
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Official page
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.