Unless specifically indicated by the context, for the purpose of these rules and regulations, the terms used herein are defined as follows:

1. (1) Family - For the purpose of the Hemophilia Program, a family is defined as follows:

   1. (a) Two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who reside together. (If a household includes more than one family, the guidelines are applied separately to each family);
   2. (b) A person 18 years of age or older who is not living with any relatives;
   3. (c) A child under 18 years of age and his/her non-parent custodians when financial responsibility has been assigned to them by the court; or
   4. (d) Parents of a patient under 18 years of age when the patient has been voluntarily placed outside the parent’s home.
2. (2) Resident of Tennessee - A person who has established a bona fide residence in Tennessee. The test for such residence is (1) an intention to stay indefinitely in a place joined with (2) some objective indication consistent with that intent, such as a Tennessee drivers’ license.

Authority: T.C.A. § 68-36-104. Administrative History: Original rule filed April 3,1974; effective May 3, 1974. Amendment filed July 27, 1977; effective August 26, 1977. Repeal and new rule filed May 15, 2000; effective September 28, 2000. Amendments filed August 21, 2025; effective November 19, 2025.