Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund

Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund is sponsored by Tennessee Department of Treasury. Offers financial reimbursement to certified interlock installers for qualifying indigent participants required to have a monitoring device.

Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund Tennessee Department of Treasury · David H. Lillard, Jr., State Treasurer Claims and Risk Management Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund Financial reimbursement may be available to installers of interlock ignition devices for qualifying indigent participants required to have a monitoring device.

Law Changes beginning in 2025 Effective April 24, 2025, to receive an ignition interlock device covered by the EMIF program, a person must be eligible to receive or be receiving funds from any of the following sources: Supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP) program; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; or State Medicaid program (TennCare Medicaid).

This impacts all orders after April 24, 2025, and does not impact EMIF participants with order prior to this date. This new requirement is in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55-10-419 (h)(4), and linked here . If you have any questions, please reach out to our office at EMIF@tn.

gov . How does the EMIF provide Reimbursement? The Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund (EMIF) provides financial reimbursement to certified interlock installers.

Persons deemed indigent by the court who are required to have an interlock ignition device as a result of a drunk driving offense, can obtain the device through a certified vendor (“Provider”). The court can order the defendant to pay a portion of the device cost. The EMIF will reimburse the remainder to Providers certified to install, maintain, and monitor device usage.

The total cost of the device cannot exceed $200 per month. Providers file invoices for reimbursement with the Division of Claims and Risk Management along with supporting information during the period the device is required.

Reimbursable services include: Online portal for EMIF vendors Reimbursement procedures for Providers The EMIF provides reimbursement to individuals or entities engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling, leasing, servicing, or monitoring interlock ignition devices. All Providers submitting interlock claims for reimbursement must be listed on the Department of Safety’s approved Provider list.

The Division acts as a liaison between EMIF Providers and local governments. Information for Providers A provider must be an active supplier on the State’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system Procedures for Reimbursement The failure to submit a legible or complete copy of any of the required information may result in a denial or delay of payment to the Provider.

Submitting claims for reimbursement Claims may be submitted by logging in to the EMIF portal Once information is received to process a request for reimbursement from the EMIF, every effort will be made to approve or deny a request within ninety (90) days after all of the required information is received. The Provider will be notified in writing of any denial for reimbursement.

If a claim for reimbursement is denied, the Provider may request that the claim be reconsidered by submitting additional information or documentation not previously submitted with the original invoice in support of the claim with a new itemized invoice not previously submitted with the original invoice in support of the claim.

Local Government Cost Sharing Program The 113th General Assembly passed legislation to transition the cost-sharing program for non-interlock devices to a grant program to be administered by the Department of Finance & Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs beginning October 1, 2023.

In accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-10-419(r), the Department of Treasury provides an annual report on the Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund to the General Assembly for the past fiscal year. 480 Approved Claims for New Devices View the 2025 EMIF Report Archived EMIF Annual Reports Questions regarding reimbursement or the EMIF? Please contact us using one of the options below.

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