Information for Patients

Step 1: Patients must seek primary care through Project Access Nashville Primary Care. Information can be found here on the Metro Nashville Public Health Department website.

• If you would like to choose a clinic by having an in-person conversation with Project Access Nashville
  staff, you can visit the Lentz Public Health Center, 2500 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN  37209.
• Si usted habla español puede llamar a la asistencia al (615) 227-7568 para obtener ayuda.

Step 2: To be eligible for Project Access Nashville Specialty Care, patients must:

• Receive a referral from a primary care clinic
• Be a permanent Davidson County resident
• Have a household income at or below 200% of the current federal poverty guidelines
• Not be eligible for health care programs such as (Medicaid, Medicare, employer sponsored insurance, COBRA, etc.)
• Adhere to the patient responsibilities outlined in your appointment agreement.

All Specialty Care patients must submit verification of all income for the entire household. For a list of documents accepted for proof of income, click here for English and here for Spanish.

Frequently used documents:

Employer Form
Employer Form (Spanish)
Advocate Form/ Proof of Hardship
Advocate Form/ Proof of Hardship (Spanish)

If you are a provider or clinic, please see the links below:

• Information for referring clinics
• Information for volunteer physicians