This part may be cited as and shall be known as the “Medical Assistance Act of 1968.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-101
Short title
Known as the Medical Assistance Act
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Linton Arnold v. Commissioner of Health and Environment State of Tennessee (1992)
Most recently applied in 566 F. App'x 433 - Epperson v. Resource Healthcare of America, Inc. (May 2014)
Acts 1968, ch. 551, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 14-1901, 14-23-101.
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