The governor shall not make any decision or obligate the state of Tennessee in any way with regard to the expansion of optional enrollment in the medical assistance program, also known as the medicaid program, pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius to be unconstitutional when applied to states as a mandatory expansion, unless authorized by joint resolution of the general assembly.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-126
Medicaid expansion under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act prohibited without joint resolution of General Assembly
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Friends of George's, Inc. v. Steven Mulroy (2024)
Most recently applied in Friends of George's, Inc. v. Steven Mulroy (July 2024)
Acts 2014, ch. 662, § 1.
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