Compliance March 22, 2011
TN Passes Bill Rejecting Health Law Mandate
March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a proposal that will allow Tennesseans to opt out of the federal health care law mandate for obtaining coverage.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
The legislation, The Tennessee Health Care Freedom Act, provides that every person within Tennessee is free to choose or decline any mode of health care services without penalty or punishment from the government, the Chattanoogan reports. Additionally, it ensures that Tennessee officials will be prohibited from interfering with the health care insurance decisions of every Tennessean.
The House passed the legislation 70-27 earlier this month, and the Senate approved it 21-10 last month.
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