TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Nov 17, 2022

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 21 states in filing a petition for rulemaking, asking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to repeal the federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. “Evidence continues to mount that the ongoing mandate is an unprecedented overreach of the Federal government and has exacerbated shortages of healthcare workers in Tennessee and other states,” Skrmetti said. The petition asks HHS and CMS to repeal the vaccine mandate and withdraw any related guidance. Read more from the AG’s office.