TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 26, 2023

State health officials recently disqualified Nashville CARES — a nonprofit sexual health clinic that connects low-income HIV-positive individuals with federally subsidized medical care — from receiving grant funds under the federal Ryan White Insurance Assistance Program, Tennessee Lookout reports. Nashville CARES is now suing, alleging that decision was “illegal" and "arbitrary" and involved an "unlawful procedure.” The nonprofit’s lawyers are asking that state officials be ordered to restart the process of vetting organizations for the funding. The state argues that the nonprofit is effectively a pass-through to a for-profit subcontractor that provides the bulk of the service. Nashville CARES disputes that characterization.