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Tennessee has an FCA that broadly covers fraud upon the state or any political subdivision (excluding tax fraud), and a separate Medicaid False Claims Act. Both laws have ten-year statutes of limitation.
Under the Tennessee FCA, a successful whistleblower can receive between 25% and 33% of the recovered proceeds in cases where the state intervenes, and between 33% and 50% if the state declines to intervene. Under the Medicaid False Claims Act, whistleblower awards are limited to between 15% and 25% of the recovered proceeds in cases where the state intervenes, and between 25% and 30% if the state declines to intervene. Both laws also protect those who suffer employment retaliation for blowing the whistle.