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Lawmakers Question BioOhio Compliance After Mental Health Purchase from Illinois; Department Says It Will Follow Up
5558906 · May 5, 2025
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Summary
Senator Chavez asked why a Department of Mental Health and Addiction purchase was marked BioOhio-compliant when the vendor is based in Illinois. A department representative said Ohio Pharmacy Services acts as a procurement/distribution partner and checks for the best price per the Revised Code; she offered to follow up.
On May 5 the Ohio Controlling Board approved an item for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction after board members questioned a procurement box marked “BioOhio compliant” for goods sourced from Illinois.
A board member, Senator Joe…
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