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Committee approves TDOC pharmacy addendum after members press for cost breakdown
Summary
A legislative committee approved a one-year participating addendum with Clinical Solutions to operate the Tennessee Department of Correction's on-site pharmacy while several members pressed the department for a detailed explanation of what they described as a roughly 40% contract increase.
A legislative committee voted to approve a one-year participating addendum between the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) and Clinical Solutions under a multistate cooperative purchasing agreement (MCAP), extending the agreement to Sept. 30, 2026, with a maximum liability the department reported as $5,790,343.
The addendum, presented by Ashley Fuqua, TDOC legislative director, covers operation of the on-site pharmacy at the Low Security Special Needs facility in Nashville and the packaging and distribution of pharmaceuticals to inmates across TDOC-operated facilities. Fuqua told the committee the contract participates in MCAP so Tennessee can leverage multistate purchasing power.
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