Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services v. Ara Health Services, Inc.

HOLLANDER, Judge.

This case concerns a contract dispute between the State and a company that provided health care to prison inmates. The State, acting through the Division of Correction (“DOC”) of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (“the Department”), appellant, had a contract with ARA Health Services, Inc., d/b/a Correctional Medical Systems (“CMS”), appellee, to provide medical care to inmates incarcerated in Maryland correctional facilities. At issue is CMS’s claim for reimbursement for the cost of AIDS medication. After the Board of Contract Appeals denied CMS’s…