Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to pay from existing budgeted funds a monthly amount to a department employee for the medical care of a retired canine that served the department if the canine is given to the care and custody of the employee. - Amends TCA Title 4.

HB 393 requires Tennessee's Department of Correction to pay $85 monthly from existing budget funds to correctional officers (active or retired) who take custody of retired service dogs. The payment covers the dog's medical care only, with officers required to submit annual medical records by June 1 and report the dog's death within 30 days. The bill applies specifically to canines retired due to age, injury, or other reasons, and the payments end upon the dog's death. This policy change provides direct financial support for retired service dogs' healthcare without altering officer salaries or benefits.