Bill Text: HI HB978 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Purchases Of Health And Human Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-01 - Act 045, 06/01/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145). [HB978 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-HB978-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PURCHASES OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 2. Section 103F-404, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§103F-404[]] Treatment
purchase of services. (a) Treatment services may be purchased in
accordance with this section if [either or both of] the following
circumstances [are applicable:
(1) Such services may become necessary
from time to time, but cannot be anticipated accurately on an annual or
biennial basis; and
(2) When deferring treatment until
solicitation, provider selection, and contract formation can be completed, the
problem needing treatment would be rendered worse than at the time of diagnosis
or assessment.
Contracts
for treatment services shall be awarded on the basis of demonstrated competence
and qualification for the type of service required, and at fair and reasonable
prices.] apply:
(1) The need for treatment services is
unanticipated and arises from time to time;
(2) The required treatment services are
for a one-time purchase of no more than $100,000 and last no longer than one
year;
(3) The treatment services are generally
accepted practices by the industry or profession; and
(4) The award of a contract is based on
demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of treatment service
required and at fair and reasonable prices.
(b) [At a minimum, before the beginning of
each fiscal year, the administrator] The head of the purchasing agency
or the purchasing agency's designee shall, at a minimum, publish a
notice describing the types of treatment services that may be needed throughout
the fiscal year on [a periodic] an as-needed basis and
inviting providers engaged in providing these treatment services to submit
current statements of qualification and expressions of interest to the [office. The chief procurement officer may specify a
uniform format for statements of qualifications.] purchasing agency. Providers may amend these statements by
filing an amended or new statement prior to the date designated for submission.
(c) The [administrator] head of the
purchasing agency or the purchasing agency's designee shall form an initial
review committee for each profession, consisting of a minimum of three
employees from a state agency or agencies with sufficient education, training,
and licenses or credentials to evaluate the statements of qualifications [which]
that the [administrator] head of the purchasing agency or the
purchasing agency's designee receives in response to the notice published
pursuant to subsection (b). The
committee shall review and evaluate the submissions and other pertinent
information, including references and reports, and prepare a list of qualified
providers to provide treatment services during the fiscal year. Providers included on the list of qualified
treatment providers may amend their statements of qualifications as necessary
or appropriate. Providers shall
immediately inform the [administrator] head of the purchasing agency
of any changes in information furnished [which] that would
disqualify the provider from being considered for a contract award.
(d) When the need to purchase treatment services arises, the head of a purchasing agency shall select the provider most qualified to provide the needed treatment services from the list of qualified providers.
(e) The head of the purchasing agency[,]
or [a] the purchasing agency's designee[,] shall negotiate
a contract, including a rate of compensation [which] that is fair
and reasonable, established in writing, and based upon the estimated value,
scope, nature, and complexity of the treatment services to be rendered, or use
the rate established by the [administrator,] head of the purchasing
agency, if any. If negotiations
fail, upon written notice of an impasse to the provider selected under
subsection (d), the head of the purchasing agency shall choose another provider
from the list of qualified providers, and conduct further negotiations. Negotiations shall be conducted
confidentially.
(f) Contracts for treatment services in
excess of $100,000 or that last for more than one year shall [be
procured using section 103F-402, competitive purchase of services, unless a
waiver of this subsection is approved by the chief procurement officer.] utilize
an alternative applicable method of procurement pursuant to section 103F-401."
SECTION 3. Section 103F-405, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§103F-405[]] Small purchases. Purchases
of health and human services [of less than $25,000] for an amount
less than the threshold established in section 103D-305(a) for goods and
services are small purchases, and shall be made in accordance with [section
103D-305 and] rules adopted by the policy board [to implement
that section].
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.
Report Title:
Procurement; Treatment Purchase of Services; Small Purchase Threshold
Description:
Transfers from the administrator of the State Procurement Office to the heads of health and human services purchasing agencies certain duties. Changes the small purchase threshold for health and human services. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2)
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