Sec. 21A.1. Scope of Chapter. Sec. 21A.2. Membership in Group Purchasing Organizations. Sec. 21A.3. Department of Public Health Managed Care Contracts. Sec. 21A.4. Behavioral Health and Public Health Residential Care and Treatment Services. SEC. 21A.1. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.

   (a)   Agreements for Commodities and Services for the Department of Public Health (“DPH”) may be entered into and procured under the requirements of this Chapter 21A where expressly stated in this Chapter.

   (b)   Unless expressly stated otherwise in Chapter 21A, all of the requirements of Chapter 21, as well as any other applicable Charter or Code requirement, including but not limited to the contract and lease limitations imposed by Section 9.118 of the Charter, shall apply to Commodities and Services contracts procured by DPH under the authority of this Chapter 21A.

   (c)   As used in this Chapter 21A, all words shall have the same meanings as in Chapter 21.

   (d)   For purposes of this Chapter 21A, a Healthcare Group Purchasing Organization, or “Healthcare GPO,” is an entity that leverages the purchasing power of healthcare institutions to obtain discounts on goods and services from suppliers.

(Added by Ord. 142-15 , File No. 150567, App. 8/6/2015, Eff. 9/5/2015; amended by Ord. 33-20, File No. 191237, App. 2/21/2020, Eff. 3/23/2020)

(Former Sec. 21A.1 added by Ord. 83-00, File No. 000392, App. 5/12/2000; repealed by Ord. 171-03. File No. 030422, App. 7/3/2003)