NRS 333.435 - Purchase of prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services or medical supplies by using agency.

NV Rev Stat § 333.435 (2019) (N/A)

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a using agency shall purchase prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services, or medical supplies and related services, or any combination thereof, only through the Purchasing Division.

2. A using agency may, on its own behalf or in cooperation with one or more other using agencies or other governmental entities within or outside this State, purchase prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services, or medical supplies and related services from an entity other than the Purchasing Division if the using agency or using agencies or other governmental entities, as applicable, can obtain the best value for prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services, or medical supplies and related services from the other entity and the Purchasing Division is unable to match or exceed that best value in a timely manner.

3. If a using agency purchases prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services, or medical supplies and related services from an entity other than the Purchasing Division pursuant to subsection 2, the using agency shall report to the Purchasing Division, within 10 days after the initial purchase:

(a) The purchase price for the prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services, or medical supplies and related services; and

(b) The name, address and telephone number of the entity that sold the using agency the prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services, or medical supplies and related services.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 547; A 2005, 670)

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