(a) can demonstrate experience in the delivery of health, and mental health and/or alcohol and substance abuse services and/or services to persons with developmental disabilities, and the capacity to offer integrated delivery of such services in each location approved by the commissioner; and

(b) meet the standards established pursuant to subdivision one of this section for providing and receiving payment for health home services; provided, however, that an entity meeting the standards established pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall not be required to be an integrated service provider pursuant to this subdivision. In establishing a single set of operating and reporting requirements and a single set of construction and survey requirements for entities described in this subdivision, the commissioners of the department of health, the office of mental health, the office for people with developmental disabilities, and the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services are authorized to waive any regulatory requirements as are necessary to avoid duplication of requirements and to allow the integrated delivery of services in a rational and efficient manner. 8. (a) The commissioner of health is authorized to contract with one or more entities to assist the state in implementing the provisions of this section. Such entity or entities shall be the same entity or entities chosen to assist in the implementation of the multipayor patient centered medical home program pursuant to section twenty-nine hundred fifty-nine-a of the public health law. Responsibilities of the contractor shall include but not be limited to: developing recommendations with respect to program policy, reimbursement, system requirements, reporting requirements, evaluation protocols, and provider and patient enrollment; providing technical assistance to potential medical home and health home providers; data collection; data sharing; program evaluation, and preparation of reports.

(b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, or section one hundred forty-two of the economic development law, or any other law, the commissioner of health is authorized to enter into a contract or contracts under paragraph (a) of this subdivision without a competitive bid or request for proposal process, provided, however, that:

(i) The department of health shall post on its website, for a period of no less than thirty days:

(1) A description of the proposed services to be provided pursuant to the contract or contracts;

(2) The criteria for selection of a contractor or contractors;

(3) The period of time during which a prospective contractor may seek selection, which shall be no less than thirty days after such information is first posted on the website; and

(4) The manner by which a prospective contractor may seek such selection, which may include submission by electronic means;

(ii) All reasonable and responsive submissions that are received from prospective contractors in timely fashion shall be reviewed by the commissioner of health; and

(iii) The commissioner of health shall select such contractor or contractors that, in his or her discretion, are best suited to serve the purposes of this section. 9. The contract entered into by the commissioner of health prior to January first, two thousand thirteen pursuant to subdivision eight of this section may be amended or modified without the need for a competitive bid or request for proposal process, and without regard to the provisions of sections one hundred twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, section one hundred forty-two of the economic development law, or any other provision of law, excepting the responsible vendor requirements of the state finance law, including, but not limited to, sections one hundred sixty-three and one hundred thirty-nine-k of the state finance law, to allow the purchase of additional personnel and services, subject to available funding, for the limited purpose of assisting the department of health with implementing the Balancing Incentive Program, the Fully Integrated Duals Advantage Program, the Vital Access Provider Program, the Medicaid waiver amendment associated with the public hospital transformation, the addition of behavioral health services as a managed care plan benefit, the delivery system reform incentive payment plan, activities to facilitate the transition of vulnerable populations to managed care and/or any workgroups required to be established by the chapter of the laws of two thousand thirteen that added this subdivision. The department is authorized to extend such contract for a period of one year, without a competitive bid or request for proposal process, upon determination that the existing contractor is qualified to continue to provide such services; provided, however, that the department of health shall submit a request for applications for such contract during the time period specified in this subdivision and may terminate the contract identified herein prior to expiration of the extension authorized by this subdivision.