A district hospital that is authorized pursuant to NRS 450.720 or 450.725 to purchase supplies, materials, equipment and services in accordance with this section through the purchasing contracts of the company that manages the hospital or through a purchasing group may purchase the supplies, materials, equipment and services without complying with the requirements for competitive bidding set forth in chapter 332 of NRS if:
1. The documents pertaining to the proposed purchase, including, without limitation, the prices available to the company or purchasing group, are summarized in writing and, together with a sworn statement by an officer or agent of the company or purchasing group that the prices were obtained by the company or purchasing group through a process of competitive bidding, are presented to the board of trustees at its next regularly scheduled meeting; and
2. The board of trustees, after reviewing the summary and statement, finds that the proposed purchase will be made at a lower price than the lowest price reasonably obtainable by the hospital through competitive bidding pursuant to chapter 332 of NRS or available to the hospital pursuant to NRS 333.470 and approves the proposed purchase.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2076; A 2019, 3582)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 450 - County Hospitals and Hospital Districts
NRS 450.006 - "Allied health profession" defined.
NRS 450.008 - "Purchasing group" defined.
NRS 450.010 - "Taxpayers" defined.
NRS 450.070 - Number; election; terms of office.
NRS 450.080 - Office of hospital trustee nonpartisan.
NRS 450.090 - Selection of county commissioners for membership on board.
NRS 450.120 - Officers of board.
NRS 450.130 - Compensation and expenses of trustees.
NRS 450.135 - Interest in purchase of supplies prohibited; exception.
NRS 450.140 - Meetings of board; quorum; closed meetings.
NRS 450.150 - General powers and duties of board.
NRS 450.160 - Rules and regulations.
NRS 450.170 - Visits and examinations of hospital; report to board of county commissioners.
NRS 450.191 - Contract for management of hospital.
NRS 450.200 - Condemnation of property for use by hospital.
NRS 450.240 - Management of county hospital by board; levy of tax for maintenance and operation.
NRS 450.260 - Collection or settlement of claims.
NRS 450.290 - Issuance of general and special obligation bonds by board of county commissioners.
NRS 450.300 - Applicability of Local Government Securities Law.
NRS 450.310 - Schedules of fees, rates and charges for services, facilities and commodities.
NRS 450.410 - Admission of paying patients; charges.
NRS 450.450 - General administration of hospital subject to regulations of trustees.
NRS 450.455 - Program for training resident physicians.
NRS 450.460 - School for training nurses.
NRS 450.480 - Use of paramedics for emergency care authorized.
NRS 450.485 - Contract for use of facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing.
NRS 450.490 - Conveyance or lease of hospital to corporation.
NRS 450.500 - Conveyance or lease of hospital to nonprofit corporation.
NRS 450.525 - Membership of hospital in purchasing group.
NRS 450.560 - Establishment of district on motion of board of county commissioners.
NRS 450.570 - Notice of intent to establish district: Contents; publication.
NRS 450.580 - Objections to formation of district; hearing.
NRS 450.600 - Hearing on petition.
NRS 450.610 - Resolution creating district.
NRS 450.625 - Trustees of district that includes territory within more than one county.
NRS 450.630 - General powers and duties of board of trustees; rules and regulations.
NRS 450.660 - Tax levies; disposition of proceeds.
NRS 450.670 - Powers of board of trustees: Issuance and sale of bonds for certain purposes.
NRS 450.700 - Board of trustees to determine status of patient and fix charges.
NRS 450.710 - Creation of district for sole purpose of contracting for services of hospital.
NRS 450.715 - Authority of board of trustees to contract for services of hospital.
NRS 450.720 - Contract for management of district hospital.
NRS 450.725 - Membership of district hospital in purchasing group.
NRS 450.800 - County or district hospital may contract for services.