Procurement agreements
Sec. 10. (a) The department may establish a program to procure
any of the services described in section 7 of this chapter under a
procurement agreement administered by the department. The
department may enter into procurement agreements that cover the
delivery of one (1) or more categories of services to all the counties
in a region determined by the department. An agreement may provide
for payment from state funds appropriated for the purpose or direct
billing of services to the county receiving the service.
(b) If the department enters into a procurement agreement
covering a county, the county, including the county's juvenile court,
shall procure all services covered by the procurement agreement in
accordance with the regional procurement agreement and the policies
prescribed by the department. With the approval of the department,
a county may use services from an alternate provider.
(c) The costs incurred under a procurement agreement shall be
shared by the counties covered by the procurement agreement. The
department shall allocate the costs of a regional procurement
agreement among the counties covered by the agreement in
proportion to the use of the services by each county under the
schedule prescribed by the department. A county shall pay the costs
incurred under a procurement agreement from the:
(1) family and children's fund; or
(2) children's psychiatric residential treatment services fund;
as appropriate.
(d) If the department pays the costs incurred under a procurement
contract from state funds appropriated for the purpose, the
department shall present a claim for reimbursement to the
appropriate county auditor. The county executive shall review and
allow the full amount of the claim in the manner provided in
IC 36-2-6.
As added by P.L.234-2005, SEC.95.
Last modified: May 24, 2006