Sec. 19a-52. (Formerly Sec. 19-20b). Purchase of equipment for handicapped children. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-52. (Formerly Sec. 19-20b). Purchase of equipment for handicapped children. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the Department of Public Health, in carrying out its powers and duties under section 19a-50, may, within the limits of appropriations, purchase wheelchairs and placement equipment directly and without the issuance of a purchase order, provided such purchases shall not be in excess of six thousand five hundred dollars per unit purchased. All such purchases shall be made in the open market, but shall, when possible, be based on at least three competitive bids. Such bids shall be solicited by sending notice to prospective suppliers and by posting notice on a public bulletin board within said Department of Public Health. Each bid shall be opened publicly at the time stated in the notice soliciting such bid. Acceptance of a bid by said Department of Public Health shall be based on standard specifications as may be adopted by said department.

      (P.A. 78-7, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-197, S. 1; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

      History: Sec. 19-20b transferred to Sec. 19a-52 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-197 increased maximum for purchase without a purchase order from $3,500 to $6,500 per unit; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.