Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 101 - MAINECARE BENEFITS MANUAL (FORMERLY MAINE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL)
Chapter III - Allowances for Services
Section 144-101-III-107 - Principles of Reimbursement for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Services
Subsection 144-101-III-107-6 - PROCUREMENT STANDARDS
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
6.1 Providers shall establish and maintain a code of standards to govern the performance of its employees engaged in purchasing Capital Assets. Such standards shall provide, and providers shall implement to the maximum extent practical, open and free competition among vendors. Providers are encouraged to participate in group purchasing plans when feasible.
6.2 If a provider does not accept the lowest bid for a Capital Asset, the amount over the lower bid that cannot be demonstrated to be a reasonable and necessary expenditure is an unallowable cost. In situations not competitively bid, providers must act as a prudent buyer as referenced in Principle 9.2 in these Principles.
