Section 21-I:17 Additional Purchasing Authority.
I. The director of plant and property management may purchase supplies for any county, city, town, school district, special district or precinct, or any other governmental subdivision, or any nonprofit agency certified under the provisions of section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code whenever the governing body thereof so desires and the director deems that he can make such purchases advantageously.
II. The director of plant and property management may purchase supplies for the New Hampshire College and University Council, a nonprofit New Hampshire corporation, whenever its governing body so desires and the director deems that he can make such purchases advantageously.
III. The state through the director of plant and property management or any other appropriate purchasing authority may purchase pharmaceuticals and allied products and services for any receiving facility as defined in RSA 135-C or any nonprofit hospital, whenever the governing body thereof so desires and the director or other authority deems that he or she can make such purchases advantageously. Any savings realized from the state's purchase of pharmaceuticals and allied products and services for a receiving facility or nonprofit hospital shall be allocated to the receiving facility or nonprofit hospital. No liability shall accrue to the state or the state purchasing authority for any loss, damage, death, or injury resulting from the use of any pharmaceuticals or allied products or services purchased by the state for any nonprofit hospital.
Source. 1985, 399:1. 1988, 269:7, eff. June 30, 1988. 2004, 260:1, eff. July 1, 2004.