§1601. Contracts for drugs
Multisource generic drug contracts shall be used for the procurement of drugs
approved by the Federal Drug Administration and listed in the Federal Drug Administration
Prescription Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations Compendium and
Supplements for all using agencies. Such contracts shall be competitively bid at the lowest
available price. However, a brand name contract may be used if there is only one source of
supply for a particular drug or if the using agency certifies to the chief procurement officer
that a justifiable medical reason exists for the use of a particular brand name drug. The chief
procurement officer shall seek the advice of the Drug Procurement Advisory Council on all
such requests other than declared emergencies.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1983, No. 689, §1; Acts
1984, No. 100, §1, eff. July 1, 1985; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.