The commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of human services and other state agencies, shall evaluate whether participation in a multistate or multiagency drug purchasing program can reduce costs or improve the operations of the drug benefit programs administered by the department and other state agencies. The commissioner and other state agencies may enter into a contract with a vendor or other states for purposes of participating in a multistate or multiagency drug purchasing program.
History:1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 61; 2008 c 204 s 23