Allow the director of health to exempt providers of emergency medical services from certain procurement requirements.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Section 103D-310, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

"(c) All offerors, upon award of contract, shall comply with all laws governing entities doing business in the State, including chapters 237, 383, 386, 392, and 393, and shall:

Offerors shall produce documents to the procuring officer to demonstrate compliance with this subsection. Any offeror making a false affirmation or certification under this subsection shall be suspended from further offerings or awards pursuant to section 103D-702. The procuring officer shall verify compliance with this subsection for all contracts awarded pursuant to sections 103D-302, 103D-303, 103D-304, 103D-305, and 103D-306; provided that the attorney general may waive the requirements of this subsection for contracts for legal services if the attorney general certifies in writing that comparable legal services are not available in this State[.]; and provided further that the director of health may waive the requirements of this subsection for contracts for emergency medical services pursuant to section 321-224(a)(2) if the director of health certifies in writing that comparable emergency medical services are not available in this State."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.