Texas § 2155.136 PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BY MEDICAL OR DENTAL UNIT.

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§ 2155.136 — PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BY MEDICAL OR DENTAL UNIT.

Texas § 2155.136

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 2155.136 (2026).

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Sec. 2155.136. PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BY MEDICAL OR DENTAL UNIT.

(a)A medical or dental unit listed under Section 61.003 , Education Code, may purchase through the use of competitive sealed proposals:

(1)prototypes of medical equipment not yet available on the market;

(2)medical equipment so new to the market that its benefits are not fully known; and

(3)major medical equipment that is so technically complex that development of specifications for competitive bidding is not feasible.

(b)To make a purchase under this section, the medical or dental unit must:

(1)follow the competitive sealed proposals procedures under Subchapter C , Chapter 2157 , and comptroller rules on the use of competitive sealed proposals; and

(2)submit to the comptroller a written finding that com

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Sec. 2155.136. PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BY MEDICAL OR DENTAL UNIT. (a) A medical or dental unit listed under Section 61.003 , Education Code, may purchase through the use of competitive sealed proposals:
(1) prototypes of medical equipment not yet available on the market;
(2) medical equipment so new to the market that its benefits are not fully known; and
(3) major medical equipment that is so technically complex that development of specifications for competitive bidding is not feasible.
(b) To make a purchase under this section, the medical or dental unit must:
(1) follow the competitive sealed proposals procedures under Subchapter C , Chapter 2157 , and comptroller rules on the use of competitive sealed proposals; and
(2) submit to the comptroller a written finding that competitive sealed bidding or informal competitive bidding is not practical or is disadvantageous to the state for the proposed acquisition.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524 ), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2019.