(a) There is hereby created and established a separate special account to be known as the "Compulsive Gambling Treatment Fund". The fund shall be appropriated from the Commission's administrative expense account and shall be not less than $150,000 nor more than $500,000 per fiscal year, as determined by the commission, as well as other amounts designated for in this chapter to provide funds for compulsive gambling treatment programs in the state.
(b) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall administer the grants and funds issued from the "Compulsive Gambling Treatment Fund".
(c) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall develop criteria consistent with this section which a treatment program for compulsive gamblers must meet in order to become eligible for a grant from the funds made available for treatment programs pursuant to this provision.
(d) The Department of Health and Human Resources is not subject to the purchasing requirements as set forth in the legislative rule of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration: Provided, That the Department of Health and Human Resources shall comply with all contract requirements set forth in this section.
(e) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall develop procedures for bidding and awarding the contract, which must include:
(1) The procedures to be followed for submitting bids and the procedures for making awards;