1. A county hospital may, with the approval of the governing body of the hospital, become a member of a purchasing group for the purpose of purchasing supplies, materials, equipment and services used by the county hospital.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a county hospital that becomes a member of a purchasing group may, in accordance with the requirements of NRS 450.530, purchase supplies, materials, equipment and services through the purchasing group without complying with the requirements for competitive bidding set forth in chapter 332 of NRS. A county hospital may not purchase services or otherwise enter into an agreement pursuant to this subsection for:
(a) The hiring of temporary or permanent staff through a vendor or employment agency to perform any medical or nursing care.
(b) Any work for which a contractor’s license issued pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS is required.
The provisions of this subsection do not prohibit a county hospital from purchasing specialty equipment which requires installation services that must be performed by a person who holds a contractor’s license issued pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS and which are specific to a particular project and are not commonly used in public works projects.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 190; A 2019, 3580)