Providers - Procedures for the Purchase of Services

(1) The purchase of services by the Department is governed by the Regulations of the Executive Office of Administration and Finance at 801 CMR 25.00: Procurement Procedures Governing the Purchase of Social and Rehabilitative Services and 801 CMR 4.00 Service Contract Regulations and any administrative bulletin(s) issued in connection thereto. (2) All written contracts between theDepartment and anyprovider shall include and incorporate the General Conditions, as required by the Executive Office of Human Services, for the fiscal year in which the services are to be provided. (3) All written contracts between the Department and any provider shall obligate the provider to comply with all of 110 CMR, service delivery standards, and policies. This requirement shall expressly include, but is not limited to, observance by the provider of the requirements for special provisions relating to linguistic and cultural minorities (see 110 CMR 1.06), for Native Americans (see 110 CMR 1.07), handicapped clients (see 110 CMR 1.08), and nondiscrimination (see 110 CMR 1.09). Failure to conform to such obligations shall be grounds for terminating any provider's contract. (4) All purchases of services by the Department are subject to the proposal review of the Department's area boards as mandated by M.G.L. c. 18B, § 15, and of the local councils for children recognized by the Office for Children, as mandated by M.G.L. c. 28A, § 7.