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Rules committee advances DPH procurement waiver to expand behavioral‑health beds
Summary
The Rules Committee voted Feb. 12 to forward an ordinance that would allow the Department of Public Health to negotiate for behavioral‑health and residential treatment beds without a competitive solicitation in narrowly defined cases, citing urgent bed shortages; the ordinance includes reporting, Health Commission oversight and a five‑year sunset.
San Francisco — The Rules Committee unanimously voted Feb. 12 to send to the full Board of Supervisors an ordinance that would give the Department of Public Health temporary authority to bypass competitive solicitations in select cases to secure behavioral‑health and residential treatment beds.
Greg Wagner, a Department of Public Health official who presented the proposal, said the city faces an "undersupply and a lot of demand" for treatment beds and that the waiver would allow DPH, in limited circumstances, to enter into contract negotiations with providers who did not participate…
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