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Lawmakers press Department of Health on contact-tracing contracts and outreach to Marshallese community
Summary
Committee members pressed ADH about emergency procurement for contact tracing, oversight of two prime contractors and proposals to add local partners for Marshallese and Hispanic outreach; ADH said contracts allow subcontracting and a supplemental CARES request would boost capacity.
Legislators at Monday's Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee questioned Department of Health officials about emergency procurement for contact tracing and whether contract management preserved program integrity.
Senator Irvin and other members asked whether the department followed procurement laws and whether the two awarded…
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