Expedited procurement definition
Expedited procurement means the process set forth in COMAR 21.05.06.
Expedited procurement. All expedited procurement must be approved by the Health Commissioner or their designee. All expedited actions will be briefed during the incident operational briefings and shift change briefs. These actions will be tracked in the operational activity log ICS 214 form or chronology of events document and reviewed with the RPH/SCHD Health Commissioner as needed. • When RPH is engaged in coordination, these duties may be delegated by the DC to the Staff Support Section Chief. In response to emergencies, governments at all levels can make funds available to responding agencies. RPH would accept these funds through an increase to an existing funding line. In this case, funds would be moved to RPH through the existing ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ with responsibilities related to the incident that is occurring. Moving funds in this manner may only require an abbreviated acceptance process with signature from key personnel. The Board of Health has authorized the Health Commissioner to receive these funds, which allows the Health Commissioner to enter into contracts or receive funds on behalf of the agency during emergencies, without prior BOH approval. During emergencies, the RPH Health Commissioner can petition the BOH for a waiver of the standard budgeting process, which normally requires BOH approval. With the consent of the BOH President, the Health Commissioner may allocate funds to critical programs. Those allocations will remain in force until the next, regularly scheduled BOH meeting, at which time they will be reviewed. Unless the BOH rejects the allocations made at that time, the funds may continue to be used as previously assigned. This power will persist with the identified funds until the end of the emergency. During normal operations, purchases over $10,000 and entering into contracts require BOH approval. In a public health emergency these restrictions may be waived, allowing the Health Commissioner to apply funds as needed to address an imminent or critical public health incident.