HRS §103F-203
Providers must help plan health and human services
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Before a state agency asks for bids, it can ask providers to help plan health and human services. Providers must share information, suggest ways to improve services, and recommend cost-effective options. The agency can make this a contract requirement if it says so in the request for proposals.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Participation of providers
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Prior to a state agency's release of a request for proposal under section 103F-402, at the request of the agency, a provider shall participate in the agency's development of a delivery plan for health and human services, including, as necessary: (1) The sharing of information on community needs, best practices, and providers' resources; (2) Evaluating efficiencies in delivering existing services and recommending strategies for eliminating gaps in service delivery; and (3) Recommending cost-efficient and effective service alternatives. (b) A state agency may include a provision in a contract awarded under this chapter a requirement that the provider participate in planning pursuant to subsection (a); provided that notice of this requirement shall be provided in the request for proposals; and provided further that participation in planning pursuant to subsection (a) shall not disqualify a provider from submitting responses to requests for proposals.
Sections this one refers to
§103F-402 Competitive purchase of services
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