Indiana Code 5-22-15-24. Purchasing agents for government entities to give high calcium foods preference
(b) This section applies to:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-22-15-24
- preferred supplies: means supplies that are given a preference under this chapter. See Indiana Code 5-22-15-4
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) a business that contracts with a governmental entity listed in section 1 of this chapter;
that purchases food or beverages to be processed and served in a building or room owned or operated by the governmental entity.
(c) High calcium foods and beverages are preferred supplies. A purchasing agent shall give a preference to foods and beverages that:
(1) contain a higher level of calcium than products of the same type and quality; and
(2) are equal in price to or lower in price than products of the same type and quality.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), if the director of a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184) determines that a high calcium food or beverage that is preferred under subsection (c) would interfere with the proper treatment and care of a patient of the state institution, the purchasing agent for the state institution is not required to purchase the high calcium food or beverage for that patient.
As added by P.L.209-2001, SEC.2.