1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; creating a medical supplies and equipment purchasing alliance.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. MINNESOTA MULTISTATE GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTING 
1.5 	ALLIANCE.
 1.6 	The commissioner of administration shall expand the Minnesota Multistate 
1.7 	Governmental Contracting Alliance to include volume contracting with manufacturers 
1.8 	of medical supplies and equipment. This expansion must include a full range of medical 
1.9 	supplies and equipment. The commissioner shall negotiate contracts for medical supplies 
1.10 	and equipment with manufacturers and make the negotiated contract prices available to 
1.11 	all private and public purchasers.