The department may purchase supplies of any institution for use in any other institution, and reasonable payment for the supplies shall be made as in the case of other purchases. [S13, §2727-a47; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3338; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.55 ] 83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159 ; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §20 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §392