[§103F-409]  Types of contracts. (a)  Any contract that will promote the State's best interests may be used.

(b)  A standard contract form for health andhuman services, including purchases, grants, and subsidies, shall be providedto governmental bodies by the attorney general that may be utilized, at theoption of the head of the purchasing agency, without requiring prior approvalas to form by the attorney general so long as no substantive changes are madeto the form and the contents are appropriate.

(c)  Each contract shall expressly state thatthe recipient or provider is an independent contractor and provide that therecipient or provider shall indemnify and hold harmless the State, theappropriate contracting agency, and the appropriate officers, employees, andagents from and against all claims, damages, and costs arising out of or inconnection with the acts or omissions of the recipient or provider. [L 1997, c190, pt of §2]