Item 8

Authorize to enter into a contract with Westport Healthcare Management Inc d/b/a Pacific Health Policy Group, Lake Bluff, IL, to implement an evaluation design to enable the Department to meet the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services independent evaluation requirements for the Substance Use Disorder Section 1115(a) Medicaid Demonstration Waiver, in the amount of $547,111. Effective upon G&C approval through December 30, 2023, with the option to renew for two additional years. 50% Federal, 36% General, 14% Other (NH Granite Advantage Health Care Program Trust Fund) Funds.